Epreuve d'anglais des BEP / CAP du secteur industriel Session de juin 2002
TOURISTS IN ORBIT Ex-astronautBuzzAldrinisofferingtouristsdariypstintospace.Aticket-return,ofcourse-will cost about $ 62,000 (€ 60,000). Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon afteirleNmevesetahthteitArmstrong,beli has come when ordinary tourists can enjoy experieenbeh,wevaitnuonlcnshc,wih limited to professional astronauts. AldrinisoneofsixastronautswhohavecreatedcoampanycalledSpaceAdventuresTravel, based in Houston, Texas (home of NASA). LOTTERY PRIZE ThefirstplaceonthemaidenflightwaswonbymuRnadiCzihak,a32-year-oldfromAustria, in a competition organized by a supermatrkcehain. The project has been partially financedbylotteries,andlotterywinnershavewroenservationsonfutureflights.Althoughtheywillonlybepassengers,thespaceuritsotswillhavetotakeafive-daytraining course. During the course, they will each be accompanied astronaut. Training willaby NASA includeahigh-altitudetripinajetaeroplaneetxoperienceweightlessness.Iftheypassthis test (weightlessness makes some people ill)h,e t tourists will then be taught the emergencyproceduresthatallastronautshavetoarlne.BuzzAldrinbelievesthatspacetourismwillexpanqduickly.Onedaytherewillbehotelsinspace,hesays,whichwillbebuiltaroundtheebmigptyfueltankswhichtakeshuttlesintoorbit. He thinks that in a few years, groups ofmeweairtigbethtaikliln0ep01atpoel vacation in space. by David WALTER Today in English, April 2000 HELP : fuel tank = réservoir de carburant shuttle = navette
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TRAVAIL A FAIRE PAR LE CANDIDAT LIRE ATTENTIVEMENT TOUT LE DOCUMENT COMPREHENSION : 1-Retrouvezdansletexteleséquivalentsangldaiessmotssuivants:a - un vol inaugural (§ 4) : ……………………………………………………………………………… b - une formation (§ 5) : ………………………………………………………………………………… c - l'apesanteur (§ 6) : …………………………………………………………………………………...... d - réussir (§ 6) : …………………………………………………………………………………………… 2- Dites si les phrases suivantes sont vraies (Vu)foausses (F) en entourant la bonne réponse et justifiez votre choix en citant le tex(tteoute réponse non justifiée sera considérée comme nulle). a - Buzz Aldrin will pay for the tickets of threistsouwho want to go into space. Vrai -Faux ................................................................................................................................................b-NeilArmstrongwasthefirstmantowalkonMtohoen.Vrai -Faux ................................................................................................................................................c-RaimundCzihakdidn'tpayforhisticketonmthaiedenflight.Vrai -Faux ................................................................................................................................................d-Thereisnoparticularpreparationfortheitstosurwhowanttogointospace.Vrai -Faux ................................................................................................................................................e - Buzz Aldrin thinks that only a few touristas.ecapsnisyaidolhirhetndpellseiwtmitaVrai -Faux ................................................................................................................................................3-Répondezenanglaisauxquestionssuivanteseainsafntdesphrasescomplètes.a-Whatisthenameofthecompanywhichofferscesptraips?................................................................................................................................................b- Who created that company ? ................................................................................................................................................
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c- How much is the trip ? ................................................................................................................................................d- Where does the money for the project come from ? ................................................................................................................................................e-Whatisthenameandthenationalityofthteigfl?htednmiatehrnoelletravrsfi ................................................................................................................................................COMPETENCE LINGUISTIQUE : 4-Recopiezlesphrasesci-dessousenconjuguantsleverbesàlaformequiconvient.a- People (dream) of travelling into space sinceht.ethonMopetsnoiftsr ................................................................................................................................................b-Afewyearsago,Americanastronauts(createc)oampanytotravelintospace.................................................................................................................................................c-By2100,everyone(beableto)travelintos.pace ................................................................................................................................................d- Buzz Aldrin (think) many people will like thea.id ................................................................................................................................................5-Complétezlesphrasessuivantesenchoisissapnatrmi:
WHOSE, WHAT, WHICH, WHO
a- I don't know the girl .......................i.s.. sitting near you.