WORKING CONDITIONS - MUSIC ROOMS

MUSIC ROOMS: an innovative way to change the  workplace



What is striking is how big/large and bright the room is - it is filled with sunlight.

It creates a very pleasant work environment.

it is equipped with state-of-the art instruments.

It ALLOWS employees TO relax, to have fun.

It GIVES employees THE OPPORTUNITY TO get together.

GOAL:

The company's goal is to boost productivity.

IT IS A GOOD WAY TO improve working conditions.

IT ALLOWS the company to ATTRACT talented young people.

IT MAKES the company ATTRACTIVE .

CONCLUSION: In my view - Personally, I think... 

THE RISE OF THE ROBOTS - IMAGE ET COMMENTAIRE

This document is the cover of a magazine called The Economist- it was published in April 2014

There is a drawing, an illustration. The headline is: the rise of the robots.

So we can imagine that the articles deal with the growing role played by robots in every aspect of our lives.

On the picture, there is a huge robot that looks like a human. He is holding a little boy by the hand. On the left, a smaller robot is helping an elderly woman to eat (is feeding an elderly woman). In the sky, a drone is delivering a parcel (a package) for Amazon. A bigger robot is lifting a very heavy object. In the background we can see a very modern city with lots of tall buildings. It looks like a very prosperous city. It shows us what our life could look like in the near future.

On the one hand, robots can have a positive impact on our lives/ they can play a positive role in our lives : they take care of elderly people or young children. With them, they are safe. They become care-givers.

Thanks to them, people have more free time, they don’t have to carry out hard, difficult or dangerous tasks.

On the other hand, they have a negative impact: they steal our jobs; because of them, people lose their jobs, they become unemployed. It will lead to massive unemployment. 

It is irresponsible to let a robot take care of a child. Our society could become dehumanized. Human relationships will be limited.

We can also imagine that one day, these robots will turn against us, they will take control of humanity. Humanity will be an endangered species.

ROBOTS ARE A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD

THEY CAN BE A BLESSING OR A CURSE

THEY HAVE ADVANTAGES BUT ALSO DRAWBACKS

ARTICLES - ORAL PRESENTATION 2

ORAL EXAM- PRESENTING AN ARTICLE

PART 1

Ø  Introducing the document

Ø  This document is taken from (source)

Ø  It was published in June 2017 ) or it was published on (June 15^th 2017)

Ø  It was written by (author if mentioned)

Ø  It is called: (title)

Ø  It deals with – it is about – it focuses on

-          Working conditions

-          An environmental issue

-          A technological innovation

-          A new trend

-          A social issue

-          An economic issue

-          A recent phenomenon

-          An ongoing issue

Ø  The document is illustrated by a photo (at the top/ at the bottom) , by a cartoon, by an advert, a graph

Ø  So I think I’ll start by describing the photo, the cartoon… (on the left, on the right, in the middle, in the foreground, in the background we can see….

What is striking about the photo is…

Ø  Talking about the document:

a.      Who ,where, when

Ex: it focuses on women ( who)…employers (who), workers, young people, elderly people….

A firm/ a  company

This is happening in Europe, in the UK, in China…

 This is happening nowadays  - it is something that will (could) happen in the future

b.      Present 2 our 3 ideas developed in the article, illustrated by example

Example: First  XXX has decided to … (has developed/ has invented…) 

                 His/her/their goal is to … (improve, increase, boost, reduce, help, promote, encourage ,allow people to)

                In addition, they offer/ they want to/ they say/ they argue that…

                  Finally, they want to / they hope to…

                In conclusion, I think (I don’t think) it’s a good idea – (effective – a positive step – a step in the right direction – interesting – it’s a good way to… - ) I don’t think I’s such a good idea – I don’t see how this will solve the pb. -

Personally I’m convinced that… it seems to me that …

PART 2: branching out

This document raises an interesting question: what can be done to (improve, change, boost, solve the problem of.)

To go further, I would like to examine the pros and cons / the advantages and drawbacks / the upsides and downsides of …/ on the one hand … on the other hand… 

I would like to give a specific example…  I would like to make other suggestions…

ORAL EXAM - PRESENTING A DOCUMENT

ARTICLES  : ORAL PRESENTATION 1

1.       GENERAL INTRODUCTION

 -type of doc – source – date – headline

- other elements present in the doc

2.       THE MAIN ISSUE:

-          FACTS: Where? What? Who?

-          CAUSES

-          CONSQUENCES

-          SOLUTIONS

3.       TRANSITION:

To go further, I’d like to talk about/ to focus on/to deal with…

In my opinion, the most interesting aspect of the document is….

It would be interesting to examine the pros and cons of this issue

4.       COMMENTARY

5.       GENERAL CONCLUSION

So all things considered I would say say

All in all, I would say say

To wrap things up, I’d like to say that….