ORAL EXAMINATION BOOK

NAME : _________________
First Part : Article N°1 & 2

2023-2024/1
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No drawing ; )
My school path (My previous school/My level in English/the reason(s)
why You have chosen the Jury/Have you planned to go to university?
Which one?). Try to make a good impression.

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 1. Virgin Galactic: Mum, daughter and Brit, 80, count
down to space flight
By Georgina Rannard, August 10 2023, https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66387543

A rocket plane is due to fly from New Mexico carrying an 80-year-old British former Olympian,
an Aberdeen student and her mother into space.

Anastatia Mayers and her mother Keisha Schahaff won the tickets to board the Virgin Galactic
flight in a competition. Jon Goodwin, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, will become the second
person with Parkinson's disease to go to space. The mission will be seen as another test of how
viable space tourism is.

The launch window for the Virgin Galactic 02 flight opens at 08:30 local time (15:30 BST). It is
Virgin Galactic's second commercial flight. The first was in June when the Italian Air Force and
scientists conducted experiments in weightless conditions on a 70-minute mission. The Unity
rocket plane is carried on the first stage of its journey slung underneath a carrier jet, known as
Eve. Unity will then aim to ignite its engine and travel to an altitude of 279,000ft (85km).

The advertised price for a place on a Virgin Galactic flight has been as high as
$450,000 (£350,000). Mr Goodwin, who competed in the 1972 Olympics as a canoeist, paid
$250,000 for his ticket in 2005 but had feared his diagnosis would mean he could not take part.
He said he wanted to prove that his condition - Parkinson's disease is a condition in which parts
of the brain become progressively damaged - did not define him. Around 100 people will watch
him travel into space at a party in Stoke-on-Trent organised by Parkinson's UK.

Ms Schahaff, from Antigua, was flying to the UK to sort out her daughter's visa when she
entered a competition to join the spaceflight. She found out months later that she had won two
spaceflight seats in the draw. "Suddenly, who's walking into my yard? Richard Branson. The
whole team just swarmed into my house saying 'you're the winner, you're going to space'," she
said.

Her daughter Anastatia will become the second-youngest person to go to space, and says she
hopes to inspire others. "That would be very important to me, both in Scotland and Antigua and
anywhere else I have any ties," she says. "My intention is to just break any barriers that we set for
ourselves or that the world sets for us."

The flight will aim to reach the edge of space, around 53 miles (85km) above Earth, where the
passengers will have a few minutes to experience weightlessness. The spaceship does not have
the velocity to complete a full orbit of the globe. Jon Goodwin is the first on a list of 800 or so
individuals who have bought tickets for a ride on the Unity rocket. Some of them have been
waiting over a decade to get their chance, and most will have a long wait still.

US multi-millionaire Dennis Tito became the world's first ever space tourist in 2001, paying a
reported $20m. Recently, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin beat Virgin
Galactic in the race to become the first company to take paying passengers into space. Both
companies say their missions further science as well as catering to the very rich, but space
tourism has been criticised for its cost and environmental impact.
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Vocabulary

A rocket plane is due to fly

A former Olympian,

To board the Virgin Galactic flight

Viable space tourism

The launch window

A commercial flight.

Scientists conducted experiments

in weightless conditions

The Unity rocket plane is carried

on the first stage of its journey
slung underneath a carrier jet,

To aim to ignite its engine

The advertised price

To compete in the 1972 Olympics

as a canoeist

His condition

To sort out her daughter's visa

Who's walking into my yard?

To swarm into my house

Anywhere else I have any ties

To just break any barriers that we
set

To reach the edge of space

53 miles (85km) above Earth

(mile = 1,609344 KM)

To experience weightlessness

To have bought tickets for a ride

on the Unity rocket.

Most will have a long wait still

the world's first ever space tourist

A reported $20m.

To take paying passengers into

space.

Their missions further science as

well as catering to the very rich,

Pronunciation (write down the right word)

UK:*/kəˈmɜːrʃəl/

UK:*/ɪgˈnaɪt/

UK:*/ˈɛndʒɪn/

UK:*/kəˈnuːɪst/

UK:*/kəˈnuː/

UK:*/ˈdæmɪdʒ/

UK:*/ˈswɔːrm/

UK:*/ˈɔːrbɪt/

UK:*/ˈdɛkeɪd/, /dɪˈkeɪd/
My personal research (Google your Info in English
and write it down.)

Aberdeen :
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Newcastle-under-Lyme :
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Stoke-on-Trent :
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Antigua :
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Parkinson's UK / Parkinson’symptoms/disease
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Who Am I? How did I get famous?

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 Who Am I? How did I get famous?
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How did Keisha and Anastatia win their seat?

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Questions (in English-Use a pencil-Fill in the space)

1. Describe V. Galactic 2? Who went on it? Add info about the price of the ticket,
its mission and the flight itself.

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 2. Describe V. Galactic 1 and its mission.

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3. What does “the adjective viable” refer to?

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4. Describe Mr’s Goodwin’s fear.

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5. Who is Dennis Tito?

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6. What does “to experience weightlessness “mean?

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 7. Describe Anastatia’s hope. Would you feel the same?

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8. Blue Origin vs Virgin Galactic. What do they have in common?

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9. What is Space Tourism? Is it a growing sector?

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10. The Pros and the Cons of Space Tourim? Develop your arguments!

Pros Cons

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My summary in English (20 lines)

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2. Yes, AI could profoundly disrupt education. But
maybe that’s not a bad thing
Rose Luckin, 14/07/2023, https://www.theguardian.com

Education strikes at the heart of what makes us human. It drives the intellectual
capacity and prosperity of nations. It has developed the minds that took us to the moon
and eradicated previously incurable diseases. And the special status of education is
why generative AI tools such as ChatGPT are likely to profoundly disrupt this sector.

We are being duped into believing these AI tools are far more intelligent than they
really are. AI tool like ChatGPT has no understanding or knowledge. It merely collates
bits of words together based on statistical probabilities to produce useful texts. It is an
incredibly helpful assistant. But it is not knowledgable, or wise.

AI could be a force for tremendous good within education. It could release teachers
from administrative tasks, giving them more opportunities to spend time with students.
However, we are woefully equipped to benefit from the AI that is flooding the market.
It does not have to be like this. There is still time to prepare, but we must act quickly
and wisely.

AI has been used in education for more than a decade. AI-powered systems, such as
Carnegie Learning or Aleks, can analyse student responses to questions and adapt
learning materials to meet their individual needs. AI tools such as TeachFX and
Edthena can also enhance teacher training and support. To reap the benefits of these
technologies, we must design effective ways to roll out AI across the education system,
and regulate this properly.

Staying ahead of AI will mean radically rethinking what education is for, and what
success means. Human intelligence is far more impressive than any AI system we see
today. We possess a rich and diverse intelligence, much of which is unrecognised by
our current education system.

We are capable of sophisticated, high-level thinking, yet the school curriculum,

particularly in England, takes a rigid approach to learning, prioritising the memorising
of facts, rather than creative thinking. Students are rewarded for rote learning rather
than critical thought.

Our education system should recognise the unique aspects of human intelligence. At
school, this would mean a focus on teaching high-level thinking capabilities and
designing a system to supercharge our intelligence. Literacy and numeracy remain
fundamental, but now we must add AI literacy. Traditional subject areas, such as
history, science and geography, should become the context through which critical
thinking, increased creativity and knowledge mastery are taught. Rather than teaching
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students only how to collate and memorise information, we should prize their ability to
interpret facts and weigh up the evidence to make an original argument.

Failure to change isn’t an option. Now these technologies are here, we need humans to
excel at what AI cannot do, so any workplace automation complements and enriches our lives
and our intelligence.

This should be an amazing opportunity to use AI to become much smarter, but we must
ensure that AI serves us, not the other way round. This will mean confronting the profit-driven
imperatives of big tech companies and the illusionist tricks played by Silicon Valley. It will
also mean carefully considering what types of tasks we’re willing to offload to AI. Some
aspects of our intellectual activity may be dispensable, but many are not.

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Text 2
Vocabulary

English French
Education strikes at the heart of
what makes us human.

It drives the intellectual capacity

and prosperity of nations

generative AI tools

To disrupt this sector

We are being duped into believing

these AI tools are far more
intelligent

ChatGPT has no understanding or

knowledge

It merely collates bits of words

together based on statistical
probabilities

But it is not knowledgable, or wise.

AI could be a force for

tremendous good within education

To benefit from

The AI that is flooding the market

Wisely

to meet their individual needs

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To enhance teacher training and

support

To roll out AI across the education

system

To regulate this properly

Rethinking what education is for

High-level thinking

The school curriculum

Students are rewarded for rote

learning rather than critical
thought.

Teaching high-level thinking

capabilities

Literacy and numeracy

AI literacy

knowledge mastery

to collate and memorise

information

To prize their ability to interpret

facts

Failure to change isn’t an option

Any workplace automation

complements and enriches our
lives and our intelligence.

Not the other way round

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Confronting the profit-driven

imperatives of big tech companies

The illusionist tricks played by

Silicon Valley

What types of tasks we’re willing

to offload to AI.

To be dispensable

Pronunciation (write down the right word)

UK:*/ˈdʒɛnərətɪv/

UK:*/ˈdjuːp/

UK:*/ˈwaɪz/

UK:*/rɪˈliːs/

UK:*/ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv/

UK:*/ˈwəʊfʊli/

UK:*/ˈflʌdɪŋ/

UK:*/ˈdɛkeɪd/, /dɪˈkeɪd/

UK:*/məˈtɪəriəl/

UK:*/ˈriːp/

UK:*/ɪmˈprɛsɪv/

UK:*/rəʊt/

UK:*/ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪti/

UK:*/ˈlɪtərəsi/

UK:*/ˈnjuːmərəsi/

UK:*/ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl/

UK:*/ˈɛəriə/

UK:*/ɪmˈpɛrətɪv/

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My personal research (Google your Info in English and

write it down.)

Carnegie Learning or Aleks :

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Edthena & TeachFx :

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ChatGPT :
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Any other AI tools you find interesting in education? Prove it!

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The Pros and the Cons of AI tools in education?

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Questions

1. “Education strikes at the heart of what makes us human.” Explain!

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2. What have we achieved thanks to education according to Rose Luckin?

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3. Find 2 other examples of achievement and describe them a little bit.

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b. _______________________________________________________________

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4. Are AI tools capable of generating the same achievement according to the author?

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5. How does ChatGPT work?

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6. How to get prepared to benefit from AI tools?

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7. How long has AI been used in education? Illustrate with examples of AI-powered

systems mentioned in the text.AI-powered systems.

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8. What’s wrong with the school curriculum in England?

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9. What should our education system recognise? Should we keep teaching students in a
traditional way? If not, what is recommended?

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10. What is :

a. Literacy : __________________________________________________

b. AI literacy : __________________________________________________

c. Numeracy: __________________________________________________

11. “Failure to change isn’t an option”! what did you understand?

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ANNEXES ARTICLES

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Speaking Exam Phrasebook – Giving Your Opinion

I definitely think that..
I really think that..
I really do think that…
What I think is that..
I was just thinking that…
I tend to think that..
I don’t think that…
I reckon that…
I believe that…
I don’t believe that..
If you asked me, I’d say…
I’d hope that…
I’d say that…
I have to say that…
I’m sure you`ll agree that…

GIVING AN OPINION `MORE STRONGLY`

I firmly/strongly believe that…
I’m convinced that…
As far as I`m concerned,…

EMPHASISING THAT IT’S A PERSONAL OPINION

Personally,…
As I see it,…
Just from my personal point of view,..
For me,…
I feel that…
My feeling is that…

TAKING SOMETHING INTO ACCOUNT

Considering….,…
Taking into account (X), I believe that..

REFERING TO OTHER SOURCES/’DISTANCING’ AN OPINION

According to…
It’s been reported that..

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Articles 1

Space vocabulary1
Complete the following sentences using a word from the word bank below. You may use
each word only once.

historic boulders axis eclipse

propulsion launch velocity crescent shuttle

1. The countdown to the rocket _________________ will begin soon.

2. The Moon is the Earth’s largest _______________ _.

3. The space _________________ is expected to reach the space station today.

4. During an ________________ , our view of the Sun is blocked by the Moon.

5. The Moon was a slender ________________ peeping from behind the clouds.

6. The Earth rotates on its _________________ as it orbits the Sun.

7. Many _________________ cover the surface of the Moon.

8.
Man’s first walk on the Moon was a ___________________ occasion.

9. The launch of a space shuttle depends on rocket _______________ _.

10. As the spacecraft entered the Earth’s atmosphere, its _________________ decreased.

How well did you do? Total Score: 10

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Keys : Launch/satellite/Shuttle/eclipse/crescent/axis/boulders/historic/propulsion/velocity
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Articles 2

Quizz : AI Tools

1. Which AI tool is a language model developed by OpenAI that can generate

human-like text responses?

A Tome App B Geogebra

C ChatGPT D Meet Barb

2. Which AI tool is designed to assist in mathematical visualization, graphing, and

geometry?

A Geogebra B Tome App

C ChatGPT D Meet Barb

3. Which AI tool is an interactive virtual planetarium software that allows users to

explore the night sky and learn about celestial objects?

A ChatGPT B Stellarium

C Tome App D Meet Barb

4. Which AI tool is a chatbot designed to simulate conversations with a fictional

character and provide interactive storytelling experiences?

A Tome App B ChatGPT

C Geogebra D Meet Barb

5. Which AI tool is an app that uses artificial intelligence to help users summarize
and organize information from books, articles, and documents presented in
slidedeck?

A Tome App B Geogebra

C Stellarium D Virtusky

6. Which AI tool is a virtual reality flight simulator that enables users to

experience flying and see weather patterns and conditions?

A Stellarium B Tome App

C Virtusky D ChatGPT
?

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7. Which AI tool is a popular graphic design platform that allows users to create
stunning visuals, presentations, and social media graphics?

A Virtusky B Stellarium

C canva D Gencraft

8. Which AI tool is a generative design platform that uses artificial intelligence to create
unique and customizable 3D models and characters?

A Meet Barb B Canva

C Virtusky D GenCraft

Corrigé Quiz AI tools

1. c 2. a 3. b 4. d

5. a 6. c 7. c 8. d

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