M3101 Approfondissement de l'anglais professionnel - DUT GLT Semestre 3 2020-2021 - eCampus
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M3101
Approfondissement de l’anglais professionnel
DUT GLT
Semestre 3
2020-2021
Séquence 1 : Road transport
Anne-Lucie Kargul
al.kargul@iut.univ-evry.fr
Bureau 106
01 69 47 72 62
Pronoms relatifs
Le relatif est : Sujet Complément Complément Complément du
direct indirect nom
On parle d’une personne who who, whom* who… to whose
to whom
that (style plus that that… to
familier)
Ø (plus familier) Ø… to
On ne parle pas d’une Which which to which whose
personne which … to (of which)
That that that … to
Ø Ø… to
* whom est utilisé seulement dans un registre formel, et donc rarement à l’oral
Exemples :
Le relatif est sujet
The ministers who met yesterday in Rome have come to an agreement.
The child who spoke to you in the garden is my youngest daughter.
The kids that play in the park on Sundays all live in the same building.
The buildings that / which surround the square were built decades ago.
Le relatif est complément direct
The candidate whom I preferred has been elected.
The first person that / Ø he saw when he got back was his brother.
The buildings which / that/ Ø they liked best had all been pulled down.
Le relatif est complément indirect
The people to whom they applied were unable to help them.
The candidate for whom I voted has been elected.
The people who they applied to were unable to help them.
The secretary that / Ø I talked to told me you’d be here.
The next town (that) Barbara drove to wasn’t bigger than the village she lived in.
Le relatif est complément du nom
The neighbour whose house was burglared last week is a friend of mine.
Source : certains exemples, ainsi que le tableau récapitulatif, sont extraits ou adaptés de la
Grammaire explicative de l’anglais, 3è édition, Larreya, P. et C. Rivière. Pearson Education, 2005.
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Exercise : relative pronouns
Fill in the blanks using a relative pronoun (sometimes there is more than one
possible answer). You may need to add a preposition.
1. This is the boy ______________ had an accident.
2. The man over there ______________ face is dirty saved the child.
3. Yesterday I saw a car ______________ was really old.
4. Mandy is the girl ______________ I met on Friday.
5. The robber stole the car ______________ the lady had parked in front of the
supermarket.
6. The book ______________ you gave me is great.
7. The waiter ______________ we gave the tip was very pleased.
8. That’s the man ______________ house was destroyed by a tornado.
9. The chair ______________ I was sitting broke down.
10. The pupils ______________ he was speaking to were very noisy.
11. ______________ are you talking to?
12. The man ______________ you saw yesterday is my uncle.
13. The cupboard ______________ we bought last Saturday was expensive.
14. This is the bike ______________ I told you about last Sunday.
15. Thank you for the present ______________ you sent me.
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Merchandise and shipping – revision
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Audio Comprehension: highways
Part 1 : Introduction
1. Find in this passage the word for : une voie: __________________________
2. Numbers: (Il ne s’agit pas toujours de nombres précis, mais parfois d’estimations)
a. How wide can a super-highway be sometimes? __________________________________
b. How many vehicles use them each day? ________________________________________
c. How many vehicles can travel on the same spot every day? ________________________
3. What is the adjective for a highway that connects different States? ________________________
4. How many bridges on that highway network? _____________________
How many tunnels? ___________ Total length? _______________________________________
5. What State does the video focus on? ____________________________
What does it say about this State? ___________________________________________________
6. What is being done on Interstate 10? ________________________________________________
When was the process started? _______________ What is the cost? _______________________
Part 2: The highway network
1. According to Dan McNichol, what is the role of highways for the US?
__________________________________________________________________________________
2. What is the visual code for highways in the US?
__________________________________________________________________________________
3. The highways with an odd number (impair) run from: a) North to South b) East to West
4. The highways with an even number (pair) have larger numbers: a) in the North b) in the South
5. In total, there are _______ transcontinental highways, and ________ interstate highways.
17Part 3: Gap-filling
There are 14,750 interchanges along the US interstate super-highway. This one in Riverside,
________________________, has developed into a traffic choke-point, and engineers are in the
process of ________________________ it.
Terese Lagana: “Currently we’re standing on top of a South-West connector
________________________ which is elevated approximately 80 feet above the main line of
________________________ below. This particular interchanger has 3 ________________________
that encompass it. They’ll take people to ________________________ (letters), it’ll take people to
Orange county, it’ll take people to ________________________, it’ll also take people to Palm Springs
and to ________________________ (name in 2 words).”
________________________ commuters pass through this clover-leaf interchange each day. The
dense volume of traffic has exposed a key design ________________________ common to this
configuration.
Michael Bergevin: “On a clover leaf, you have two ________________________ the driver can merge
in, in the same space: one flow of traffic is trying to merge onto the freeway, and in the same section
of roadway, another stream of traffic is trying to merge off the freeway.”
Since the initial construction of ________________________ first major highways decades
________________________, increased traffic volume has forced the hand of state
________________________ to design more elaborate interchangers.
Dan McNichol: There are 3 generations of interchangers: the first was the rotary, this large
________________________ that allowed traffic from different directions to
________________________. The next generation was the clover leaf. From the air, it looks like four
different rotaries in one intersection. The ________________________ generation of interchange is
filled with flyovers.
Flyover interchangers allow motorists to change direction along their own dedicated ramp, eliminating
the need to merge with traffic ________________________ the highway. In
_____________________________________ (2 words) areas like Riverside, interchange designers are
building up to maximize real estate. And in Texas, they’re going to breathtaking new heights.
18Audio comprehension – Long-Haul trucking
Introduction (from the beginning to 0:52)
1. What is the common misconception regarding road transport ?
____________________________________________________________________________
2. Is the share of road transport significant in the US? In what proportion?
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3. What examples of road freight trucking are mentioned?
______________________________________________________________
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4. Which one is the most complex of all?
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The economics of trucking (from 4:48 to 7:20)
1. What systems are necessary to truckers when they are resting in their trucks?
___________________________ ______________________ ________________________
2. What do they do to keep those systems on?
____________________________________________________________________________
3. What are the consequences? (on several levels; include figures)
____________________________________________________________________________
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4. What equipment is being provided as a solution? (several possible answers)
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5. What are the regulations on driving hours in the US?
You can drive for a maximum of _________________ over a period of _________________
and then you must rest for __________________.
196. What calculation is made regarding an LA-NYC truck journey? (use the figures)
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7. Why is speed important to drivers?
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From 6:28 to 7:20
Listen to the extract 3 times, make notes and then sum up what you understood (in French).
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Conversation starters
Is there one important thing I should know about you ?
Have you been working on anything exciting lately ?
What’s your story ?
What personal project are you working on right now ?
What was the highlight of your week ?
How was the last party you went to ?
Has this been a good day for you so far ?
Has this been a busy time for you ?
Did you do anything fun this past week-end ?
What are your plans for the week-end ?
What’s your favourite thing to do at week-ends ?
What are your favourite restaurants ?
Have you been keeping up with (choose a sport) lately ?
What series have you been watching recently ?
Have you seen the news today ?
What’s your favourite food ?
Did you see that Youtube video about (pick one viral video) ?
If you had to pick any character in a book, movie or TV show who is most similar to you, who
would you choose?
When you were growing up what was your dream job?
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Is there anything you regret ?
Who is your role model ?
Is there a charitable cause you support? Do you work with any organizations ?
What is the craziest thing you’ve ever done ?
What’s the most important thing to know about you ?
Which of your family members is most like you ?
If you were an animal what animal would you be?
What would your dream house / apartment look like ?
What’s the most embarrassing thing that happened to you as a kid or teen ?
What’s your favourite song or piece of music ?
If you went to a costume party, how would you dress ?
What was the best birthday gift you received ?
What was the worst birthday gift you received ?
How do you usually celebrate your birthday ?
23Infrastructures and traffic
A beltway / a bypass / a ringroad Un périphérique, une rocade
A motorway (GB), a highway, a freeway (US) Une autoroute
A driveway Une allée privée
A lane Une voie
A path Un chemin
A shortcut Un raccourci
A road Une route
A junction, an intersection, a crossroads Un carrefour, une intersection
A road sign Un panneau
A roundabout Un rond-point
A U-turn Un demi-tour
A pedestrian crossing Un passage piétons
A speed limit Une limitation de vitesse
A car park (GB), a parking lot (US) Un parking
To park Se garer
A traffic light Un feu tricolore
A traffic jam; congestion (sans article) Un embouteillage ; les embouteillages
Traffic (sans article) La circulation
Rush-hour, peak-hours Les heures de pointe
A car crash Un accident de la route
To commute Faire les trajets domicile-travail
To overtake dépasser
To give someone a lift Emmener quelqu’un en voiture
A toll Un péage
Commercial transport
A freight forwarder Un commissionaire de transport, un transitaire
A transporter, a carrier Un transporteur
A haulier (GB) Un transporteur routier
Haulage (GB) Le transport routier
A CMR (Convention Merchandise Road) Une letter de voiture
Freight, merchandise, cargo (sans article) le fret, la marchandise
A commodity (pluriel : commodities) Une marchandise
A load Un chargement, une cargaison
payload La charge utile
To load / unload Charger / décharger
Tare weight Le poids du contenant
Net weight Le poids de la merchandise
Gross weight le poids total (marchandise + contenant)
A fare Le prix d’un ticket de transport
To schedule (a delivery) Programmer (une livraison)
To dispatch Envoyer
Public transport(ation) Les transports en commun
a passenger un passager
Vehicles and characteristics
A vehicle Un véhicule
A lorry (GB), a truck (US) Un camion
An LGV (Large Goods Vehicle) Un poids-lourd
A trailer Une remorque
A semi-trailer Un semi-remorque
24A tarpaulin, a tarp Une bâche
A bus Un bus
A van Une camionnette
A coach Un car
A motorbike, a motorcycle Une moto
A shuttle Une navette
The (steering) wheel Le volant
wheels Les roues
The windshield Le pare-brise
The trunk (US) / the boot (GB) Le coffre
The horn Le klaxon
A tire (US) / tyre (GB) Un pneu
A seat belt Une ceinture de sécurité
The brakes Les freins
The clutch L’embrayage
The gears Les vitesses
axles Les essieux
The dashboard Le tableau de bord (en informatique aussi)
The tachograph Le tachygraphe
A licence plate Une plaque d’immatriculation
Gas, gasoline (US), petrol (GB) L’essence
The tank Le réservoir
To break down Tomber en panne
A fine Une amende
A car rental Une location de voitures
To rent louer
A car dealer Un concessionnaire
Car pooling, car sharing L’auto-partage, le co-voiturage
pedestrians Les piétons
A taxi, a cab Un taxi
25Irregular verbs
Les franchement irréguliers
be was been être
do did done faire
eat ate eaten manger
go went gone aller
have had had avoir
make made made faire, fabriquer
Les « faciles »
cost cost cost coûter
cut cut cut couper
hit hit hit frapper
let let let laisser
put put put mettre
read [i :] read [e] read [e] lire
set set set placer, poser
shut shut shut fermer
spread spread spread (s’)étendre
Ceux dont la voyelle change
Infinitif et participe identiques
become became become devenir
come came come venir
run ran run courir
Participe en –en
break broke broken casser
drive drove driven conduire
fall fell fallen tomber
forbid forbade forbidden interdire
forget forgot forgotten oublier
freeze froze frozen geler
give gave given donner
ride rode ridden aller à cheval, à
vélo, en bus, etc.
see saw seen voir
shake shook shaken secouer
speak spoke spoken parler
steal stole stolen voler, dérober
take took taken prendre
write wrote written écrire
Modèle i a u
begin began begun commencer
drink drank drunk boire
shrink shrank shrunk diminuer
swim swam swum nager
Prétérit et participe identiques
dig dug dug creuser
get got got / gotten (US) obtenir
sit sat sat être assis
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strike struck struck frapper
understand understood understood comprendre
win won won gagner
Modèle en o + d
bind bound bound lier
find found found trouver
sell sold sold vendre
stand stood stood se tenir (debout)
tell told told dire (à quelqu’un)
Modèle en « ew » / « own »
draw drew drawn dessiner
fly flew flown voler
grow grew grown grandir, croître
know knew known connaître, savoir
throw threw thrown jeter
Modèle en « ght »
bring brought brought apporter
buy bought bought acheter
catch caught caught attraper
fight fought fought se battre
teach taught taught enseigner
think thought thought penser
Ceux qui prennent un t ou un d
build built built bâtir
burn burnt burnt brûler
keep kept kept garder
learn learnt learnt apprendre
leave left left quitter, laisser
light lit lit allumer
lose lost lost perdre
meet met met rencontrer
send sent sent envoyer
sleep slept slept dormir
spend spent spent dépenser
spill spilt spilt renverser
shoot shot shot tirer
hear heard heard entendre
lead led led conduire
pay paid paid payer
say said said dire
Ceux qui changent peu et prennent « en » au participe
beat beat beaten battre
bite bit bitten mordre
choose chose chosen choisir
hide hid hidden (se) cacher
27Works cited
Documents used in the booklet
All the full-page worksheets come from
https://www.linguahouse.com/fr
Logistics and transportation exercises:
Grussendorf, Marion. English for Logistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.
The conversation starters and the small talk activity were inspired by:
https://www.scienceofpeople.com/conversation-starters-topics/
See also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=310&v=6K9LhzyLUfY&feature=emb_logo
Videos:
“How Long-Haul Trucking Works,” from Wendover productions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlPrAKtegFQ
Additional resources
To practice English or train for the TOEIC:
Duo lingo: https://fr.duolingo.com/
Global exam: an individual access to work on the TOEIC: https://global-exam.com/fr
BBC Learning English: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/
On Youtube: “Learn English with…”: https://www.engvid.com/
for example: https://www.youtube.com/user/EnglishByJade
TOEICATOR: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ9I1cOOmKnlCD585VzBiLg
ISpeakSpokeSpoken: https://www.youtube.com/c/Ispeakspokespoken/featured
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