correction mock exam bts cg 1 AMAZON ROBOTS SPREAD BUT WE STILL NEED HUMANS

 

Correction mock exam

INTRODUCTION

1.    SAVOIR FAIRE UNE INTRODUCTION cf methodo

CATEGORY	VERSION 1	VERSION 2	VERSION 3	YOURS
STEP 1 THE TITLE	The title of the text that we are going to study is ….	The text that we intend to study = to peruse= to scrutinise = examine  is …	The document given to us is entitled ….
STEP 2 THE SOURCE	It comes from -A broadsheet ( a srious newspaper) - a website (…. Dot come )	The document / it  was first published = issued  .. -On the website - IN  the …….. (newspaper)	It first appeared -On the website -In the …..newspaper
STEP 3 THE DATE ( motn + number + YEAR)	It was published ON … ( MONTH THE …… first Second Third Fourth Fifth ….. Eleventh .. Twelfth Thirteenth.. … Twenty first Twenty second Twenty Third ……. Thirstiest Thirty first   + YEAR	It dates back from …. ( date)   It was first released ON …(date)	It was written In  (MONTH + YEAR) SO WE MIGHT SAY IT IS A FAIRLY TOPICAL ISSUE/ SUBJECT   ( topical = d’actualité)
STEP 4 THE AUTHOR ( not necessary )	The article was written by …   The name of the journalist is not mentioned	Its author is …. Who is fairly anonymous	The article was prodUCed by  a journalist named  ( John Smith )
STEP 5 THE TOPIC	-The title sums up ( to sum up = résumer) the content of the article / the document. -The subject of the article is quite topical ( topical = d’actualité)	A careful reading of the text reveals that it deals with …= it focuses on …= it tackles …   POSSIBLE TOPICS : -       THE ISSUE WITH THE ENVIRONMENT -       GENDER EQUALITY -       RETAILING -       AI AND THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES -       THE WORKING WORLD	-The text is about ….   -The main topic of the text is ….   -this article reports on …   -this document concerns ….   -this article analyses… -the document raises the question of …
STEP 6 PRESENTING YOUR PLAN : 1)SUM UP THE FACTS 2) CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES .. OR THE PROS AND CONS   3) THE SOLUTIONS   4) MY OPINION	To study this text i will  first -SUM UP THE FACTS 1) LIST THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE ISSUE AT HAND 2) LIST THE PROS AND CONS PRESENTED IN THE TEXT - TRY TO FIND SOME SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM - AND THEN CONCLUDE WITH MY OPINION ON THE TOPIC	-First I will give an account of the facts   -In a second time I will focus on / scrutinize the causes and consequences….. the pros and cons  that might derive from this issue   -Finally  i will endeavour  to find some solutions to the problem to conclude with my opinion .	-First I will sum up the facts to prove my understanding of the text.   -Then i will draw your attention to the consequences and causes ….. the pros and cons of the issue.   -I will eventually / finally attempt /try to find some solutions to the matter  ( under scrutiny ) to then state my opinion on the topic.
STEP 7 WRAPPING UP / CONCLUDING AND INTRODUCING THE SUMMARY OF THE TEXT	So let’s start.	-       So why wait any longer -       So let’s do so without furtherado -	So let’s get cracking

 

 

APPLICATION

The title of the text that we are going to study is …………………….

It comes from - a website (THE BBC  Dot com )

It was published ON … THE ELEVENTH OF NOVEMBER

The article was written by …AN ANONYMOUS AUTHOR

The title sums up ( to sum up = résumer) the content of the article

A careful reading of the text reveals that it deals with NEW TECHNOLOGIES

To study this text i will  first

-SUM UP THE FACTS

2) LIST THE PROS AND CONS PRESENTED IN THE TEXT

- AND THEN CONCLUDE WITH MY OPINION ON THE TOPIC

So let’s start

SUM UP THE FACTS

The text  focuses on the delivery company which has become an household name : Amazon.

This e commerce giant has decided to boost its use of robots in its line of production .

Although the firm is not ready to divulge the amount of cash it had to devote ( consacrer) to that operation , it is keen to stress that human jobs will still be needed in the company.

Indeed  the workforce is under threat and fear losing their job.But the corporations highlights that it has created a whole range of new jobs  which will trigger extra recruitment / hiring.

On the flip side the text underlines that The automation process includes giant robotic arm as well as drones .The lattest are  used in the delivery operations and are due to appear in the US in a short while.

Still the author points out that some companies and in particular chinese ones  have a head start in this race towards automation and that some warehouses and manufacturing centers are devoid of human presence.

We might wonder why companies are raring ( to rare  to = être impatient de ) to automate their factory in view of the huge sums involved.

It might be partly explained by the struggle = difficulty to find workers willing to work in the manufacturing industry.

THE PROS AND CONS : extract from the blog

It is a positive thing FOR THE INDUSTRY BECAUSE ON THE LONG RUN IT is MORE ECONOMICal = cheaper

Still ROBOTS  CAN DO HUMAN CHORES

On the other hand ROBOTS CAN DO MISTAKES

On the flip side WE CAN’T RELY ON ROBOTS BECAUSE THEY CAN BECOME OUR MASTERS and take the upper hand

Nevertheless ( néanmoins)  ROBOTS INCREASE THE PRODUCTIVITY AND WORK FASTER AND THEY DO NOT BREAK down 

Moreover ( de plus ) ROBOTS CAN EVOLVE QUICKLY

BUT ACCORDING TO THE STUDY  JOBS WILL BE REDUNDANT = useless

: COMPUTERIZED which is risky = harmful = detrimental for us

Yet ( pourtant) ROBOTS TAKE CARE of  REPETITIVE TASKS

SINCE WE ARE DISCOVERING NEW FIELDS =domains  THEY CAN BE USEFUL

On the other hand THEY COULD BE HACKED

Nonetheless ( néanmoins) THEY COULD BE A GREAT HELP FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE = old people

And yet ( et pourtant = have you thought about the fact that THEY COULD REBEL AGAINST US IN THE END

 

 

MY ADDICTION 

TOPIC 3 AUTOMATION : the pros and cons

The pros

1. It increases productivity
2. It improves accuracy and the quality of the product
3. It saves costs for the company on labour and workers’ benefits and management
4. It increases safety in certain jobs
5. It improves flexibility as you can scale it back / reduce the number of machine working on periods of crisis

The cons

1. It creates unemployment
2. It is expensive to implement
3. It can be dirupted by technical glitches/ problems
4. It reduces human interactions and thus clients can resent the experience

 

OPINION

 Are you afraid of robots ? cf lesson

CONCLUSION

IN CONCLUSION : to sum up / IN A NUTSHELL we might say that robots are bound to be part of our future and we had better try to co exist to survive.

Moreover we might wonder if AI will not pose the same threat