Exercices innovations et responsabilité : anglais première

Associe chaque mot anglais à sa traduction (a à h).

1. a breakthrough
2. space debris
3. a side effect
4. to launch
5. gene editing
6. accountable
7. privacy
8. the assembly line

a. la modification génétique – b. la vie privée – c. une percée – d. la chaîne de montage – e. un effet secondaire – f. lancer – g. responsable, qui doit rendre des comptes – h. les débris spatiaux

Complète avec le mot de la même famille qui convient : innovative, innovation, responsibility, irresponsible, ethical, scientist.

1. The reusable rocket is a major ___ in space travel.
2. The company is known for its ___ products.
3. Many people think that editing human embryos is not ___.
4. It would be ___ to ignore the risks.
5. A ___ must think about the consequences of her discoveries.
6. Protecting the planet is everyone’s ___.

Classe ces événements du plus ancien au plus récent.

1. Dolly the sheep is born.
2. The Outer Space Treaty is signed.
3. The Luddites destroy machines.
4. The World Wide Web is invented.
5. Mary Shelley publishes Frankenstein.
6. Neil Armstrong walks on the Moon.

Lis l’article puis dis si les affirmations sont vraies (True) ou fausses (False). Justifie avec le texte.

1. Space debris only includes old satellites.
2. Debris moves very fast.
3. A small fragment cannot damage a satellite.
4. A collision happened in 2009.
5. The main obstacle to cleaning space is technical.
6. The engineer compares space to a dustbin to criticise our behaviour.

Observe la frise puis réponds en anglais par des phrases complètes.

1. Which innovation is the oldest on the timeline?
2. What appeared in 1913?
3. How many years separate the World Wide Web and CRISPR?
4. Which innovation belongs to the field of biology?
5. Choose one innovation and name one responsibility it raises.

Classe chaque argument : pour (For) ou contre (Against) l’homme augmenté.

1. Bionic arms allow amputees to live independently.
2. Enhancements will create a new gap between rich and poor.
3. Brain implants could help paralysed people communicate.
4. Nobody knows the long-term effects of these implants.
5. Humans have always used tools to improve themselves.
6. Hackers could take control of connected implants.

Choisis le mot qui convient.

1. The researchers carried out an (experience / experiment) on mice.
2. She is a brilliant (scientist / scientific).
3. Tourists can now travel into (space / the space).
4. We need to (control / check) the results before publishing them.
5. The project was (eventually / possibly) abandoned after ten years of work.
6. They did a lot of (research / researches) on gene editing.

Chaque phrase contient une erreur. Recopie-la correctement.

1. No country can claims the Moon.
2. Dolly the sheep was cloned in Scotland in the 1996.
3. Scientists should be accountable of their discoveries.
4. The informations about the patients were stolen.
5. The Luddites were destroying machines because they were scared to lose their jobs.
6. Just because we can doesn’t mean we must to do it.

Traduis ces phrases en anglais.

1. Aucun pays ne peut s’approprier la Lune.
2. Les débris spatiaux menacent les satellites.
3. Cette découverte pourrait guérir des maladies génétiques.
4. Les scientifiques doivent penser aux conséquences de leurs recherches.
5. Le principe de précaution consiste à attendre en cas de doute.
6. Seuls les plus riches pourront s’offrir ces implants.

Traduis ces phrases en français.

1. Space should be explored for the benefit of all countries.
2. Automation has already replaced many factory workers.
3. Editing an embryo also affects future generations.
4. The inventor of the Web chose not to patent it.
5. Just because we can doesn’t mean we should.

Rédige un essai de 150 à 180 mots : Should there be limits to scientific progress?

1. Introduction : accroche (Frankenstein ou une découverte récente) et problématique.
2. Un paragraphe sur les bienfaits du progrès, avec un exemple.
3. Un paragraphe sur les risques, avec un exemple (espace ou bioéthique).
4. Une conclusion qui dit qui doit fixer les limites.
5. Utilise au moins deux expressions de la responsabilité (should be held accountable, it is our responsibility to…).