• delphine.nowanowski@univ-reims.fr

Planning, Course Content & Schedule

Session:TopicObjectivesOur work, your homework (and your remit) – for the following session
1The Invictus Games: The undefeated & the assault course of exceptional people.
Symbol & Values
British & South African cultural insights.1. As we are back let’s start by translating the following sentences:

a/ Nous devons travailler d’arrache-pied pour obtenir de bonnes notes avec notre prof préféré (… 🙂 ).
b/ Nous sommes tous intéressés par les activités sportives, mais nous choisirons sans doute des carrières différentes.

2. Time for a bit of grammar then!
Check the lesson: nouns & determiners and remember: “Le but en anglais!!!”

3. Let’s go Invictus now!

For next week: Please do some research on Prince Harry, prepare his bio & complete exercises on : https://www.micrositepro.fr/formations/language/2023/01/04/determiners-exercise-1/
2The Invictus Games:
Visual identity, logo. Product, Events. Promotion.

Games insights1. First: a bit of grammar (correction)

2. Back to Invictus

For next week:


Are the Games successful? Why?
Please do some research – what type of physical disabilities, injuries or wounds do the veterans suffer from? Also answer the questions p.7 & complete exercises on : https://www.micrositepro.fr/formations/language/2023/07/08/determiners-exercise-5/ & https://www.micrositepro.fr/formations/language/2023/01/07/determiners-exercise-6/

3The Invictus Games:
a challenge for ergonomics

Ergonomic innovation

2020 Games
1. First: a bit of grammar (correction of ex. 5 & ex. 6)

2. Stevin Creegan’s case (Part 1 of the course): Small step and big impact!
Let’s answer the questions (p9)

3. Project: Chop chop! Work in groups…
Please jot down your ideas about the physical problem you will be focusing on.

For next week:

Please complete grammar exercises on https://www.micrositepro.fr/formations/language/2023/01/07/determiners-exercise-4/

4YOU DO
1. Building your scenario: questioning and defining the problem
Questioning for information
= information gathering stage
1. Let’s start today’s session by ex 4 correction

2. BONUS TIME (Moodle, Seminar 4, /0.50)!

3. Let’s translate the following sentences:


a/ Nous sommes intéressés par le développement de la technologie.
b/ Les professionnels du sport peuvent facilement trouver des postes qui leur conviennent.

4. Let’s review how to ask a question in English:
Lesson on questions (part 1).

5. Now let’s translate:

c/ Quand passerez-vous vos examens?
d/ Pourquoi ne voulez-vous pas partir à l’étranger?
e/ Qui vous enseigne la natation?
f/ Quelle ville a les meilleures installations sportives?
g/ A combien de km se trouve le stade?

6. Back to work: A. Let’s resume last week course and view the video on leg length discrepancy (Part 2 of the course)
Let’s answer the questions p.10

Fun time:
B. Expressing pain
Time to sing a song! (Part 1)

For next week:

1. Please watch the rest of the video on leg length discrepancies (from 2:58 onwards) and take notes about the various ways of finding out about a discrepancy
2. Please browse the vocab p.13-17 and write down the terms you may use to explain and describe the physical condition your scenario will be based on.
3. Please have a look at the various situations on in your handbook (also on part 2 of the course and try to describe the pain, the symptoms, the potential causes
4. Complete exercises on: https://www.micrositepro.fr/formations/language/2023/01/07/determiners-exercise-3/ & https://www.micrositepro.fr/formations/language/2023/01/04/asking-questions-in-english-exercise-4/

5YOU DO
2. Describing the problem
Explaining the problem with the appropriate professional terms 1. Grammar: correction determiners ex 3 & questions ex 4

2. Lesson on questions (part 2).

3. Back to work:
let’s see what you have come up with -> Describing a condition (part 2 of the course)


Now let’s go through further problems, terms, and notions – Part 1 of the course

Let’s read the article and answer the questions p21 & 22

For next week:
Please finish the questions p.21 & 22 and complete exercises on: https://www.micrositepro.fr/formations/language/2023/01/06/determiners-exercise-2/ & https://www.micrositepro.fr/formations/language/2023/01/03/asking-questions-in-english-exercise-1/

6YOU DO
3. Correcting the posture
Making recommendations to correct the wrong posture1. Grammar: correction determiners ex. 2 & questions ex. 1

2. BONUS TIME (Moodle, Seminar 6, /0.50)!

3. Back to work: let’s drive the nail home and close our topic on problem description (Part 2)
by answering questions p.22
Now let’s move on to the solution/recommendations stage
Let’s read the text and write down the vocab

For next week: Please answer questions p.25-26 and complete exercises on https://www.micrositepro.fr/formations/language/2023/01/04/asking-questions-in-english-exercise-3/

74. LET’S THINK
Prevention & Enhanced capabilities (Part 1)
What sectors and jobs suffer the most from MSDs?
Prevention and augmentation via exoskeletons
1. Grammar: correction questions ex. 2 & ex.3

2. Back to work:
A. Let’s check your answers to questions p.25-26
B. Let’s move on and see what industries and sectors are more affected by MSDs (Part 1 of the course).
Let’s check on the vocab, then answer questions p.29

For next week:
Please complete the following exercises: https://www.micrositepro.fr/formations/language/2023/01/07/asking-questions-in-english-exercise-5/ & https://www.micrositepro.fr/formations/language/2023/01/07/asking-questions-in-english-exercise-10/

84. LET’S THINK
Prevention & Enhanced capabilities (Part 2)
More about exoskeletons. 1. Grammar: correction questions ex 5 & ex 10

2. BONUS TIME (Moodle, Seminar 8, /1.00)!

3. Back to work:
What about robotics and exoskeletons then? (Part 2 of the course)
Let’s answer questions p.30

For next week:
Please work on https://www.micrositepro.fr/formations/language/2023/01/18/asking-questions-in-english-exercise-11/

95. LET’S THINK
Health & Safety
Concluding with health and safety issues1. Grammar : correction of ex. 11

2. Going further: preterit or present perfect?
Let’s work on an exercise together: https://www.micrositepro.fr/formations/language/2023/01/07/asking-questions-in-english-exercise-9/

3. Back to work: Let’s close our topic on exoskeletons and conclude with a reminder of health and safety issues

For next week:
1. Project: send me your video!
2. Final revisions: Get ready for the quiz! Please review your notes, vocab and notions.

10QUIZ: 1st Hour
2nd hour: Ad lib!
AssessmentN/A