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Devoir 1 Anglais

Part 1: The Hôtel Dieu

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Listen to the recording and say which of the following summaries is correct.

Out of the three summaries, only the second one (B) is correct.

Part 2: The manufacture of Olive Oil

Listen to a brief presentation and write your answers to the recorded questions.

  1. The original mill was built in the early 17th century.

  1. We know that the production of olive oil in the area was already important way before the mill was built, because there were already 20 other mills in the vicinity of the one we’re talking about.
  1. The were two mills on the site: one was the oil mill whereas the other one was a flour mill.
  1. Both mills used hydropower.
  1. The olive picking season lasted from October to February.
  1. The olive oil used to be stored in stone tanks.
  1. The flour mil was destroyed when they rebuilt the oil mill, in 1827.
  1. The presses were operated manually.

Listen to the person talking about how they make olive oil today, and fill in the flow

chart.You should note down the different steps of the process, for example ‘Harvesting’ + any additional information you will need to briefly present the process.

Step 1 = Harvesting: from October to February

Step 2 = Cleaning: the olives are brought to the mill to be washed in cold water in order to eliminate the impurities.

Step 3 = Grinding: the olives are crushed into a paste, this step is done using grinding stones.

Step 4 = Malaxing: the paste is filtered and formed into a sort of cake called a “scortin”.

Step 5 = Pressing: the scortins are then stacked on top of one another and cold pressed mechanically, this is probably the most important step.

Step 6 = Separating: this step consists of separated the oil from the rest of the olive components (water and solids), this is done by centrifugation.

Final step = Ready to be bottled

Listen to the questions and write your answers.

  1. Once the olives arrive at the mill they’re going to be washed in cold water to remove the dirt and other impurities.
  2. When the olives are finally clean they are crushed into a thick paste with grinding stones.

  1. After being crushed into a paste, that paste is formed into a cake-ish shape called a scortin. The scortins are going to be stacked on top of one another in 25 to 30 levels.
  1. Once the scortins are stacked they are pressed mechanically, it’s important to do so with only cold mechanical pressure.
  1. Then the oil is decanted into a container where the oil is finally separated from the water by centrifugation.
  1. The final step of the process is bottling the obtained olive oil.

Part 3: Translation

The English translations of the following phrases (all of which are taken from tourist brochures) all contain mistakes. Try to correct them.

  1. Our restaurant use local products.

  1. Lyon has always been the capital of French gastronomy.
  1. Following important claims, it became autonomous.
  1. The invention of better performing weaving looms lead to a significant increase in industrial activity.
  1. During World War II, Lyon, unoccupied up until 1942, became "capital" of the French Resistance.

Translate into English the following sentences from French brochures.

  1. The farmers will give you a warm welcome.

  1. An important section of the museum is dedicated to local history.
  1. The three castles of the village bear witness to the region’s rich historical past.
  1. Commented tour of the museum.

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