Bachelors Degree in <write your field of study here > Interactive class discussion

Preparation Work Document

6. GENERAL DETAILS Thomas & Gabriel & Hugo will organise a class discussion on 7/11/11 The topic / theme / subject of the discussion will be Atomic energy and its benefits/consequences. The discussion will raise the following issue : Is nuclear energy the energy of future ? 7. DOCUMENTS The organisers want you to work on at least 3 documents* - in English of course with 1 video among them:
* General information documents (press articles, statistics, chronology,)

1 video or audio document: Tchernobyl 20 years later : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHh3QaWKbSg 1 written document: Nuclear share figures http://www.worldnuclear.org/info/nshare.html 1 written document: <write the title + information/address where your document can be found > 8. VOCABULARY The organisers want you to translate the following English key words into French, because they will be useful during the discussion. Useful vocabulary (= key words) that you find difficult (provided by the organisers) -- in ENGLISH 1.nuclear wastes 2.nuclear plants 3. Participants write the translation into French or definition in English in this column

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PRINT or EMAIL this page for your TEACHER BEFORE the deadline . and MAIL it to your CLASSMATES (check your teachers oral
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9. SYNTHESIS = NOT a series of separate summaries < Write a synthesis of your documents (about 10 lines) here> Nuclear energy has advantages, providing considerable amount of electricity with a minor effect on atmosphere. But there are many drawbacks, manipulating nuclear energy causes various trouble related to radiations. There are unavoidable effects such as nuclear wastes, and a slightly superior to the average radiation in a perimeter close to nuclear plants. In addition, various disasters related to nuclear energy can occur. The most known being Tchernobyl, which happened 25 years ago, still we can note its impact on environment and people's health nowadays. Some new born can suffer from malformations and born prematurely.

10.20 QUESTIONS YOU MAY ASK

<Write 20 questions you plan to ask (from basic facts to abstract ideas, then to opinions)here > 1. For you, what is nuclear energy ? 2. What's the nuclear part in global world energy ? 3. What are the different risks due to nuclear energy ?/What are the nuclear energy danger ? 4. What are the unavoidable repercussions of nuclear energy production ? 5. How do we deal with nuclear wastes ? 6. Are you afraid of nuclear ? 7. Can you imagine a world without nuclear energy ? 8. Let's talk about germany 9. Tchernobyl: What do you know about it ? 10. Do you know the current situation of Tchernobyl ? 11. How could we replace nuclear energy ? 12. Nuclear fusion, anyone ? 13. Do you know other uses of nuclear ? 14. Fukushima ?

11.EQUIPMENT <List the equipment you will need :(OHP, VCR, DVD player, video projector) here> This page will be read by your teacher only. Your public will not have access to it.