BACCALAUREAT GENERAL ET TECHNOLOGIQUE SESSION

BACCALAUREAT GENERAL ET TECHNOLOGIQUE
SESSION 201X
ÉPREUVE SPECIFIQUE MENTION « SECTION EUROPEENNE »
Académie de Paris-Créteil-Versailles
ANGLAIS
Baccalauréat STI GENIE ENERGETIQUE/ELETROTECHNIQUE
Sujet n°Y
THE FALKIRK WHEEL
Sujet n°Y The Falkirk Wheel Page 1 sur 3 Presentation
The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift located in Scotland, UK, connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal, opened in 2002. It is named after the nearby town of Falkirk which is in central Scotland. The two canals were previously connected by a series of 11 locks, but by the 1930s these had fallen into disuse, were filled in and the land built upon. The two sides are completely balanced due to Archimedes Principle, therefore it only takes 1.5kwh to turn the wheel. Sujet n°Y The Falkirk Wheel Page 2 sur 3 The Wheel
Glossary:
A lock : une écluse
Questions:
Note: present the documents as you want or you can use the following questions as a guide.
1.
Explain how the boat lift works.
2.
What other kind of lock are you aware of?
Sujet n°Y The Falkirk Wheel Page 3 sur 3