A job interview...
L'activité qui suit est inspirée du film "The Imitation Game", qui retrace la vie d'Alan Turing et sa contribution à la victoire des Alliés lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Pour intégrer les services secrets britanniques et ainsi travailler au décodage du système de cryptage allemand, Enigma, Alan Turing a dû passer un entretien d'embauche... Voici comment cela s'est passé...
Is Alan Turing fit for the job? Help him go through this job interview. Click on the gate to start...
At Bletchley Park, there is a factory specialized in radio manufacturing: true or false?
Help: factory = usine manufacturing = fabrication
Now the interview starts... Click on the video and then click on all the correct information you have heard.
Alan Turing was 37 years old when he went through this job nterview.
Alan Turing is a chemist.
He studied in Cambridge.
He worked in the maths department at Oxford University.
Alan Turing is a mathematician.
Alan Turing is a technician.
Alan Turing was 27 years old when the war started.
When you have finished, click here.
Commander Navy
John Kennedy
John Navy
Commander Denniston
Mister Royal
What is his name? Watch the video and then click on the correct answer on the right.
Alan Turing's motivations
Why does Turing want to work for his Majesty's government? Watch the video to find out.
Now choose the correct reason:
- He is very motivated to work for the British secret services.
- He is a brilliant mathematician and the secret services need him.
- He doesn't want to work for the secret services.
Alan Turing's qualities
Commander Denniston explains to Alan turing that he has rejected many candidates before him... and that's probably what is going to happen to him... Except if he can speak about his . Watch the video to find out.
qualities
Click on the correct answer:
- Turing speaks English very well.
- Turing speaks German very well.
- Turing doesn't speak German.
Help: German = allemand
The end of the interview
Commander Denniston is not convinced of Alan Turing's qualities for this job. He has heard enough. Yet Turing says he is very good at something. What is it? Watch the video and then click on the right answer.
Click on the correct picture, which illustrates what Turing is good at.
The end of the interview... really?
Being good at crossword puzzles is not sufficient for this job! For Commander Denniston, it's even a joke! For him, the interview is finished, and Turing must leave... or not?
What makes him change his decision? What does Turing say to have one more chance? Watch the extract again.
Turing says one word which stops Commander Denniston from throwing him out. Which one is it? Click on the last letter of this word to continue.
ENIGMA
Alan Turing knows that the secret services are working on Enigma... How does he know? Commander Denniston is surprised! But he listens to Turing, one last time.
What is Enigma? Watch the video to discover.
Then click on the correct answer. Watch the video again if necessary.
- Enigma is the name of a German ship.
- Enigma is a device used by the Germans to encode messages.
- Enigma is a radio used by the Germans to send their communications.
Help: ship: bateau device: appareil
Enigma is indeed a device used by the Germans during World War Two to encrypt messages. If the Allies could break Enigma, and decode German communications, it could help them win the war, and make it "a very short war indeed".
But Enigma is complicated... Who thinks it is unbreakable?
Watch the video and click on the nationalities you hear.
the Germans
the French
the Russians
the Americans
When you have finished, go to the next page.
And... he did it!
Everyone thinks Enigma is unbreakable... except Alan turing! He got the job (even though the job interview wasn't really a success!).
Now about Enigma... do you know what it looks like? Click on the right picture.
And to finish... Here is the team of people who worked with Alan Turing to decode Enigma...
Watch the video carefully... Among them there is a spy ( = un espion)... Who is it?
Found the spy? I guess not... It's not visible, of course! You will discover by watching the film.
THE END
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A job interview...
L'activité qui suit est inspirée du film "The Imitation Game", qui retrace la vie d'Alan Turing et sa contribution à la victoire des Alliés lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Pour intégrer les services secrets britanniques et ainsi travailler au décodage du système de cryptage allemand, Enigma, Alan Turing a dû passer un entretien d'embauche... Voici comment cela s'est passé...
Is Alan Turing fit for the job? Help him go through this job interview. Click on the gate to start...
At Bletchley Park, there is a factory specialized in radio manufacturing: true or false?
Help: factory = usine manufacturing = fabrication
Now the interview starts... Click on the video and then click on all the correct information you have heard.
Alan Turing was 37 years old when he went through this job nterview.
Alan Turing is a chemist.
He studied in Cambridge.
He worked in the maths department at Oxford University.
Alan Turing is a mathematician.
Alan Turing is a technician.
Alan Turing was 27 years old when the war started.
When you have finished, click here.
Commander Navy
John Kennedy
John Navy
Commander Denniston
Mister Royal
What is his name? Watch the video and then click on the correct answer on the right.
Alan Turing's motivations
Why does Turing want to work for his Majesty's government? Watch the video to find out.
Now choose the correct reason:
- He is very motivated to work for the British secret services.
- He is a brilliant mathematician and the secret services need him.
- He doesn't want to work for the secret services.
Alan Turing's qualities
Commander Denniston explains to Alan turing that he has rejected many candidates before him... and that's probably what is going to happen to him... Except if he can speak about his . Watch the video to find out.
qualities
Click on the correct answer:
- Turing speaks English very well.
- Turing speaks German very well.
- Turing doesn't speak German.
Help: German = allemand
The end of the interview
Commander Denniston is not convinced of Alan Turing's qualities for this job. He has heard enough. Yet Turing says he is very good at something. What is it? Watch the video and then click on the right answer.
Click on the correct picture, which illustrates what Turing is good at.
The end of the interview... really?
Being good at crossword puzzles is not sufficient for this job! For Commander Denniston, it's even a joke! For him, the interview is finished, and Turing must leave... or not?
What makes him change his decision? What does Turing say to have one more chance? Watch the extract again.
Turing says one word which stops Commander Denniston from throwing him out. Which one is it? Click on the last letter of this word to continue.
ENIGMA
Alan Turing knows that the secret services are working on Enigma... How does he know? Commander Denniston is surprised! But he listens to Turing, one last time.
What is Enigma? Watch the video to discover.
Then click on the correct answer. Watch the video again if necessary.
- Enigma is the name of a German ship.
- Enigma is a device used by the Germans to encode messages.
- Enigma is a radio used by the Germans to send their communications.
Help: ship: bateau device: appareil
Enigma is indeed a device used by the Germans during World War Two to encrypt messages. If the Allies could break Enigma, and decode German communications, it could help them win the war, and make it "a very short war indeed".
But Enigma is complicated... Who thinks it is unbreakable?
Watch the video and click on the nationalities you hear.
the Germans
the French
the Russians
the Americans
When you have finished, go to the next page.
And... he did it!
Everyone thinks Enigma is unbreakable... except Alan turing! He got the job (even though the job interview wasn't really a success!).
Now about Enigma... do you know what it looks like? Click on the right picture.
And to finish... Here is the team of people who worked with Alan Turing to decode Enigma...
Watch the video carefully... Among them there is a spy ( = un espion)... Who is it?
Found the spy? I guess not... It's not visible, of course! You will discover by watching the film.
THE END