Pratique du Shadowing: LEGO Bricks In The Making - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo

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Lego brick is an old invention by now.
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The first plastic brick was molded in 1949.
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Since then, thousands of new and unique Lego elements have been developed.
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Pick a Lego brick from a box today and it will fit with any brick that was molded decades ago.
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This is the result of great precision and commitment for more than 50 years.
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The LEGO Group has factories across the world.
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But how do you produce hundreds of different types of bricks with such precision
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and in a wealth of colors every single day?
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And how do the Briggs find their way to the right boxes?
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This is the story about how small pieces of plastic granulate are transformed into creative playsets.
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A truck arrives with raw material at the factory.
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A truck like this holds up to 28 tons of plastic granulate.
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The granulate is blasted from the truck into tall silos where it is stored.
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Different types of plastic granulate are used depending on the function of each Lego element.
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The granulate is fed down a labyrinth of long pipes into the factory.
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The pipes lead to the heart of the Lego factory, the molding area.
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High-tech injection molding machines produce Lego elements 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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First the raw granulate is mixed with the dye.
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Bricks are currently produced in over 50 different colors.
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The colored granulate is then led into the molding machine.
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Within no time the granulate is heated to between 230 and 310 degrees Celsius.
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The plastic melts into a texture much like toothpaste.
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With great force the paste is then fed into the mold.
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Great forces must be controlled during this process.
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The pressure can reach 29,000 psi.
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In comparison, a car's tire pressure is 29 to 43 psi.
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In the mould, the material is cooled in a matter of seconds, and out comes a new-born Lego brick as we know it.
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Plastic waste from the molding machines is ground and recycled straight away.
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Each mold can make one shape of Lego element at a time.
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To make a different shape of element, the mold must therefore be replaced.
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The unique molds are part of the secret behind the success of the Lego Group behind the success of the LEGO Group.
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In each factory there's a department dedicated to regular cleaning and maintenance of the moulds.
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The moulds are made with great accuracy, ensuring that all LEGO bricks always fit together perfectly.
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The moulds are therefore handled with greatest care.
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Each mould has a specific set of instructions, which among other things cover pressure, time and temperature.
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Temperature tests and moulding tests are carried out to ensure the machine is programmed to perfection at each replacement of the moulds.
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Samples are sent to the quality department, which measures such things as the durability and precision of the element.
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It is ensured that the LEGO element is perfect.
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AGV stands for Automatic Guided Vehicle.
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Robots like these were introduced into the production as early as 1987.
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When the box by the molding machine is full, these intelligent helpers replace it with a new empty box.
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The AGV then takes the full boxes to the conveyor system.
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A unique barcode identifies the contents of each box.
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The boxes are shaken to even out the content, ensuring it takes up as little space as possible.
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Now the lids can be closed.
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This is where the journey of the boxes ends for now.
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In High Bay warehouses up to 37 meters high, the boxes are ready to be collected.
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When a specific LEGO element is required, the box is collected.
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All registration and localization is entirely automated.
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The boxes are then transported onwards from here.
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Many elements are taken directly to the packaging lines, But not these little guys.
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The minifigures must first get their own unique expression.
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A machine can produce more than 7,000 torsos per hour.
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Over half a billion minifigures are produced every year, making them one of the world's largest populations.
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In the first part of the packaging process, counting machines ensure that elements are put in small production boxes.
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One by one they're weighed and measured to secure the right numbers in each box.
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The bricks to be included in just one bag in a complete Lego set are placed in rows of counting machines.
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The content of each production box is then automatically put in a plastic bag.
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The bags are dropped into open Lego boxes along with the building instructions and large special elements.
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The most efficient packaging lines pack over 50,000 boxes every 24 hours.
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Now the boxes are closed and sealed.
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Here we have final LEGO boxes as we know them.
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The LEGO boxes are packed for shipping and stacked onto pallets.
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They are now ready for a long journey.
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First stop of the journey is at one of the large distribution centres.
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From here they are shipped to stores all over the world.
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It is now up to children and adults to explore the fun and creative building experiences of the LEGO set.
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Thank you.

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