Donatella Bottero

Raffaella Beolé

L’argomento.
 Il testo è rivolto agli studenti dei corsi di studio a indirizzo “Costruzioni, Ambiente e Territorio” e “Architettura e Ambiente”.
 Gli argomenti trattati sono strettamente collegati alle discipline di studio del triennio: ecologia e salvaguardia del territorio, materiali da costruzione e sicurezza nei cantieri di lavoro, bioedilizia, progettazione e realizzazione di edifici, tecniche e strumenti per la restituzione grafica
 di progetti e rilievi, problematiche urbanistiche, conoscenza della storia dell’architettura con riferimenti specifici all’architettura moderna e contemporanea.

Module 1 - The environment

1 Ecology

2 Pollution

3 Energy sources

Mapping your mind

Vocabulary

Grammar • Expressing present time in English

Listening • Water for life

Speaking • The last drop

Writing • Applying for a summer job

Film • Avatar

Green Economy

Module 2 - Bio and Man-made construction

1 Landscapes

2 Eco-design

3 Building materials

Grammar • Expressing past time in English

Listening • The vertical forest

Speaking • Ten energy saving tips for your house

Writing • How to write a complaint letter

Film • A Little Chaos

Classification of common rock

Module 3 - Surveying

1 Progession and equipment

2 Mapping

Grammar • Expressing future time in English

Listening • Becoming a surveyor

Speaking • Meet a surveyor

Writing • Working as a surveyor

Film • The Englishman Who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain

James Cook

Module 4 - House planning

1 Designing

2 Building elements

3 Technical systems

4 Building renovation and restoration

Grammar • The Passive Form

Listening • Casa Loma, Toronto

Speaking • Lower your fuel bill with a grant

Writing • Looking for a new house

Film • The Money Pit

Edward Hopper: the painter of American urban landscape

Module 5 - Public works

1 Roads and public transports

2 Education, culture and entertainment

3 Recreation and sport

Grammar • Compounds

Listening • The London Stadium

Speaking • A radio debate: train or plane?

Writing • Assessing a school building

Film • Once Upon a Time in the West

John Steinbeck: the voice of American rural workers

Module 6 - The workplace

1 Civil engineering

2 Architecture and architects

3 Safety in the yard

Grammar • Comparatives and Superlatives

Listening • Safety test

Speaking • An interview

Writing • Writing a cover letter

Film • The Architect

Earthquakes

Module 7 - Settlements

1 Urbanisation

2 History of city planning

Grammar • Prefixes and Suffixes

Listening • Dubai: a city of contrasts

Speaking • Liverpool: a real urban renaissance

Writing • City or countryside?

Film • Manhattan

The Olympic Games

Module 8 - History of architecture

1 From the beginnings to the 18th century

2 Architecture of the 19th century

3 The masters of modern architecture

4 Contemporary architecture

Grammar • Connectors

Listening • Art Deco in America

Speaking • Sightseeing modern architecture

Writing • A school trip to Barcelona

Film • Medici: Masters of Florence

Proportions: the Golden Ratio

Vocabulary 1 Write the name of the building element. ................................................................................................... ................................................................................................... ................................................................................................... ................................................................................................... What kind of staircase is it? ACTIVITIES 2 ................................................................................................... ................................................................................................... 3 What kind of heating system is it? ................................................................................................... 142 Module 4 BRICKS AND MORTAR ................................................................................................... ................................................................................................... 

4 Fill in the sentences with the right words. 1. The ............................................... ............................................... provides information about the location of a house on the property in its context. 2. Before the opening of the construction yard, a ............................................... appropriate authorities. 3. ............................................... must be obtained by the .................................................... computer-generated programs is becoming a strategic support for most professionals to present their architectural drawings. 4. The principles of Universal Design provide guidance in the .................................................... of products and buildings. 5. Deep .................................................... are used for high-rise buildings. 6. Electricity arrives at your house from your local ............................................... underground through a conduit. 5 ............................................... by a power line or Match the words with the right definition. 1. heritage a. A graphic representation. 2. drawing b. An instrument for some purpose or work. 3. property c. A pressing necessity. 4. tool d. Water that is found under the ground in soil, rocks, etc. 5. groundwater e. A piece of land or real estate. 6. urgency f. Anything that has been transmitted from the past. Read the clues and complete the HOUSE PUZZLE. 1 ACROSS 5. Panel which grabs the energy of the sun. 7. You climb it to go up to a higher floor. 9. Visual projection of the completed house. 11. Technical system which takes water to your house. 12. Building material made from cement, sand and water. 2 3 4 5 6 7 DOWN 1. It provides hot water to a large part of a city. 2. Heating system that uses heat pumps to extract heat from the ground. 3. Units of roof covering. 4. A kind of building restoration. 5. A piece of rock cut used for covering roofs. 6. Form of energy used for heating, lighting and power. 8. Downward movement of the soil. 10. A house that does not need any heating. ACTIVITIES 6 9 8 10 11 12 HOUSE PLANNING Module 4 143 

Il testo per studenti di “Costruzioni, Ambiente e Territorio” tratta ecologia, bioedilizia, sicurezza nei cantieri, progettazione, urbanistica.

New Landscapes

English for the Construction Industry, the Environment and Design

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