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 a caption under the pictures. ......................................................................... 2 ......................................................................... ......................................................................... Complete the following diagram about Engineering. .............................................................. CIVIL ENGINEER .............................................................. surveying and construction engineering .............................................................. Geology .............................................................. earthquake engineering ACTIVITIES .............................................................. 3 Write a caption under the pictures. ......................................................................... 4 ......................................................................... ......................................................................... ......................................................................... ......................................................................... Connect each sign to the correct caption. 1. 2. a. under construction b. safety boots must be worn here 206 Module 6 BRICKS AND MORTAR 3. 4. c. high visibility vest must be worn beyond this point. d. stand clear of suspended loads 

5 Match each word with its definition. 1. dam a. A potential source of danger. 2. load b. A person whose job is building private houses or public buildings. 3. landslide c. A barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, forming a reservoir used to generate electricity or as a water supply. 4. real estate developer d. A rough or unfinished version of any creative work. 5. planning board e. A weight or source of pressure borne by someone or something. 6. sewer f. The control of urban development by a local government authority, from which a licence must be obtained to build a new property or change an existing one. 7. sketch g. The collapse of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff. 8. hazard h. Underground pipes for carrying off drainage water and waste matter. 6 Give the equivalents of the following words. ENGLISH performance 2. shake-up 3. noise abatement 4. by law 5. manuale 6. cartello 7. valutazione dei rischi 8. datore di lavoro 7 ACTIVITIES 1. ITALIAN Fill in the blanks with the right words. 1. A ......................................................................... designs structures which must be safe for their users and satisfy the function they are designed for. 2. Earthquake engineering is the branch of engineering devoted to mitigate .......................................................................... 3. The procedure known as ......................................................................... loading consists in putting the structure on a shake-table that simulates the earth shaking. 4. The first step in interior designing is known as ........................................................................ and has the purpose of determining the client s needs and wishes. 5. In order to improve safety on the workplace, the most important thing is to ........................................................................ and ........................................................................ both workers and employers. 6. Information and training have to take into account the fact that, because of migration, many workers are ........................................................................ speakers. 7. It is necessary to make use of ........................................................................ which must be used whenever a hazard or danger cannot be avoided adequately or reduced in another way. 8. A ........................................................................ is a sign giving information or instructions, which uses a combination of shapes, colours and symbols but no information in writing. THE WORKPLACE Module 6 207 

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

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English for the Construction Industry, the Environment and Design

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