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

14 7.3 A 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Listen to an urban planner talking about PlaNYC, a comprehensive sustainability plan for New York City s future. Answer YES/NO. YES PlaNYC was announced and released in the same year. It outlines a development of a greener city for the next 25 years. New York City is the largest city in the United States. It emits nearly 25% of the world s total greenhouse gases. Reducing total greenhouse gas emissions will have an impact both on a local and global scale. NO 14 Listen again and complete the sentences which summarise the ten main goals of PlaNYC. B 1. Create homes for .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2. Reduce travel times improving the network of ......................................................................................................................................................................... 3. Ensure that all residents live within a .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4. Improve the ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5. Repair and improve transportation ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6. Provide cleaner, more reliable .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7. Reduce global warming emissions by more 8. Improve ..................................................................................................................... relative to 2005 levels. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9. Clean up contaminated .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ACTIVITIES 10. Protect natural .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... High Line Park, New York 15 GROUP WORK. Today, new urban sustainable solutions are required to optimise the use of space and energy resources leading to improvements in the city environment, i.e. reduction in air, water and soil pollution, creation of green areas, development of infrastructures, conservation of historic centres and so on. Now think of the town or city where you live, write a list of actions that could be carried out following the objectives of sustainable urban planning. Discuss the topic with your classmates and then write a report (100/120 words). 234 Module 7 FOUNDATIONS 

MAPPING YOUR MIND SETTLEMENTS HISTORY OF CITY PLANNING URBANISATION EARLY TIMES   first villages megacities conurbations Type of settlement Real estate valuation Urban sprawl GREEKS and ROMANS   different areas city town village hamlet MIDDLE AGES   walled towns Urban zoning RENAISSANCE   simmetry inner city suburbs rural-urban fringe BAROQUE   grand scale ugliness INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION MODERN CITY Garden City Movement industrial village City Master Plan Modernism CBD Sustainable urban planning 

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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