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 a. Write the correct caption under each picture. .............................................................................................. .............................................................................................. c. .............................................................................................. Here are some examples of environmental pollution. Write a caption below each photo. ACTIVITIES 2 b. a. .............................................................................................. 3 a. 36 b. .............................................................................................. c. .............................................................................................. .............................................................................................. c. .............................................................................................. What kind of energy source is it? .............................................................................................. Module 1 BRICKS AND MORTAR b. 

4 Match each word with its definition. 1. habitat a. Things that are usually thrown away. 2. survival b. A mixture of fog and smoke which occurs in some industrial cities. 3. balance c. Natural environment of an animal or plant. 4. impact d. Dealing with people or situations in a successful way. 5. instability e. The fact of continuing to live in spite of great danger or difficulty. 6. rubbish f. The effect that a person or a thing has on others. 7. smog g. Situation in which different things exist in good and equal amounts. 8. management h The fact that a situation may change a lot. 5 Give the equivalent of the following words. ITALIAN 1. acqua sotterranea 2. velenoso 3. aumento 4. problemi respiratori ENGLISH 5. prominent 6. world-wide basis 7. detrimental 8. crop 6 Fill in the sentences with the right words. 1. Interspecific relations are the .................................................. between different species. 2. .................................................. are geographically defined areas of ecologically similar conditions. 3. Urban Ecology is a .................................................. of ecology. 4. Air pollution damages the .................................................. which is the part of the atmosphere that protects the Earth against dangerous rays from the Sun. 5. The temperature rise over the last 50 years has been due to the increase in the atmosphere of concentrations. .............................................. 6. Oil, natural gas and coal are considered .................................................. energy sources. 7. Uranium is a non-renewable recyclable energy source because it can be ................................................... 8. Wood, wood waste, straw, manure, sugar cane can be used as .................................................. fuel. THE ENVIRONMENT Module 1 37 

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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