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 correct caption under each picture. dry-stone wall   flooding   foundations   paint   sand   soil   tensile structure   thatch   timber ................................................................................................... ................................................................................................... ................................................................................................... ................................................................................................... ................................................................................................... ................................................................................................... ................................................................................................... ................................................................................................... ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................... 70 Module 2 BRICKS AND MORTAR 

2 Match each word with its definition. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 3 a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. Part of the Earth surface that can be seen at one time from one place. Mountains, hills, plains and highlands, lakes, streams, soils and natural vegetation. Everything that exists in a particular environment. The upper layer of earth that may be dug and in which plants grow. Involving methods that do not completely use up or destroy natural resources. In its natural state, not processed or purified. Where something is being built. Bad or harmful effects on something. Find the correct word(s) for these definitions. 1. As found in nature and not involving anything made or done by people. ................................................................................................................................ 2. Joining material for walls. ................................................................................................................................ 3. Wood used for building. ................................................................................................................................ 4. Combination of aggregate and cement. ................................................................................................................................ 5. The process of damaging metals over time. ................................................................................................................................ 6. Block made from a mixture of clay and water. ................................................................................................................................ 7. Buildings that are made of polypropylene bags filled with earth and stacked like bricks. ................................................................................................................................ 8. It is the capacity of a body to store heat. ................................................................................................................................ Fill in the sentences with the right words. 1. Technology has had great ................................................................ on landscape. 2. We must try to ................................................................ the balance of the Earth s ecosystem. 3. Weathering is the mechanical or chemical process by which ................................................................ are broken down into smaller pieces. 4. A material s ................................................................ and post-building. 5. ................................................................ consists of three phases: pre-building, building ................................................................ ................................................................ houses are built below the ground level. 6. If a material is ................................................................, it means that it doesn t get wet when it comes into contact with water. 7. Processed materials can also be defined as ................................................................ materials. 8. This fabric structure needs a ................................................................ to stand. 5 2.8 Listen to this short extract from Wikipedia about one of the skyscrapers recently built in London, The Shard. Tick the items you hear; three of them are not mentioned. building concrete design energy efficiency fa ades fuel glass height hot water iron panes project site skyline steel structure surface area wood View of London from the Shard ACTIVITIES 4 ecosystem raw soil landscape damage construction site sustainable landforms 

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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