Donatella Bottero

Raffaella Beolé

L'argomento Landmarks è un testo rivolto in particolare agli studenti dei corsi con indirizzo Costruzioni, Ambiente e Territorio e, più in generale a tutti coloro che hanno l’esigenza di utilizzare la lingua inglese come strumento di studio e/o di lavoro in questi settori. La struttura Landmarks è diviso in otto Moduli, ognuno dei quali è ripartito in due sezioni: Unità del Modulo – Contiene testi e attività che riguardano i contenuti specifici della specializzazione già affrontati in L1. Ogni Unità è suddivisa in brevi Capitoli su due pagine – teoria ed esercizi – per favorire sia uno studio più parcellizzato, sia la scelta antologica da parte dell’insegnante. I contenuti dei capitoli sono enucleati, cioè sono divisi in più paragrafi titolati per rendere la comprensione più agevole. Brevi link (verdi per i link attivi con attività, arancioni per quelli informativi senza attività) arricchiscono i brani per consentire una maggiore interattività con gli allievi. Alcune rubriche di approfondimento o curiosità, inoltre, permettono di ampliare le conoscenze sugli argomenti. Un ricco apparato iconografico correda i brani di lettura, per ognuno dei quali è previsto un esauriente glossario. Ogni Unità si chiude con una pagina di grammatica e una dedicata ad un’abilità linguistica. Alcune pagine sono strutturate secondo le indicazioni delle Prove Nazionali INVALSI.

MODULE 1 - THE ENVIRONMENT

Unit 1 - Ecology

Unit 2 - Pollution

Unit 3 - Energy Sources

VOCABULARY

REAL-LIFE SKILLS Reading charts

CASE STUDY Sundarbans, the sinking islands

FLIPPED CLASSROOM Tracking plastic in the ocean

BUILDING HIGHER Geopedology – Glaciers

ROUND-UP

MAPPING YOUR MIND

MODULE 2 - BIO AND MAN-MADE CONSTRUCTIONS

Unit 1 - Landscapes

Unit 2 - Eco-architecture

Unit 3 - Building materials

REAL-LIFE SKILLS Projecting eco houses

CASE STUDY The Edge, Amsterdam

FLIPPED CLASSROOM Twenty-one sustainable home ideas

BUILDING HIGHER Geology – Classification of common rocks

MODULE 3 - SURVEYING AND DESIGN

Unit 1 - Profession and equipment

Unit 2 - Mapping

Unit 3 - Building design

REAL-LIFE SKILLS A cover letter

CASE STUDY Cliff erosion pictured from the skies

FLIPPED CLASSROOM Architectural sketches

CLIL History – James Cook, navigator and cartographer

MODULE 4 -  BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Unit 1 - Building elements

Unit 2 - Technical system

Unit 3 - Building renovation and restoration

REAL-LIFE SKILLS Understanding an energy performance certificate

CASE STUDY San Francisco’s Victorian ‘painted lady’ houses

FLIPPED CLASSROOM IoT, the future is already upon us

BUILDING HIGHER Building Construction – The Royal Palace of Venaria

MODULE 5 - PUBLIC WORKS

Unit 1 - Public transports

Unit 2 - Health, education and culture

Unit 3 - Entertainment and sport

REAL-LIFE SKILLS Assessing a school building

CASE STUDY The San Giorgio bridge, Genoa (Italy)

FLIPPED CLASSROOM The Metropolitan Museum of Arts

CLIL Literature – John Steinbeck, the voice of farmers’ migration

MODULE 6 - THE WORKPLACE

Unit 1 - Civil engineering

Unit 2 - Architecture and architects

Unit 3 - Safety in the yard

REAL-LIFE SKILLS Local wonders

CASE STUDY Saving Venice? – The MOSE system

FLIPPED CLASSROOM The future of earthquake – proof buildings

BUILDING HIGHER Land Management – Earthquakes

MODULE 7 - SETTLEMENTS

Unit 1 - The history of city planning

Unit 2 - Urbanisation

Unit 3 - The sustainable city

REAL-LIFE SKILLS How to describe a city

CASE STUDY A park will save Bangkok

FLIPPED CLASSROOM The charm of small towns

CLIL Physical Education – The Olympic Games

MODULE 8 - HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE

Unit 1 - From the beginnings to the 18th century

Unit 2 - Architecture of the 19th century

Unit 3 - The masters of modern architecture

Unit 4 - Contemporary architecture

REAL-LIFE SKILLS Describing architecture: city landmarks

CASE STUDY John Hancock Tower

FLIPPED CLASSROOM Renaissance in Florence

CLIL Mathematics – Proportions: the Golden Ratio

FURTHER MATERIAL

Film Clips

Architecture around the world

Conversion tables

2030 Agenda

Technical Glossary

ACQUISTA VERSIONE CARTACEA

2 TECHNICAL SYSTEMS ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS   Match the country to its right voltage. Surf the net to get information. 1. The UK 2. Australia 3. Canada 4. The USA 5. Italy a. 240 b. 110 c. 220 d. 120 e. 230 LED stands for Light Emitting Diode. Do you have any electrical appliances at home which can be connected to the Internet? Write a list and compare it with that of your classmates. appliances: elettrodomestici to cut off: interrompere to divert: deviare fallout: fuoriuscita high-moisture: alto livello di umidità incoming: entrante low-power: a basso consumo to mount: montare, sistemare safety: sicurezza utility company: azienda di fornitura (elettrica, gas, acqua) wiring: insieme di fili e cavi   Parts of the electrical system A home electrical system includes the incoming power lines, an electric meter or a modern digital meter (also called smart meter), service panels, wiring, electrical boxes, switches and sockets, and, of course, appliances and lights. Each room in the house needs a certain number of light points. According to recent legislation, it is necessary to replace the old incandescent bulbs with low-power or LED ones. Other electrical systems in a house may include wiring for home entertainment, such as cable television, home theatre and audio systems and wiring for home communications, such as telephones and the internet, security systems, and in the most recent houses, also wiring for home automation systems.   How the electrical system works Electricity arrives at your house from your local utility company by a power line or underground through a conduit. Generally, an electric meter, monitored by your electric utility company, is mounted where the electricity enters your house. Electricity runs through the conductor wires giving power to lights and appliances. An additional  grounding wire  can be attached to sockets and other electrical devices and also securely connected to the ground. The purpose of the grounding wire is to divert electricity from a short-circuit into the earth, preventing electric shock.   Safety measures They are required to protect the inhabitants of the building. They include circuit breakers 144 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Close-up of electrical fusebox to prevent fires by cutting off electricity, ground-fault circuit interrupters (GFCI) in high-moisture areas, such as kitchens and bathrooms, smoke alarms and gas detectors to alert occupants of a fire or gas fallout, and security systems to protect the house from potential intrusions. Electrical systems are regulated by international and local building codes. The installation must be checked when the home is finished to ensure all codes have been followed and the electrical system is safe for the people that will live in it. 

1 Answer the following questions. 1. What components make up a home electrical system? 2. What other systems may be included in a home electrical system? 3. How does electrical power get to private houses? 4. What does electricity run through? 5. What is the purpose of the grounding wiring? 6. Why are safety measures necessary? 7. What can safety measures include? 8. What is the purpose of circuit breakers? 9. What are electrical systems regulated by? 3 10. Why must electrical systems be checked when a house is finished? 2 O Find the words for these definitions in the text on the previous page. F 3. Carbonized bamboo filaments could burn for a few hours. 4. Edison Electric Light Company began manufacturing light bulbs in 1880. 2. A .................................................... is a device for opening and closing electrical circuits, usually operated manually. 5. Tungsten is still used as filaments for incandescent light bulbs today. 3. The .................................................... is the link between the external wires coming from the street and the internal electrical wires of the home s electrical system. 6. Incandescent light bulbs are very efficient. 7. There are good alternatives to incandescent light bulbs. 4. A .................................................... system includes television and video equipment designed to reproduce in the home the experience of being at the cinema. 6. A .................................................... has been used for the purpose of illumination for more than a century. T 2. Thomas Edison obtained a patent in the second half of the 19th century. .................................................... are devices that automatically record electric use, then electronically report that information to the utility company. 5. A .................................................... is a protective device specifically designed to break the circuit every time there is a difference between incoming and outgoing current. The history of the light bulb. Listen to the text and decide if the sentences below are true (T) or false (F). 1. The invention of the light bulb can be attributed to one inventor. R D W S 1. 4.4 8. It is worth replacing old light bulbs with LEDs. 4 PAIR WORK Choose one of the following issues, then ask your classmate questions, compare the answers and prepare a short speech on the chosen issue. 1. Energy saving: a. Do you have incandescent or energy-saving light bulbs at home? Explain the pros and cons. b. Do you usually turn off the electrical appliances, like TV set or computer, or keep them in stand- by mode? 2. Safety measures: a. What kind of safety measures are there in the house where you live? b. Do you have a security alarm and door locking system at your home? c. Is there a smoke and carbon monoxide or a gas detector in your home? 2   TECHNICAL SYSTEMS 145 

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