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

FLIPPED CLASSROOM VIDEO IoT, the future is already upon us How does the Internet of Things work? IoT Simply Explained posted by SAP BEFORE WATCHING 10 Go to p. 152 and read the last paragraph (Internet of Things) again. WHILE WATCHING 11 Watch the video and decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false ones. 1. Lots of appliances at home could be connected to the Internet. 2. In 1999, the technology pioneer Kevin Ashton had clear ideas of what the IoT would become. 3. The data captured are sent to your personal computer. 4. By analysing the data, it is possible to decide the best action to take. T F 5. The IoT can be used in different production processes. T F 6. The city of Buenos Aires suffered a horrific flood in 2003. 7. The city s government decided to place sensors in the streets of the city. 8. When problems arise, the IoT helps people in charge to decide the best to do. AFTER WATCHING 12 Tick ( ) the main areas of possible uses of the Internet of Things, according to you. Surf the net to get more information. Then discuss your choices with your schoolmates. Agriculture Automobile industry Avionics Biomedical engineering Cattle breeding Cinema and television Fashion industry Food and healthy living 168 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Health care Heritage Conservation Intelligent transportation system Smart city Smart home Sport Surveillance Wearables 

BUILDING HIGHER BUILDING CONSTRUCTION THE ROYAL PALACE OF VENARIA The Royal Palace of Venaria near Turin is a spectacular Baroque residence dating from the mid-17th century. The estate consists of an 80,000 square metres palace, 60 hectares of gardens, 3,000 hectares of fenced and protected parkland and the adjacent old town. Commissioned by Carlo Emanuele II Duke of Savoy as a residence of  pleasure and hunting , the palace, gardens and surrounding park of La Mandria were designed by the architect Amedeo di Castellamonte. However, the royal residence, as we see it today, was almost entirely the work of Filippo Juvarra, who inherited the project in 1716 after Castellamonte s death. Juvarra designed some of the masterpieces of the complex such as the Gallery of Diana, the Church of St Hubert, the Great Stables and the Orangerie. 13 In 1820, the complex was transformed into military barracks and adapted for this use until 1950. Then, the complex was abandoned and fell in a state of mean degradation. After years of vandalism, in 1960, the complex of Royal Venaria was given to the care of the Authority for the Architectural Heritage of Piedmont, which began the first work of restoration in 1961. The global restoration of the complex began in 1995 and ended in 2007. The huge restoration project included the whole palace and the gardens. The Royal Palace of Venaria is considered an architectural and landscape masterpiece with some of the finest expressions of traditional Baroque. It was declared part of the World Heritage by UNESCO in 1997 and today the complex includes museums, cultural centres and exhibition spaces. Answer the following questions. Adapted from: https://www.lavenaria.it/en/ explore/reggia/history-brief Filippo Juvarra 1. What is the Royal Palace of Venaria? 2. What does the estate consist of? 3. Who was the first architect to design the complex? 4. What parts of the palace did Filippo Juvarra design? 5. What happened in 1820? 6. Who was the palace given care to in 1960? 7. What did the huge restoration project include? 8. When did the palace become a UNESCO site and what does it include today? ONLINE RESOURCES   Filippo Juvarra BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 169 

Manuale di inglese per studenti di Costruzioni, Ambiente e Territorio, con teoria, esercizi, glossario e attività interattive.

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English for the Construction Industry, the Environment and Land Management

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