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

vocabulary 1 What kind of public work is it? 1. ........................................................................................... 2 5. ........................................................................................... 6. .......................................................................................... What part of a public building do these images represent? 7. ........................................................................................... 4 3. .......................................................................................... Write the name of the different kinds of bridge. 4. ........................................................................................... 3 2. ........................................................................................... 8. ........................................................................................... 9. .......................................................................................... What kind of public building is it? 10. ........................................................................................ 202 PUBLIC WORKS 11. ........................................................................................ 12. ....................................................................................... 

vocabulary 5 Below you can find a number of important words you have found in this Module. Use some to fill in the blanks. There are three extra words you do not need to use. achievement   architecture   asphalt   bridge   buildings   city   continuous arch   design   earth-moving machines   escalator   foundations   investments   lift   runways   shape   size   tank   technology   wood 1. Huge ........................................... ........................................... must be used to create solid ........................................... for the road to be built. 2. The most common materials used for paving roads are ........................................... and concrete. 3. Engineers must consider the distance to be spanned and the types of materials available, before determining the ........................................... and the ........................................... of a bridge. 4. The basic geometry of the tunnel is a ........................................... ............................................ 5. When designing a railway station, some features, such as platforms, restrooms, ........................................... and ........................................... and the problem of accessibility need special attention. 6. An airport consists of buildings and ........................................... for airplanes. 6 7. School ........................................... has been widely recognized as a factor in creating a good learning environment that strongly affects students  ........................................... as well as teachers  satisfaction. 8. Some movements within modern ........................................... particularly emphasize the importance of matching ........................................... to their surroundings. 9. New performing arts centres appeared in the last decades of the 20th century as a means of generating new ........................................... and increasing economic activity and therefore as a means for revitalizing parts of a ............................................ 10. Advancements in LED ........................................... have granted theatres more creativity through video and even the simple use of light. Put the following technical words in the right column. bird-radar   bitumen   boarding gates   cantilever   de-icing system   earthwork   emergency station   gradient   information desk   junction   operating theatres   patient rooms   portal   reinforced concrete   soft-ground   structural steel   terminus   ticket counter Roads 7 Bridges Tunnels Railway stations Hospitals Airports Match the word or expression to the related public building. 1. exhibition a. stadium 2. convertible audience floor b. school 3. football pitch c. swimming pool 4. sanitation d. performing art centre 5. good acoustics e. airport 6. fleet f. museum PUBLIC WORKS 203 

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

Landmarks

English for the Construction Industry, the Environment and Land Management

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