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 ancient building is it? 1. ........................................................................................... 2 5. ........................................................................................... 6. .......................................................................................... These buildings have well-known architectural features. What school or movement do they belong to? 7. ........................................................................................... 4 3. .......................................................................................... What architectural style are these buildings? 4. ........................................................................................... 3 2. ........................................................................................... 8. ........................................................................................... 9. .......................................................................................... Write the name of these famous buildings and the architects who designed them below each picture. 10. ........................................................................................ 330 HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE 11. ........................................................................................ 12. ....................................................................................... 

vocabulary 5 These are a few important words you have met in this Module. Use some to fill in the blanks. Unit 1   aisle   arches   basilica   church   columns   curves   dome   gardens   harmony   proportions   revival   stained glass   strength   sun-dried bricks   temples   villa   walls Unit 2   authorities   cladding   development   form   function   fusion   glass   iron   machine   masonry   multi-storey   ornamentation   principle   style   skyscraper   steel-frame Unit 3   construction   concrete   design   details   elimination   fa ade   geometrical   horizontal   lines   natural   needs   organic   simplification   site   spiral Unit 4   angles   comfort   infrastructure   green roof   high tech   lighting   materials   passive   rectilinear   re-use   rounded   sunshield   technology   titanium   ventilation 1. The Romans built many impressive public 9. Wright practised what is known as buildings during the Imperial period, such as  ................................................................... architecture , the ................................................................... of Massenzio in architecture characterized by the use of Rome. ................................................................... materials such 2. The first buildings in Egypt were made of .................................................................... 3. Almost all Romanesque churches had low wide ..................................................................., thick as wood, stone or other native materials, according to the ................................................................... of the building. 10. Gropius created innovative ................................................................... and heavy ................................................................... that supports. borrowed materials and methods of 4. The principal Renaissance building types were the church, the palazzo and the .................................................................... 5. Many Baroque architects were appointed to design the great ..................................................................., plazas and courtyards of Italy. 6. One of the distinguishing features of the Chicago School is the use of ................................................................... building with ................................................................... from modern technology. 11. Le Corbusier was the first architect to make a studied use of reinforced .................................................................... 12. Gehry is known for his choice of unusual ................................................................... as well as his architectural philosophy. 13. The Gherkin has an energy-saving masonry ................................................................... to make it system which allows the air to enter fireproof. for ................................................................... cooling and 7. Art Nouveau promoted a more widespread adoption of  beautiful  then expels it when it warms and rises. 14. Piano established ................................................................... design; it did not diminish the value of as a starting point for his designs. the ................................................................... or mass- However, his architecture involves production. concern for the user s 8. The Modernist movement was present in ................................................................... and needs. all forms of artistic expression. In strictly 15. Zaha Hadid is famous for her futuristic architectural terms, the tendency was architecture characterized by curving towards the ................................................................... ................................................................... and sharp of all arts into one. .................................................................... HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE 331 

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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