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 Write the correct caption under each picture. bricks   concrete   dry-stone wall   flood   paint   soil   tensile structure   thatch   timber 86 1. ........................................................................................... 2. ........................................................................................... 3. .......................................................................................... 4. ........................................................................................... 5. ........................................................................................... 6. .......................................................................................... 7. ........................................................................................... 8. ........................................................................................... 9. .......................................................................................... BIO AND MAN-MADE CONSTRUCTIONS 

vocabulary 2 3 Match each word with its definition. 1. ecosystem a. Part of the Earth surface that can be seen at one time from one place. 2. raw b. Mountains, hills, plains and highlands, lakes, streams, soils and natural vegetation. 3. soil c. Everything that exists in a particular environment. 4. landscape d. The upper layer of earth that may be dug and in which plants grow. 5. damage e. Involving methods that do not completely use up or destroy natural resources. 6. construction site f. In its natural state, not processed or purified. 7. sustainable g. Where something is being built. 8. landforms h. Bad or harmful effects on something. View of London from the Shard Find the correct word(s) for these definitions. 1. As found in nature and not involving anything made or done by people. .............................................................................. 4 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 ................................................................ ................................................................ consists of three phases: pre-building, building and post-building. 5. ................................................................ ................................................................ 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 2.11 Listen to this short extract from Wikipedia about one of the skyscrapers 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 BIO AND MAN-MADE CONSTRUCTIONS 87 

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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