English Unlimited HTL 3, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

94 Your environment 07 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS Ask and answer the questions. 1 Are there any airports near your hometown? 2 Are there any plans to make them bigger or to build new ones? 3 What do you think are the advantages of living near an airport? What are the disadvantages? Read the information. Match the photos 1–3 with the places A–C on the map. READING 22 a 23 It’s clear that this area of the country needs a bigger airport. e present airport, very near Sandstown, is extremely important for business and for local tourism, but everyone agrees that it’s too small. It gets thousands of passengers every day, both from other cities in the country and from abroad, and this number will probably increase by at least y percent in the next ve years. Some people think the best solution to this problem would be to make the airport bigger by adding a new terminal. Others believe that Sandstown Airport should be closed, and a new airport built further away from the town. ere are two possible locations for a new airport: near the village of Sibley on the coast, or on the road going through the Nature Reserve. Department of Transport ocials are coming to meet local people and to hear their opinions … 1 3 2 Read the information again and then answer the questions together. 1 What’s the problem with the airport now? 2 There are three possible solutions to the problem. What are they? 3 What are the good and bad points of each solution? You’re going to have a meeting to talk about the airport. Work in four groups. Group A, you live in Sandstown, near the airport. Look at the role card on p. 138. Group B, you live in Sibley. Look at the role card on p. 140. Group C, you work at the Nature Reserve. Look at the role card on p. 145. Group D, you work for the government, at the Department of Transport. Look at the role card on p. 150. Follow the instructions on your card. Get into groups of four, with one person from each of the groups A–D. Student D, start the meeting. When you finish your meeting, go back to your original group. Groups A, B, C, how was your meeting? What do you think the government will decide? Group D, what did you think about the arguments you heard? Decide where the airport should be and why. Listen to group D’s decision. Do you think it’s the right decision? Why? /Why not? b SPEAKING 24 25 a 26 b Having a debate Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv