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97 Your environment 07 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS Look at the extract from an article from The Guardian . What is it about? a 35 e CBI has weighed in to the aviation debate to demand short-term measures for more airport capacity in the southeast, with a new analysis claiming to prove that one daily †ight to key emerging markets could boost trade by £1bn a year. Warning that the UK is missing out on billions of pounds in potential trade without direct air links to booming cities in Brazil, Russia and China, the CBI risks alienating residents of west London by also calling for a measure that would greatly increase disturbance on Heathrow †ight paths. Katja Hall, CBI chief policy director said: “Boosting exports is critical to our long-term growth. Our analysis shows that just one new daily †ight to the eight fastest growing economies in the world could generate as much as £1bn a year in trade. Every day we delay expanding our connections, we risk falling further behind our competitors. Firms in high-growth economies are not waiting for us to make a decision before taking their business to countries with much better †ight links.” Read the text again and answer these questions. 1 What does the CBI (Confederation of British Industry) suggest? 2 Why – according to Katja Hall – is it essential that certain measures should be taken very soon? 3 Who might oppose these plans and why? Read an extract from a website against the building of a third runway at Heathrow Airport. What is the website asking you to do? Tick (  ) the correct answer. a write to the management of the airport b write to the press c broadcast commercials d organise a demonstration b 36 http://www.heathrowairportexpansion.com A third runway would  demolish at least 700 homes including the entire village of Sipson.  mean that climate change targets for UK aviation to reduce its CO2 emissions will not be met.  pose the risk of air pollution levels above EU limits as set out in the air quality directive. More than 700,000 people are already impacted by noise from Heathrow, and no airport in Europe comes even close to matching the noise footprint of Heathrow. What can you do to help? Write to the government Become a member of an environmental group Contact TV broadcasters Email your MP Join demonstrations and meetings Send your letters to the press Explore writing: A letter to the editor Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv