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

98 Your environment 07 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS Read the two texts again and make notes of the pros and cons of a third runway at Heathrow. Add your own ideas. 37 Pro: Con: increased airport capacity for daily flights to emerging markets more people in the area affected by airplane emissions and noise pollution You have decided to write a letter to the editor of The Guardian stating your point of view on the Heathrow Airport expansion. Answer the following questions. Use the notes you made in 37 to help you. 1 What do you think about the expansion of Heathrow Airport? Should it be carried out? 2 What two or three main points would you like to include in your letter? 3 What reasons can you give for your opinion? What arguments can you use to prove your points? 4 What do you think should happen next? Are there any alternatives? a 38 Write your letter/email (180–200 words). You should: address your letter to the editor by name if you know it or simply ‘To the editor (of …)’. state the issue you are writing about. explain why the issue is important. give reasons for your opinion. b Remember to use linking expressions from p. 91 in your text. The following expressions might also be useful: Have you read an article recently that you find interesting, controversial or wrong? Write a letter to the editor (200–220 words) about it. Bring your letter to the next lesson together with the article in question. 39 end your letter by saying what should be done next. keep your letter short and to the point. always sign your full name. Introducing a topic: With reference to (your article of …), … I would like to …/ I am writing to … I read the article about … with great interest and …/ According to … Stating an opinion: In my opinion …/ In my view … From my point of view it seems that …/ Personally, I think that … I think it’s (not) fair to say that … Listing arguments: The first / second /main point I would like to make is … The main reason for this is …/ It is obvious that … Making suggestions: What is needed is … We /The government should … Drawing conclusions: As a result / consequence …/To sum up, … In short, …/ In conclusion, then, it is clear that … Taking all these points into consideration, … Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv