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Reading: Let’s not worry about climate change! a) Study the advertisement printed below and collect information on the following aspects: • initiator of the campaign • possible opponents of the campaign • aim of the campaign • facts mentioned in the advertisement • language/tone used b) Comment on the logo and the slogan printed in the lower right corner. c) Give your opinion on the campaign and the advertisement. d) Do some research on the plans of the British government to expand the airports mentioned here. Present your findings to the class in the form of a PowerPoint presentation. Hello, I am the President of SPURT and I am a patriot. We in the aviation industry have had enough of hearing about the environment. When man conquered the skies, he proved his dominance over nature. But those environmentalists just won’t shut up about aviation and climate change. It’s time we took a stand for decent hard-working shareholders and told the lentil mob to “can it”. According to the World Health Organisation 150,000 people die each year due to climate change. That’s a risk we’re prepared to take. On behalf of the British aviation industry, we applaud the Government’s leader- ship in listening so boldly to our policy proposals. ✈ SPURT wholeheartedly endorses the White Paper on Aviation that will ensure British skies become Europe’s foremost flight path. We must fly more and damn the consequences. ✈ SPURT welcomes the promised second runway at Stanstead, the third runway at Heathrow, the second runway at Gatwick, the full runway at Luton, the new runway at Birmingham, the planned new runway at Edinburgh, the runway extension at Aberdeen and the growth in traffic for Bristol, Manchester and the East Midlands. And that’s just the beginning. ✈ SPURT wholeheartedly supports the Government’s refusal to be cowed into a kind of environmental tax on aviation. ✈ SPURT rejects out of hand the MORI* poll from June 2006 reporting that 73% of people would support a green tax on aviation if the proceeds were spent on the environment. ✈ SPURT calls upon Britain’s NIMBY whingers to stop complaining about flight paths, noise and air pollution and the demolition of listed buildings. Be grateful you live so close to an airport. Sod them, let’s fly! * MORI = Market & Opinion Research International, Ltd. Video: Stuff global warming. Fly today. a) Watch the video, which was also released as part of the SPURT campaign. b) Compare the information given in the video with the information mentioned in the advertisement above. c) Comment on the means used to put across the message. The environmentalists strike back In groups, plan and carry out a similar campaign targeted at reducing the use of planes as means of transport due to their negative impact on nature and their contribution to global warming. Use different media to convey your message. 3 4 1 5 23 Nur z Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Ve lags öbv