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? Listen to interviews with three people living in Sandstown. Who thinks the airport should stay in Sandstown? Who thinks it should move? What reasons do the people give? Read the conversations to check. c 1 2 3 Vocabulary Expressions to soften opinions and disagreements 21 5s7f7x 43 a Leona is a local radio journalist. She’s asking people in Sandstown what they think should be done about the airport. b c Leona: Excuse me, I’m Leona Cook from UPC news. Can you tell us, what do you think about Sandstown airport? Karl: Well, (1) I haven’t thought about it a lot, but I suppose it should be moved. It’s very old. I remember when it was built … 35, 40 years ago? Leona: Forty-two years. What do you think about the idea of simply extending the airport by building another terminal? Wouldn’t that be better? Karl: Well, (2) I’m not sure about that. There isn’t room, unless they build over the North Park, and I wouldn’t want that. I don’t think there are enough green spaces in the town as it is. Leona: Excuse me. Can I ask you, what’s your opinion about the airport? Where do you think it should be? Carole: I know some people think we should move it, but (3) I don’t really agree. I use the airport quite a lot, and it’s good to have the airport near the town. (4) It’s true we need a bigger airport, but the location isn’t a problem. Leona: But if they made the airport bigger, they’d have to build over the North Park, wouldn’t they? Surely that wouldn’t be a good thing? Carole: Actually, (5) I’m not so sure. I grew up near that park, and I don’t think it’s anything special, and it’s already very noisy because of all the planes. But there’s lots of lovely countryside outside the town, and we don’t want to lose that. 94 Language skills Extras Explore 7 Your environment Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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