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Be There 
Worksheet
Choose one of the following scenarios:
- Over the last month you have noticed that the traffic in your neighbourhood has grown increasingly worse, so much so that, at junctions where you could once easily cross, you now have to wait for up to ten minutes to get to the other side.
When you investigate the problem, you discover that it is due to the fact the council has removed a traffic light on the road.
Write a letter to your local newspaper, asking for the reinstatement of the traffic light.
- The government has announced that a major motorway is going to be built near your town. Some residents think the motorway is a good idea because it will generate income for the community.
Up until now, the town has been hard to get to because it is along a narrow winding country road. A motorway would mean that there would be easy drive-by access. More tourists would visit and more people would buy products from the town's businesses.
However, many residents are protesting at the construction of the motorway. The motorway would cut through a large area of grassland, where several species of birds nest.
Choose one of the following roles and write a letter to your local newspaper, identifying reasons why you either support or protest at the motorway:
- Lorry driver
- Working mum who takes the bus to the next town to buy bulk foods
- Environmental activist
- Farmer
- Senior citizen who must drive to get out and about
- 16 year old whose friends live in the next town
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