Heathrow's Runway Gamble: Growth Versus Green
Grammar: contrast language
A Business English English lesson exploring business.
What's in this lesson
A Business English ESL lesson on business, practising contrast language. The worksheet has a reading, target vocabulary and discussion questions.
From the reading: Heathrow's Runway Gamble: Growth Versus Green
Heathrow handled roughly 79 million passengers in 2023, yet it still has only two runways. By comparison, Amsterdam Schiphol, with six, caps its flights by law. Heathrow wants a third runway, whereas Schiphol has been told to shrink. Both airports face the same question: how much growth can a hub accept before the climate cost becomes too high?
Vocabulary
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- from
- in
- of
- to
Discussion questions
- Do you enjoy travelling by plane?
- What makes a company's green promise believable?
- Should growth ever be limited by law?
Heathrow's Runway Gamble: Growth Versus Green
Grammar: contrast language
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