Notes

New Homes Crisis in Kingston?

Your Task: Is to write a newspaper report about the controversies surrounding the possible brownfield sites and Greenfield sites (as discussed in class) that could potentially be used to build new homes in the Kingston area. If word processing, your report then font size 11 or 12 ought to be used.

Writing your newspaper report:
You may find the following words or phrases useful in constructing appropriate sentences

Starters Link words Conclusions Key Words
Firstly……. ……so…… In comparison with In conclusion brownfield site
Second….. ….and…. ..compared with…. In summary… greenfield site
Next…….. …..due to.. Similarly… To sum up…….. developers
In the first place….. ….also… Likewise…… Overall……….. controversial
To begin with……… …..but…….. However, ……… Finally………..
Previously……. …..as well as… In contrast………
Before……….. ….mainly…. Therefore…….
Following……… ….mostly…. ……whereas…
Later on…….. As a result of... Unfortunately…

Look to use the following sections as a guide to the paragraphs you need to write

Introduction
This needs to set the scene as to why new homes are badly needed in the Kingston area and include some basic facts about housing demand in the UK and house prices in the Kingston area.

The proposed Greenfield and Brownfield sites
Where are they located? (A map to show their location would be useful!)
What type of site are they? (Brownfield or Greenfield)
What are they being used for at present?
What are they like? (Relevant labelled photos/images could be used to show their site characteristics)

What are the controversial aspects of each site?
This is where you need to use quotes and refer to the different viewpoints and opinions of different people affected by the developments at each of the proposed sites and explain the reasons behind their differing views.

Write a Concluding paragraph
This needs to be a paragraph summing up the situation outlined in the newspaper report and how the readers of the report might respond or react to the news in the report.