Debatte: Autofreie Innenstadt
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B2.1 · 8 of 37
Hören: Eine Debatte
Lesson · 3 rules · about 3 min
Folge einer lebhaften Radiodebatte und behalte im Blick, wer was will, wer widerspricht und wo sich beide Seiten am Ende treffen.
- 1Befürworter / Gegner / Moderator: drei Stimmen, drei Stichwörter
- 2Signale für wiedergegebene Aussagen
- 3Eröffnung / Einwand / Kompromiss / Bilanz
Why this matters
Eine Radiodebatte über eine autofreie Innenstadt, etwa vier Minuten lang, und du hörst sie einmal. Es sprechen eine Moderatorin, eine Aktivistin (Frau Keller) und ein Sprecher des Einzelhandels (Herr Brandt). Einer solchen Debatte folgen, ob im Radio, im Stadtrat oder beim Abendessen, heißt: verfolgen, wer was vertritt, wohin sich jede Seite bewegt und worauf man sich am Ende einigt. Frau Keller beginnt mit einer Forderung (dass der Bereich innerhalb des Rings gesperrt wird) und mit Belegen aus anderen Städten. Herr Brandt widerspricht mit den Kunden, die vom Land kommen. Sie antwortet mit einer Umfrage (nur ein Viertel der Kunden kommt mit dem Auto). Er besteht auf der Reihenfolge der Schritte (zuerst den öffentlichen Verkehr ausbauen). Sie schlägt einen Kompromiss vor (mit einzelnen Straßen zu beginnen). Notier jede Seite mit Namen und halte pro Schritt ein Stichwort fest. Achte am Ende auf die Zusammenfassung der Moderatorin: Nach dem Satz mit „einig / uneinig“ wird immer gefragt.
Translation
Moderator: Good evening and welcome to our debate. Today the question is whether the centre of Neustadt should become car-free. With me are Ms Keller from the association Liveable City and Mr Brandt from the retail association. Ms Keller, you begin. Ms Keller: Thank you. For years we have been demanding that the area inside the ring road be closed to private car traffic. The air would be much cleaner, the streets safer, and people would finally have space again. Cities such as Ghent or Pontevedra show that it works: there the number of accidents has fallen sharply, and the shops report more customers, not fewer. Mr Brandt: I have to disagree. What works in Ghent cannot simply be transferred. A large part of our customers come from the countryside, and for them there is no good rail connection. If you take away their access, they drive to the shopping centre on the edge of town. Many small shops could not survive that. Ms Keller: I hear that argument often, but the figures say something else. A survey in our pedestrian zone found that only a quarter of customers come by car. Most come on foot, by bike or by bus. Mr Brandt: But a quarter is exactly the part that does the big shopping. And I am not saying nothing should change. One would first have to expand public transport – more buses, longer running times in the evening – and only then talk about closures. Moderator: Ms Keller, would that be a compromise? Ms Keller: Not in that order. If we wait until public transport is perfect, nothing ever happens. We propose starting with individual streets and supporting retailers financially while doing so. Mr Brandt: I could live with a transition phase and real support. But not with a closure from one day to the next. Moderator: Then let me sum up: both sides agree that public transport must improve and that a solution should come step by step. You remain divided over when the first street will be closed. Many thanks to you both.
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