This week the ‘Thinking in English’ Community is talking about housing and the housing crisis!
Having a comfortable place to live is important to everyone, but finding a suitable home can be difficult, especially in expensive cities. Should we rent or buy? Why are housing prices so high in some places? And what can governments do to help people find affordable homes?
In a recent episode of Thinking in English, we explored Spain’s housing crisis and the challenges people face when trying to find somewhere to live. In this conversation club, we’ll discuss our ideal homes, the advantages of renting and buying, and the difficulties young people face when looking for housing in our countries.
Here are 10 conversation questions to get you talking about homes and the housing crisis!
The Thinking in English Conversation Club takes place every TUESDAY and THURSDAY at 12pm, 18pm, and 23pm UK time!
You can find more details on how to participate here!
Conversation Questions:
- If you could change one thing about your home, what would it be?
- What is the most important thing for you when choosing a place to live?
- What would your ideal home look like?
- Have you ever rented a home? What was the experience like?
- What do you think are the advantages of renting rather than buying?
- What do you think are the advantages of owning your own home?
- Do you think it is easy or difficult for young people to find a good home in your country?
- Why do you think some cities are so expensive to live in?
- What do you think a government or local community could do to help people who cannot afford suitable housing?
- Make your own questions!
Vocabulary
- Ideal home (n): The perfect home for someone, based on their needs and preferences.
- Location (n): The place where a home or building is situated.
- Rent (v): To pay money to use a property that belongs to someone else.
- Landlord (n): A person who owns a property and rents it to others.
- Own (v): To have something as your property.
- Advantages (n): The positive aspects or benefits of something.
- Afford (v): To have enough money to pay for something.
- Housing (n): Houses, flats, and other places where people live.
- Cost of living (n): The amount of money needed for basic expenses such as housing, food, and transport.
- Suitable (adj): Right or appropriate for a particular person or purpose.
- Community (n): People who live in the same area or share common interests.
- Government (n): The group of people who manage and make decisions for a country or region.
- Property (n): A building or piece of land that someone owns.
Resources
Conversation Club Times
12:00 Conversation Club Around The World
- London, United Kingdom Tue/Thur at 12:00 GMT
- Mexico City, Mexico Tue/Thur at 06:00 CST
- Bogota, Colombia Tue/Thur at 07:00 COT
- Santiago, Chile Tue/Thur at 09:00 CLST
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tue/Thur at 09:00 BRT
- Rome, Italy Tue/Thur at 13:00 CET
- Warsaw, Poland Tue/Thur at 13:00 CET
- Istanbul, Turkey Tue/Thur at 15:00 EEST
- Taipei, Taiwan Tue/Thur at 20:00 CST
- Tokyo, Japan Tue/Thur at 21:00 JST
18:00 Conversation Club Around The World
- London, United Kingdom Tue/Thur at 18:00 GMT
- Mexico City, Mexico Tue/Thur at 12:00 CST
- Bogota, Colombia Tue/Thur at 13:00 COT
- Santiago, Chile Tue/Thur at 15:00 CLST
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tue/Thur at 15:00 BRT
- Rome, Italy Tue/Thur at 19:00 CET
- Warsaw, Poland Tue/Thur at 19:00 CET
- Istanbul, Turkey Tue/Thur at 21:00 EEST
- Taipei, Taiwan Wed/Fri at 02:00 CST
- Tokyo, Japan Wed/Fri at 03:00 JST
23:00 Conversation Club Around The World
- London, United Kingdom Tue/Thur at 23:00 GMT
- Mexico City, Mexico Tue/Thur at 17:00 CST
- Bogota, Colombia Tue/Thur at 18:00 COT
- Santiago, Chile Tue/Thur at 20:00 CLST
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tue/Thur at 20:00 BRT
- Rome, Italy Wed/Fri at 01:00 CET
- Warsaw, Poland Wed/Fri at 01:00 CET
- Istanbul, Turkey Wed/Fri at 02:00 EEST
- Taipei, Taiwan Wed/Fri at 07:00 CST
- Tokyo, Japan Wed/Fri at 08:00 JST
Model Answers & Vocabulary
To help you prepare for the Thinking in English conversation club this week, I have created vocabulary lists and some model answers.
The model answers are split into intermediate, upper-intermediate, and advanced level responses. Hopefully this will give you an idea on the differences in quality between intermediate and advanced responses, and perhaps inspire your own answers to these questions!
B1 (Intermediate)
Model Answers
Vocabulary
B2 (Upper Intermediate)
Model Answers
Vocabulary
C1 (Advanced Level)
Model Answers
Vocabulary
See you all at this week’s conversation club!
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