Lesson 33 The housing situation in

China

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Talk about housing in ChinaTalk about housing in China

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Helpful words and expressions

real estate房地产

high-rise buildings高层建筑

affordable houses经济适用房

mortgage抵押贷款

realtor房地产经纪人

house prices房价

developers开发商

rent租金

house lease租房契约

bungalow平房

villa别墅

housing sales房产销售

spacious宽敞的

bright明亮的

yard院子

roomy宽敞的

Questions for discussion

• 1. Which city would you like to live in in China?

Questions for discussion

• 2. What do you think of the housing situation in China?

Questions for discussion

• 3. What do you think we can do to improve China’s housing condition?

Words for the listening

share 合用，共用

electrical power 电力

living conditions 住房条件

squeeze people into 将人塞进

freedom自由

private developers 私人开发者

regulate管制，控制

break promises 食言，不守诺言

construction workers建筑工人

Questions asked• Do you think the housing situation has generally

improved for most Chinese?• How do you predict housing will change in the

future?• Do you think it will continue to improve for most

people?• What future problems do you foresee which might

be quite challenging?• How do you feel about neighborhoods? Do you

think that people are still as friendly to each other as they used to be?

constructionconstruction Construction is everywhere now.Construction is everywhere now.

private housingprivate housing People are buying private housing.People are buying private housing.

building building standardsstandards

We should have stricter building We should have stricter building standards.standards.

improveimprove We will see improved housing for We will see improved housing for people.people.

More expressions

taller and taller and tallertaller

Buildings are getting taller and taller.Buildings are getting taller and taller.

designdesign This building is designed by a famous This building is designed by a famous architect.architect.

living living conditionsconditions

Living conditions are getting better each Living conditions are getting better each year.year.

optimisticoptimistic I’m optimistic about our country’s I’m optimistic about our country’s future.future.

Discussion Questions

• 1. How has the housing situation in your city changed in recent years?

Discussion Questions

• 2. Are there any housing problem in your city?

Discussion Questions

• 3. What measures can be taken to solve the housing problems?

Assignment

• What do you think of housing in China?

• Do you think it can be improved? How?