1、高等院校研究生英语系列教材综合教程（上）INTEGRATED COURSEUnit 9 Affordable HousingContentStarting outReading FocusReading MorePractical TranslationFocused WritingFinal ProjectTask 1With rapid economic development in China, peoples housing conditions have been greatly improved, but house prices have also risen. Intervie
2、w some of your friends, especially those who were born before or during the 1970s, about the changes they have experienced in the cost and condition of their housing. The following are some possible topics that you may like to raise.Starting outPossible topicsLocation/ Size/ Interior decoration/ Ele
3、ctrical appliances/ Running water/ Hot water/ Showering or bathing facilities/ Indoor toilets/ Electric or gas stoves/ Refrigerators/ Central heating and/or air conditioning/ Lighting/ Telephone / Cable TV/ Internet access/ Housing costrent or ownership Starting outTask 1Task 2 FPeople have a number
4、 of different reasons for choosing a particular area to live in. Compare the benefits and shortcomings of the following locations and decide where youd like to live. You could add to the list.Starting outTask 2Task 3 Read the following paragraph and discuss with your partner what your choice would b
5、e if you were in Lao Wangs situation. Give the reasons for your choice. Starting outTask 3Lao Wang and his wife live in a 15 m2 old apartment in downtown Shanghai. The area will be redeveloped in a couple of years time. They will be given 300,000 Yuan as compensation for their apartment and can eith
6、er use the money to buy a house in the suburbs, or pay the developer 8,000 Yuan per square meter for a new 130 m2 downtown apartment which they will have to wait for five years before moving in. The Housing Crisis Goes SuburbanGlobal Understanding 1Detailed Information2Critical Thinking3Language Points4Reading FocusVocabulary in Action5
