This week we have been studying vocabulary on flats and houses. Listen to the following extract and fill in the gaps. Please, correct your answers! The answer key is part of one of the comments.
U.K. house prices are (1) ___________________ that a third of British people will never buy their own home. A report from the Halifax Bank said home ownership and getting on the (2) ___________________ ladder was no longer an achievable (3) ___________________ many Britons. A (4)___________________ of twentysomethings have no plans to buy. The report suggested the desire to own a home is being replaced by the (5) ___________________to live in one. It added: "It seems that people are now beginning to accept a lifetime of (6) ___________________." Britain's Office for (7) ___________________ said U.K. house prices rose by 10.5% last year, with London prices (8) ___________________ by 18%. It said there were "runaway train" house prices. The (9) ___________________ was valued at $425,000 nationwide and at $610,000 in London. The report (10) ___________________of possible long-term social problems because of the haves and have-nots. It said without (11) ___________________, "the market will (12) ___________________to a standstill ". If this happens, prices will come down.
1. so high 2. property 3. goal for 4. fifth 5. idea to simple 6. renting 7. national statistics 8. going up 9. average 10. 11. first time buyers 12. come
1. so high 2. property 3. goal for 4. fifth 5. idea to simply 6. renting 7. national stadistics 8. going up 9. average 10. born 11. first time 12. come
Hi Maria, I have understood this: 1 so high 2 property 3 goal for 4 fifth 5 idea to simple 6 renting 7 national statistics 8 going up 9 average 10 won 11 first time buyers 12 come
1. so high 2. property 3. goal for 4. fifth 5. idea 6. renting 7. National Statistics 8. going up 9. average house 10. warned 11. first-time buyers 12. come
Most of you have failed the word "warn". In this context it means to notify, report.
6 comments:
1. so high
2. property
3. goal for
4. fifth
5. idea to simple
6. renting
7. national statistics
8. going up
9. average
10.
11. first time buyers
12. come
Hello María:
I write my answers.
1. so high
2. property
3. goal for
4. fifth
5. idea to simply
6. renting
7. national stadistics
8. going up
9. average
10. born
11. first time
12. come
Hi Maria, I have understood this:
1 so high 2 property 3 goal for 4 fifth 5 idea to simple 6 renting 7 national statistics 8 going up 9 average 10 won 11 first time buyers 12 come
Hi Maria, My answers are:
1. so hight
2. property
5. idea to simply
6. renting
7. national stadistic
8. is going up
10. won
11. first time
12. come
Well done, everybody!!!
This is the answer key:
1. so high
2. property
3. goal for
4. fifth
5. idea
6. renting
7. National Statistics
8. going up
9. average house
10. warned
11. first-time buyers
12. come
Most of you have failed the word "warn". In this context it means to notify, report.
1 so high
2 property
3 goal for
4 a fifth
5 idea
6 renting
7 national stadistics
8 going up
9
10 wanted
11 first time
12 come
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