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C1 – Global Housing Crisis

housing crisis lesson

In this C1 advanced lesson, students explore the growing challenges of housing affordability worldwide through two thought-provoking Instagram videos. They’ll analyze a chart comparing affordability in major cities, debate key issues like income inequality, and share experiences from their own cities or places they’ve visited. With targeted vocabulary practice and creative group activities, students will also work together to propose realistic solutions to this global issue.

Links: Video 1 and Video 2

TypeLevelVocabularyLesson time
Regular LessonC1 / Advanced12 words60-80 min

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Vocabulary

  • Disposable income
  • Remainder
  • Deposit
  • Median
  • Skew the average
  • Out of reach
  • Wage
  • Alternate future
  • Public housing
  • Scattered around
  • Seismic shift
  • Housing levy

Contents

  • Lead-in
  • Chart
  • Vocabulary match 1
  • Video 1
  • Comprehension
  • Vocabulary match 2
  • Video 2
  • Discussion
  • Quote
  • Vocabulary practice
  • Questions
  • Report