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1、高等院校研究生英语系列教材 综合教程 上 INTEGRATEDCOURSE Unit9 AffordableHousing Content StartingoutReadingFocusReadingMorePracticalTranslationFocusedWritingFinalProject Task1WithrapideconomicdevelopmentinChina people shousingconditionshavebeengreatlyimproved buthousepriceshavealsorisen Interviewsomeofyourfriends espe
2、ciallythosewhowerebornbeforeorduringthe1970s aboutthechangestheyhaveexperiencedinthecostandconditionoftheirhousing Thefollowingaresomepossibletopicsthatyoumayliketoraise Startingout PossibletopicsLocation Size Interiordecoration Electricalappliances Runningwater Hotwater Showeringorbathingfacilities
3、 Indoortoilets Electricorgasstoves Refrigerators Centralheatingand orairconditioning Lighting Telephone CableTV Internetaccess Housingcost rentorownership Startingout Task1 Task2Peoplehaveanumberofdifferentreasonsforchoosingaparticularareatolivein Comparethebenefitsandshortcomingsofthefollowinglocat
4、ionsanddecidewhereyou dliketolive Youcouldaddtothelist Startingout Task2 Task3ReadthefollowingparagraphanddiscusswithyourpartnerwhatyourchoicewouldbeifyouwereinLaoWang ssituation Givethereasonsforyourchoice Startingout Task3 LaoWangandhiswifeliveina15m2oldapartmentindowntownShanghai Theareawillbered
5、evelopedinacoupleofyear stime Theywillbegiven300 000Yuanascompensationfortheirapartmentandcaneitherusethemoneytobuyahouseinthesuburbs orpaythedeveloper8 000Yuanpersquaremeterforanew130m2downtownapartmentwhichtheywillhavetowaitforfiveyearsbeforemovingin TheHousingCrisisGoesSuburban ReadingFocus Readi
6、ngFocus GlobalUnderstanding Mainidea Para 1 Causesoftheproblem Paras 2 9 Consequencesoftheproblem Para 10 Solutionstotheproblem Paras 11 13 Summary Para 14 Mainidea Affordablehousinghasnotonlybecomeaproblemfor buthasaffected It snowaseriousproblemformorelow andmoderate incomeAmericansthan Fairfaxisa
7、nexampleforthissituation ReadingFocus GlobalUnderstanding theurbanpoor thesuburbanmiddle class taxes SocialSecurityorgasprices Causesoftheproblem A Government sattitudetowardsaffordablehousing a FromRoosevelttoNixon b Nowadays B Thestrikingmismatchbetween affordablehousing oraffordablehousingnearjob
8、s a Inthepasttwodecades muchpoorhousinghasbeen butnotallhasbeen andtherehasbeen b Manymiddleincomepeoplecannotfind neartheirplaceofwork ReadingFocus GlobalUnderstanding Americansusedtocarealotaboutit federalaidhasnotbeenincreased affordablehomes razed demolished thedemandforandthesupplyof rebuilt no
9、increase Consequencesoftheproblem A Children B Workers C Communities ReadingFocus GlobalUnderstanding can tseetheirparentssooften can tmakeendsmeet arelesscompetitive Solutionstotheproblem A Localofficials B Federalgovernment C Arealestatecrashmaynothelp ReadingFocus GlobalUnderstanding shouldgetout
10、oftheway shouldsupportnewconstructions Summary HousinginAmericatodayisnotjust butisalso ReadingFocus GlobalUnderstanding anurbanpovertyissue amiddle classquality of lifeissue Task2 Paraphrasetheunderlinedpartsofthefollowingsentences P258 ReadingFocus DetailedInformation WhenhouseholdincomesgrowbyX h
11、ousingpricesgrowby12X 2 mayriseto 110 000ayear Keys 3 hasnotonlyaffectedpeoplewithlowincomesbutalsopeoplewholiveinthesuburbs 4 havingaperiodofmisfortune 5 notpeoplewhohavereceivedfederalhousingassistance butthosewhohaven t ReadingFocus DetailedInformation 6 stopneedingwelfarepayments 7 giveanopportu
12、nitytoafamilywhichisalsoeligibleforthewelfare 8 andstudiesshowthatovercrowdedlivingconditionleadtohighercrimerates pooreracademicperformanceandpoorerhealth 9 andworkersmayhavetodrivelongdistancestoworkbecausetheycan taffordhousingcloser 10 Lastyearlessthan5 ofhousessoldfor 250 000orlesssopriceswillh
13、avetoreducealotforhousingtobeaffordableforlow incomefamilies CriticalThinking ReadingFocus StepOneReadthefollowingstatementsfromthetextanddiscusswhetherChinesepeoplehavethesameproblems Supportyourviewswithevidence Homeownershipisoftendescribedasadream butthesedaysmanyworkerswouldsettleforadecentrent
14、althatwon tbankrupttheirfamilies 2 Localofficialsrequireone acrelotsandtwo cargarages andblocklow incomeandhigh densityprojects ReadingFocus CriticalThinking 3 Thehighhousingpriceproblemhasclimbedtheincomeladderandmovedtothesuburbs 4 Familiesspendatleasthalftheirincomeonhousing manyskimponhealthcare
15、 childcareandfoodtodoso 5 Workersareenduringincreasinglylongcommutesfromlessexpensivecommunities ReadingFocus CriticalThinking StepTwoThinkabouttheroleofgovernmentinprovidingaffordablehousing Discussingroupsthefollowingstatements ReadingFocus CriticalThinking Therootofthe highhousingprice problemist
16、hestrikingmismatchbetweenthedemandforandthesupplyofaffordablehousing 2 Affordablehousinghelpsmakecommunitiescompetitive 3 Thescarcityofaffordablehousingisadeepeningnationalcrisis 1 workerscramtheirfamiliesintoovercrowdedapartments collegegraduateshavetocrashwiththeirparents andfirefighters Para 1 cram v toforcesomethingintoasmallspace把 塞入e g Jessicacrammedherclothesintothebag crash v slangtostayatsomeone shouseforthenight借宿e g Icrashedforonenightatmyfriend shousewhenIwasinChicago ReadingMore Lan
