Close-up p 68. Housing: How did we get there? Extra Spoken Mediation

A friend of yours from England has just come across these pictures of Spain on Instagram. He shares them with you and asks you some questions about them. You decide to send your friend a recorded message with an explanation of 3 minutes.

 

• What are some of the housing problems that exist in your country?
• What is the government doing to try to solve these problems?
• In cities in your country, are there many people who do not have a place to live? (homeless people)
• Where do they sleep?
• Do you think the prices of homes in your country are too expensive for the average person?
• What are some of the reasons why the prices are so high?
• What is the government doing about this problem?
• What can the government do about this problem?
• Do you think the government should help low-income people buy a home? [Why? How?/Why not?]
• Do you think the government should supply low-cost housing for those people who have low incomes?