Millions of workers live with parents(N.America)
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Almost two million young workers in the U.K. have to live with their parents because they cannot buy a house or rent a room. Newspapers in Britain call them the "clipped wing generation" because they are like birds who have had their wings cut. House prices in the U.K. are now so high that many young people cannot afford to buy one. This means a quarter of young adults have to live with their parents or grandparents. A poll found that 48 per cent of the people said the biggest problem was housing costs. Britain has a long history of young people moving away from the family home when they start working. Rising house prices are now making this more and more difficult to do.
A 32-year-old woman said she has been saving money for over ten years to pay the deposit for a new apartment. She said it was very difficult because the more she saves, the more house prices go up. She is worried about the future if she can't buy her own home. She told reporters why she didn't want to leave the family home and rent, saying: "If I move out now, the reality is I'll be stuck paying expensive rents for the rest of my life….The thought that I'm going to be living like a teenager into my late 30s or even 40s is really disheartening." A charity for homeless people said Britain's government needed to build more homes and sell them at a price that is low enough for younger people.
1. TRUE / FALSE:Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
a.Around three million young British workers live with their parents.T / F
b.A newspaper said the workers were like birds with shortened wings.T / F
c.Around 25% of young British adults live with parents or grandparents.T / F
d.Young British people have recently begun living apart from parents.T / F
e.The article mentioned a woman who has been saving for 32 years.T / F
f.A woman said she is worried about her future if she can't buy a house.T / F
g.The woman doesn't want to live like a teenager at the age of 40.T / F
h.A charity said it would build more houses for young people.T / F
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1.How many young workers cannot afford to buy a house?
2.Who called the young people the "clipped wing generation"?
3.What percentage of young people live with parents or grandparents?
4.What did nearly 50% of people say was the biggest problem?
5.What do young British people have a long history of?
6.For how long has a young British woman been saving?
7.What happens to house prices the more the woman saves?
8.What might the woman have to do for the rest of her life?
9.What does the woman not want to feel like?
10.Who said Britain's government should build more homes?
答案
TRUE / FALSE
a F b T c T d F e F f T g T h F
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1.Almost two million
2.A newspaper
3.25%
4.Housing costs
5.Leaving the family home
6.Ten years
7.They go up
8.Pay expensive rent
9.A teenager
10.A charity
