housing and dwelling.pptVIP

Subtopic 1 Why are there more and more high-rise buildings in cities? Urbanization Limited land resources Subtopic 1 Group discussion: Do you like to live in a high-rise apartment building? Benefits Take up less space House hundreds of families under one roof Add striking beauty to the city Problems More dangerous in fire and earthquake Very inconvenient in case of water and power are in short supply Subtopic 2 Debate: Better to rent or to buy? Useful expressions transaction costs 交易费 monthly mortgage payment 月供费 monthly rent 月租金 mortgage slave 房奴 property-tax payments 房产税 depreciation costs 折