House Prices Around the World
Introduction
House prices are different in different countries. Canada, Hong Kong, and Australia have different trends.
Main Body
In Toronto, Canada, more people are buying condos. Prices are lower now. Some companies stopped building new homes. Now, builders make bigger homes for families instead of small rooms for investors. In Hong Kong, many people want to buy homes. Prices went up by 8 percent this year. People are buying homes very fast because they are afraid prices will go higher. In Australia, the market is mixed. In Melbourne, some houses sell for a lot of money, but others do not sell. In Sydney, rich people still buy expensive houses even if loans cost more money.
Conclusion
Some places have lower prices and fewer new homes. Other places have high prices and many buyers.
Learning
🏠 The 'Comparing Things' Pattern
In the text, we see how to describe different situations in different places. To reach A2, you need to use comparative words and opposites.
1. Opposites (The Scale) Look at how the article balances information:
- Lower Higher
- Small Bigger
- Fewer Many
2. The 'Even If' Logic
- "...rich people still buy expensive houses even if loans cost more money."
- Meaning: Use "even if" when something happens despite a problem.
- Example: I walk to school even if it rains.
3. Word Shift: 'Instead of'
- "...bigger homes for families instead of small rooms for investors."
- Meaning: Stop one thing Start another thing.
- Example: I drink water instead of soda.