A1 Level – Elementary
1. Is it hard to find a cheap place to live?
2. What is a very high rent?
3. Do you know someone without a home?
4. What is a safe shelter?
5. Do you think many people need help?
6. What is a long line for a house?
7. Do you worry about paying rent?
8. What is a busy city?
9. Do you think the government should build more homes?
10. What is a clear plan?
11. Do you see empty houses in your city?
12. What is a basic need?
13. Do you think the problem will get worse?
14. What are three things that cause high rent?
15. Do you think everyone deserves a home?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What is the difference between poverty and a housing crisis?
2. Why are the prices of houses rising so quickly?
3. What are the good things and bad things about living very far from your job?
4. How can people save money to afford a home?
5. Should the government stop foreigners from buying too many local houses?
6. Why is a stable home important for a child’s education?
7. Do you think there are enough empty homes to solve the problem?
8. What is the purpose of rent control laws?
9. How does the lack of affordable homes affect the economy?
10. What is the difference between a high price and a fair price?
11. Do you think the housing crisis makes people leave big cities?
12. What are the problems when many people compete for one small apartment?
13. When is the best time for the government to act on this problem?
14. What are two things that help reduce homelessness?
15. How does the housing crisis affect young people starting their lives?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What are the simple ways to politely ask for a lower rent from a landlord?
2. How does the housing crisis affect the decision to work remotely?
3. Should the government use taxes to fund cheap social housing projects?
4. What is the difference between a short-term solution and a long-term plan?
5. Do you believe that the housing crisis is the most important problem now?
6. What are the challenges of building new houses quickly in a city?
7. How does focusing on speed affect the quality of new affordable homes?
8. What is the idea of “land banking”?
9. Is it fair when a person’s income does not cover the basic cost of rent?
10. How does the lack of stable housing affect a person’s ability to find a job?
11. What are the basic steps citizens can take to help homeless people?
12. What is the value of turning unused office buildings into apartments?
13. Should the news talk more about the solutions, not just the problem?
14. What are the simple reasons why building new houses is so slow?
15. How does the history of city growth lead to today’s housing problems?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What are the simple social problems caused by people having to share small homes?
2. What are the ethical issues when companies buy entire neighborhoods?
3. How does constant social media showing of expensive renovations affect homeowners?
4. Should landlords be legally required to prove they need to raise the rent?
5. How does the uncertainty of the housing market affect long-term planning?
6. Who is responsible for providing resources to people facing eviction?
7. What is your simple view on the practice of banning short-term rentals (like Airbnb) in cities?
8. What is the role of large construction firms in solving the crisis?
9. How does the problem of high housing cost affect the local job market?
10. What are the clear problems with allowing houses to remain empty for years?
11. What are the legal differences between a tenant’s rights and a landlord’s rights?
12. Do you think the main purpose of housing should be social good, not profit?
13. What steps can community groups take to create local housing support?
14. How does the lack of housing stability affect a person’s ability to save money?
15. What are the simple psychological effects of knowing you might lose your home?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Is it fair that low-income people must spend most of their money on rent?
2. What is the moral duty of wealthy people to help solve the housing crisis?
3. How do large financial decisions cause problems in the housing market?
4. When should the government consider mandatory limits on the profit from renting?
5. What are the simple ethical problems of inheriting a large property portfolio?
6. How does focusing on quick financial gain affect the need for long-term community planning?
7. Discuss the effects of high housing costs on the total economy of a nation.
8. How should city leaders use empty buildings to quickly provide homes?
9. What is the idea of “the right to the city”?
10. What are the long-term social effects when a whole generation is forced to rent?
11. What are the clear difficulties when courts try to decide if a rent increase is legal?
12. How does the desire for ownership affect the need for rental stability?
13. Do you think the most important thing is political will to change the system?
14. What are the simple moral rules a person should follow when they benefit from high house prices?
15. Should the government set a clear national goal for the number of new affordable homes built each year?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What is the true difference between a market failure and a systemic social failure?
2. Should we eliminate the system that allows for massive housing wealth accumulation?
3. How does the idea of community change when people cannot afford to live near their jobs?
4. What laws are needed to prevent major corporate speculation in the housing market?
5. How do historical views of land distribution affect modern inequality?
6. How can a society ensure that housing is always a right, not a commodity?
7. Do you think taxing empty homes heavily would fix the crisis quickly?
8. What simple rules should guide building new affordable housing in rich areas?
9. How can we stop the problem of using the crisis for political gain?
10. What did old thinkers say about basic shelter and a just society?
11. What will happen to the need for human jobs if we fully automate house construction?
12. How do people use the idea of “investing” to avoid discussing housing scarcity?
13. How does the experience of a housing crisis change a person’s view of capitalism?
14. What is the power of a group to demand a national emergency be called?
15. If scientists could create cheap, sustainable materials for all housing, what would happen?
