京都で英会話を習うなら!四条烏丸より徒歩5分
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Topic: Abandoned Homes
Part1: Reading
[Vocabulary]
rickety: (adj.) (of a structure or piece of equipment) poorly made and likely to collapse
tax break: (n.) a tax deduction or exemption that helps individuals and businesses save money; often done by the government to incentivize a certain behaviour, such as donating to charity.
Part2: Video
[Vocabulary]
plumbing: (n.) tubes for water supply
buck: (slang, n.) dollar
take over the headache: (in this case) to become in charge of all of the stressful problems the owners would have to deal with
blight: (v.) infect with a disease; in this case, a metaphor for the neighborhood having been damaged or “cursed”
gut: (v.) remove or destroy everything inside a building
scrap metal: (n.) discarded and unwanted metal pieces, usually used for recycling
tax roll: (n.) a list of properties registered for tax payment purposes
assess at (value): (v.) evaluate to be worth a certain price
thrive: (v.) develop and succeed
Discussion Questions:
1. Is there a good use for those houses that doesn’t require them to be dismantled?
2. Do you think a tax break can fix the issue in Japan? If not, what could?
