25 Expand your vocabulary: Inadequate housing Complete the sentences using expressions from p. 54, ex. 36 in your coursebook. LANGUAGE 10 Complete this extract from the podcast “Living in a landmark” (see coursebook, p. 55). “… But the hotel’s grandeur was short-lived. Despite its beauty and luxury, the Grand Hotel (1) to attract enough guests and soon closed. Then came the Mozambican Civil War, which left a (2) on the building. It was repurposed as a military base and later used as a prison for political (3) . When the conflict ended, it became a refugee (4) for displaced people, its once-luxurious rooms turning into makeshift homes. The hotel’s (5) began to deteriorate. Fast forward to today and the Grand Hotel Beira tells a very different story. The once-luxurious hotel is now home to over 3,500 (6) . With its crumbling walls and graffiti-covered surfaces, the building has become a vertical (7) . Residents live in makeshift rooms without running water or electricity, struggling in (8) conditions. Despite these hardships, the people of the Grand Hotel have built a strong and resilient (9) . Many have been living there for (10) and are now raising families in the very place they once arrived as children. Like so many around the world, they hold on to hope – for a safer, more stable future for their descendants and the generations to come.” LISTENING 11 08 The problems people without a proper home have to face are interconnected in many different ways. Here are some disturbing examples: Slums generally have (1) , which causes household waste to pollute the water supplies. This leads to a (2) for drinking or cooking. There is (3) available to help people who fall ill. This results in a dangerous (4) , with more and more people getting sick as infected people can’t be isolated from the general population. This is especially problematic for the young, who are particularly vulnerable, and contributes to a (5) . Due to the lack of jobs, there is a (6) rate among inhabitants. This is the main reason for the appalling level of (7) , which some try to escape from by turning to a life of crime. The result is a (8) that further endangers the life of everyone in the area. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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