Mortgage crisis sees suburbs slump
Level 1
Elementary
1.
Susan McDonald is an activist,...
2. She is the president of the Franklin Reserve...
3. She moved to Franklin Reserve because of its...
4. Some of her neighbours cannot afford to...
5. Susan and her neighbours keep the...
6. These days many people don’t want to...
7. People have started...
8. Nearly twenty per cent of people’s...
... have to drive everywhere.
... household costs now go on transport.
... gardens of empty houses tidy.
... pay their rent or mortgage.
... a mother and a businesswoman.
... Neighbourhood Association.
... safe, family-friendly reputation.
... moving back to the cities.
Comprehension check
3
Match the sentence halves.
Vocabulary: Financial English
4
Complete the crossword with financial words from the article.
These websites and PDFs may help you when you need to look up specific financial terms in English.
http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/financialguide.pdf
http://handsonbanking.org/nav_elements/teachers_guide_PDF/HOB_Dictionary.pdf
http://www.ubs.com/1/e/about/bterms.html
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1. The amount of money you
have
to pay to buy something
2. Money you pay back to the
bank
when you buy a house
4. Money you pay regularly
for something
6. When something is
available
and people can buy
it, it is for...
ACROSS
3. When a bank takes away
your
house because you
can’t pay
5. Money you pay to the
owner
of a house so that you
can live there
7.
Someone who works in
a bank or other financial
organization
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