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Oct 2020
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83. the Best Way to Solve the Housing Pr...

LILIE KING
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Some cities create extra housing by building tall buildings. Other cities do this by building on wide areas of land. Which do you think is the best solution to the problem of housing? 

 

high-rise residential buildings

high-rise residential constructions

residential skyscrapers

apartment skyscrapers

 

large/extensive areas of land

 

the housing crisis

 

low-priced

parcels of land 

multi-hectare parcels

poor and working-class people

 

architects

reinforcing steel

low-income households

low-rise buildings

the affordable housing crisis

Read the sample essay here: https://www.ieltsessaybank.com/some-cities-create-extra-housing-by-building-tall-buildings/

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