Vocabulary
advantages
disadvantages
owe
borrow
lend
robberies

Purpose
To recognize the advantages and disadvantages of homeownership.

Pre-reading activity
1. Ask learners to read the title on this page. Have them look at the illustration and make statements about the characters and what they are doing. Have them describe what they see in the apartment.

2. Have learners read the paragraph under the picture and circle any new vocabulary. Explain the difficult vocabulary before having learners answer the comprehension questions on the next page.