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Millions of workers live with parents

Almost two million young workers in the U.K. have to live with their parents because they cannot buy a house or rent a room. Newspapers in Britain call them the "clipped wing generation" because they are like birds who have had their wings cut. House prices in the U.K. are now so high that many young people cannot afford to buy one. This means a quarter of young adults have to live with their parents or grandparents. A poll found that 48 per cent of the people said the biggest problem was housing costs. Britain has a long history of young people moving away from the family home when they start working. Rising house prices are now making this more and more difficult to do.

A 32-year-old woman said she has been saving money for over ten years to pay the deposit for a new apartment. She said it was very difficult because the more she saves, the more house prices go up. She is worried about the future if she can't buy her own home. She told reporters why she didn't want to leave the family home and rent, saying: "If I move out now, the reality is I'll be stuck paying expensive rents for the rest of my life….The thought that I'm going to be living like a teenager into my late 30s or even 40s is really disheartening." A charity for homeless people said Britain's government needed to build more homes and sell them at a price that is low enough for younger people.

<Questions>

1. At what age is it best to live alone?

2. Is it better to live alone or with parents? Why?

3. How important is owning your own home to you?

4. Should governments build houses just for young people?

5. What would you really like to buy but cannot afford?

<Topic2>

Schools merge after a decline in students

Seoul earlier this week became the first large city to merge two elementary schools with declining numbers of students, a phenomenon that has so far only occurred in Korea’s suburban or rural areas.

The proposal was finalized on Monday by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, the city’s education authority. Sinheung Elementary School and Heungil Elementary School in Geumcheon District, southwestern Seoul, which are only 300 meters (984 feet) apart, will be the first to combine their students.

The number of children at Sinheung Elementary School has declined by 37 percent over the past four years, from 615 students across 24 classes to 389 students in 18 classes. Heungil saw a similar decrease in the same period, from 589 to 431.

“A drop in birth rate naturally shrinks the number of students, but the decline here seems to be faster than that of Gangnam District,” said Shin In-su, the principal of Sinheung Elementary School. “It’s partly because there are not many large-scale apartment complexes here.”

The number of students per class has also dropped. Sinheung Elementary School currently has three classes per grade, with the average number of students per class at 21.6.

Many of the students stay in the same class year after year, giving them less opportunity to socialize with their other classmates.

<Questions>

1. Why is the number of students decreasing?

2. What are the good things and bad things of the schools merge?

3. What are the other problems caused by the drop of the number of students?

4. In this situation, what do you think about the teacher as a job in the future? 

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