{"id":15044,"date":"2020-10-05T22:05:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T20:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=15044"},"modified":"2020-10-21T09:42:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T07:42:13","slug":"is-renting-a-good-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/10\/is-renting-a-good-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Renting a Good Idea?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although owning a home is a basic life goal of most people, renting has become a choice for a lot of people nowadays. Renting a home can be an ideal option for those wanting extra flexibility and less responsibility. For some people, renting might make more sense for their financial circumstances. But is it really better to rent?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video below to see the two sides to renting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Is It Okay to Rent?\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HQbEU5Vqsk4?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Are you renting? \/ Have you ever rented a house\/flat?<\/li><li>What are your thoughts about renting versus owning\/buying?<\/li><li>What are the advantages and disadvantages of renting?<\/li><li>Is it more common for people in your country to rent or buy a house? 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