{"id":31165,"date":"2025-11-03T16:24:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T15:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=31165"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:49:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T09:49:00","slug":"priced-out-of-traditional-housing-more-americans-live-in-rvs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/11\/priced-out-of-traditional-housing-more-americans-live-in-rvs\/","title":{"rendered":"Priced Out of Traditional Housing, More Americans Live in RVs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As housing prices continue to rise across the United States, more Americans are turning to an unconventional solution: living in recreational vehicles (RVs). Once seen primarily as a vacation option, RV living is increasingly becoming a full-time lifestyle for people seeking affordable and flexible housing alternatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read this article or watch this video to learn more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/americans-choose-rv-life-economy-challenges-housing-market-cost-rcna231942<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Define “makeshift<\/strong>“. “The RV doesn\u2019t have any tables or chairs, so he sat on a makeshift<\/strong> bed covered by a SpongeBob blanket with a cutting board on his lap, chopping peaches, apples and kiwis while his mom cooked hamburger patties on the RV\u2019s small gas range.”<\/em> Use this in a sentence and give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does “cordon off<\/strong>” mean? “Now, living out of a roughly 175-square-foot RV with his mom and 6-year-old sister, Dante\u2019s space is limited to a twin bed wedged under a loft, cordoned off<\/strong> with privacy curtains.”<\/em> Use this in a sentence and give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What’s the meaning of “to leave someone underwater<\/strong>“? “Loan terms can be spread out over long periods to lower monthly payments, but that can quickly leave borrowers underwater<\/strong> \u2014 owing more on their loan than their RV is worth.<\/em>” Use this in a sentence and give a synonym.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Share your opinion on this: It estimated 342,000 people were living in an RV, boat or van, an increase of 41% from 2019<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Could RV living become a long-term solution for housing crises, or is it just a temporary trend? Why?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. How can RV\/van living be a debt trap?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Do you think the same problem in housing affordability and rising cost-of-living also exist in your country? Share what you know about this issue.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Do you believe living in a motorcoach is worth it especially if housing costs were very high in your city? Why or why not?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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