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Would you do it? Would you deny regular home space and fit your needs into the size of, say, a roomy shed? In fact, this is already happening around the globe. The tiny house movement has been swelling in the past few years while lifestyles, needs and consequently house sizes are shrinking. This trend has even found ground at schools as a project idea.
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So, why should anyone need to downsize their everyday life? What is it they are after? Get some insight to what tiny-house-owners say.
ourworld.unu.edu/en/new-documentary-explores-tiny-house-living-from-the-ground-up
livinginatinyhouse.blogspot.gr/p/about-us.html
minimotives.com/common-questions/
www.rowdykittens.com/portfolio/
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tinyhousegiantjourney.com/2014/05/21/about-us/
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Ok, this might work for single people or young couples. What about families? Read a relevant article at yesmagazine.org.
There are also those who see this movement as a creative solution to homelessness. Ingenious or not?
savemarinwood.org/2015/01/tiny-houses-helping-with-homeless.html
billmoyers.com/2014/10/06/are-tiny-houses-one-solution-to-homelessness/
shareable.net/blog/11-tiny-house-villages-redefining-home
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It seems that enough has been said. Maybe it’s time for a pros and cons list so that arguments for and against tiny houses can be organized. Not sure about your list? Check this one here. Then it will be easy for an argumentative or an opinion essay to be written.
Plan and Useful Phrases for Writing Argumentative (For/Against) Essays
academicwriting.wikidot.com/for-and-against-essays
eoisjwritingskills.blogspot.gr/2011/03/useful-phrases-for-writing.html
Do you need more help on the theme of housing? Look below.
Conversation questions at
2) iteslj.org
3) iteslj.org
Idioms about Lifestyle/Way of life at
Quizzes
Renovations/Home Improvement/Construction at learnenglishfeelgood.com
Tiny House Personality quiz at storyofstuff.org
Urban/Rural living quiz at english-test.net
Vocabulary
Advanced house vocabulary at teachya.com
House keeping vocabulary at englishclub.com
Picture dictionary at kidspicturedictionary.com
FOR TEACHERS
Lesson plans related to the tiny house theme at
Lesson plans related to the house theme at