What's new on IELTS with Fiona

1. Look at the language highlighted in bold (taken from a recent BBC News article)

2. Ask yourself questions - why this tense? why the 'ing' form? why this preposition?

3. Find examples of: synonyms, 'rounding up', analysis, linking words, reference words etc.

1. Rents have been rising at a rapid rate, increasing at more than 10% in a year in some areas.
2. The number of available homes has dropped.
3. As well as young people finding it hard to start out, older tenants have been affected.
4. Almost half of new tenancies in the first six months of this year were for one or two-bed homes.
5. In the first half of 2020, 57% of new tenancies were for homes with at least three bedrooms, according to Dataloft.
6. In the same period of 2023, that figure had fallen to less than 51%.
7. The data showed renters over 30 years old were more likely to move to a cheaper area.
8. About a fifth of people aged 30 to 39 would move to a higher priced area while more than a quarter would move somewhere cheaper.
9. Among the under 30s, it was the other way around with just under a third moving to a higher rent location.
10. The National Housing Federation said the number of people aged over 55 who were renting privately in England had soared.
11. Fundamentally, the problem is that landlords are leaving the market when demand for rental properties continues to rise. Landlords are making a loss when rents are rising, and we need to address the root causes if we're to solve this.