- The $1 House The City of Baltimore/ began to sell houses for $1/ in April 2024.// Theapplication fee is $100.//

ボルチモア市は / 1 ドルでの住宅販売を開始した / 2024 年 4 月に// 申請
料は 100 ドルだ//

Applicants must have/ a minimum savings of $90,000/ per house.// The

申請者は持たなければならない / 最低 9 万ドルの貯蓄 / 1 軒につき。//

しeffective price, therefore,/ is actually a minimum of $90,101,/ roughly 90,000 times more

たがって、実質的な価格は / 実際には最低でも 9 万 101 ドルとなり / 広告のおexpensive than advertised.// It is still cheap for Baltimore,/ where the normal price/ of a

よそ 9 万倍となる//

single family home/ was $315,000 in March 2024.//

一戸建て住宅の / 2024 年 3 月時点で 31 万 5000 ドルだった//

Applicants will be "awarded" a house/ if they pass a background check.// If two
people want the same house,/ they will be "reviewed by order of submission."//Some say that/ "review" does not mean the review will be fair.// They accuse

ボルチモアとしてはまだ安い方で / そこでは通常価格が /

申請者は家を「獲得」できる / 身元調査に合格すれば//もし 2 人が同じ家を希望する場合は / 彼らは、"審査される / 提出の順番によって”//ある人々は言う / "審査"は審査が公正であることを意味しないと//彼らはthe city/ of giving land to the rich, /while saying they are helping the poor.// Most

市を非難している / 金持ちに土地を与えている / 貧しい人々を助けていると言

people/ don't have $90,000.// Only time will tell/ if the City of Baltimore is helping theいながら//poor,/ or giving all of its land to big corporations.//

ければわからない / ボルチモア市が貧困層を救済しているのか / それとも土地

ほとんどの人は / 90,00 ドルも持っていない//

時間が経ってみなをすべて大企業に与えているのか//

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Vocabulary and Phrases
application

応募、申し込み

review

審査する / 見直す：

applicant応募者、希望者

order

順序

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minimum

最小限、最小値submission

提出 / 降伏：

effective

効果的な / 事実上のfair

公平、公正な / 適正なactually

実際は、実はaccuse

advertise

宣伝する / 広告する

Only time will tell ~時が経てば～とわかる

award

授与する / 賞、賞金

(約束違い等で)訴える、責める（時が経たねば分からない）

corporation※無断複製禁止 All rights reserved.

法人、企業

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The City of Baltimore began to sell houses for $1 in April【Q&A / A&Q】

Question 1: What is the application fee for buying a $1 house in Baltimore?

2024. The ___________________ fee is $100.
_________________ must have a _______________ savings of$90,000 per house. The ___________________ price, therefore, isQuestion 2: What is the effective price for a house in Baltimore's housing
program?

actually a minimum of $90,101, _________________ 90,000 times
more expensive than _________________. It is still cheap forBaltimore, where the normal price of a ________________ family
home was $315,000 in March 2024.

Question 3: What process will occur if two applicants express interest in thesame house in Baltimore's housing program? A.They will _______
a) both be awarded the house.

b) compete in a lottery.

c) be reviewed based on order of submission.

d) be asked to pay a higher price.

Applicants will be "________________" a house if they passa background check. If two people want the same house, they will

Ask 1: 本文より、答えが “$90,000” となる質問を英語で書いてください

be "reviewed by ___________ of ____________________."
Some say that "review" does not mean the review will be_____________. They __________________ the city of giving land to

Ask 2: Baltimore について追加の情報を得るため、質問文を２つ英語で作成してください。

the rich, _____________ saying they are helping the poor. Most
people don't have $90,000. Only time will tell if the City ofBaltimore is helping the poor, or giving all of its land to big_________________________.

Ask 3: この記事を読み、知りたいことを英語でひとつ書いてくださいSample Answer 1:$100

Sample Answer 2:$90,101

Sample Answer 3:
CSample Question 1:
How much money must applicants have if they want to buy a house inBaltimore?

Sample Question 2:
Where is Baltimore? / Why is there so much land for sale in Baltimore? /What is the population of Baltimore? / etc…

Sample Question 3:
How big are the houses?/Why do applicants need $90,000?/Why does Baltimore haveto charge $100 for the application fee?/ etc…