Des conteneurs pour loger des étudiants!

Student accommodation seems to be expensive everywhere. That's certainly the opinion of the majority of students. The city council of Le Havre has come up with a solution however, following in the footsteps of Keetwonen, an area of Amsterdam which might be described as a 'container city'... within a city! Spacious, quiet, well-insulated and above all, value for money, do these 'homes' represent the future of student accommodation? Let's learn some vocabulary and expressions which will allow us discuss these innovative student residences.