In the past, most people lived in small villages where everyone knew everyone else. Nowadays, most people live in large cities where they only know a few people in their area. What do you think were the advantages and disadvantages of living in a small community?

It is a common view that villagers seemed to be more friendly and
neighborly
exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor
neighbourly
than their counterparts who lived in big, modern cities in the old days. While I recognize some potential drawbacks of country life, my belief is that there were more merits. In my opinion, there were four benefits when people lived in a small town.
Firstly
, citizens could enjoy fresh air and clean water because there were no environmental problems
such
as smoke from vehicles and water sources were not polluted.
Secondly
, people who live and work in a small town size would spend less time on waiting for buses, trains or driving cars to somewhere in
city
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the city
a city
because it did not have traffic jams.
For example
, workers where I lived only needed
close
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closure
to
tenminutes
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ten minutes
to
went
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go
to their companies.
Thirdly
, numbers of crimes would decrease,
this
could lead to
created
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creating
a safe environment and gave a better quality of life.
Finally
, people could build good
neighborly
exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor
neighbourly
friendship, so they understood each other better. Despite some potential benefits of living in
small city
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a small city
, I think it brought more cons than pros. One reason is that
businesses
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business
opportunities of each
corporations
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corporation
would decrease because of the limited industry. These small village did not bring good living conditions like lack of school and hospital, so young people migrated away to large cities which had bustle life, entertaining places
such
as cinemas or parks. Beside, perhaps employees were able to find good jobs and earned more money,
therefore
, friendship among
neighbors
a person who lives (or is located) near another
neighbours
were not as
connection
Suggestion
connected
as before, so they did not spend more time for acquainted with people who living near their houses. In conclusion,
although
living in village have so many pros, but it seem to me that it will be better if they live in city
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The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

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  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

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  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Sense of community
  • Bond
  • Close-knit
  • Tight-knit
  • Belonging
  • Familiarity
  • Security
  • Support system
  • Social connections
  • Look out for
  • Have someone's back
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