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 small community?

In the past, people had a tendency to live in small villages
instead
of in big cities because everyone knew everyone else. The essay will show the advantages, followed by disadvantages of living in a small
village
. People could benefit from living in a small
village
.
To begin
with, people had a pleasant and
unhurried pace
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an unhurried pace
of life. People living in a big city
was
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were
had been
often short of time because they had to work hard to make ends meet and achieve various goals of their
lives
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lives, such
such
as getting a promotion, getting a salary increase, buying luxury homes with full facilities,
traveling
the act of going from one place to another
travelling
and so on.
On the other hand
, people living in a small
village
worked to meet their basic needs only
such
as food, shelter, clothing and so on.
As a result
, their way of life was more relaxed. Take
for
example people
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example, people
in my country who lived in small villages in the past. They often started their day early in the morning.
Then
, they had a leisurely breakfast before they began to work. In the evenings or at weekends, they spent time with their family members: having enjoyable meals together, talking to each other about the events of the day, doing household chores or watching a popular television program together and so on. Sometimes, they met their
neighbors
a person who lives (or is located) near another
neighbours
and had a joyful chat with them. Another significant advantage of living in a small
village
was a real community spirit. The whole
village
was like a big family whose members cared for and helped each other voluntarily. Children in the
village
were like brothers and sisters who had a lot fun playing traditional games together and the games became beautiful childhood memories when they grew up.
In addition
to benefits, living in a small
village
in the past had its own drawbacks. The most serious problem was financial. People in a large city could do different jobs to make a
living but
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living, but
people in a small
village
could only work in agriculture or fishing industry. Unfortunately, farmers or fishermen always lived
in
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with
the risk of financial hardship caused by plant or livestock diseases, natural disasters or man-made environmental disasters. As a consequence, their income was often insufficient to pay for their basic needs.
Also
, many of them even could not pay for their children’s education because their school fees continuously increased in response to their rising levels of education, which led to high rates of illiteracy or low levels of education in small villages. Yet there was another major downside from my point of view with living in a small
village
. People in many small villages were limited from accessing
Internet
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the Internet
and modern conveniences
such
as televisions or
smartphones
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smart phones
.
Therefore
, they were much slower to adopt new technology compared with urban counterparts. In conclusion, the pace of life in a small
village
in the past was slow and people were helpful and cared for each other like members in a big family.
However
, there were
also
drawbacks of living in a small
village
, namely unstable income and the lack of Internet and modern convenience access.
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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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