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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

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Most people have a tendency to leave for modern cities to get better living conditions, so experience at present is different from one in the past. It was claimed that there were benefits and drawbacks of living in small villages. In my point of view, there were three chief advantages.
To begin
 with, they knew the
neighborhoods
a surrounding or nearby region
neighbourhoods
 like the back of their hand,
thus
 the relationship was close-knit. Whenever difficulties rushed in, someone was willing to help as well as
stand by
something that can be relied on when needed
standby
.
As a result
, crime rates were very low
.
Accept space
.
Secondly
, the atmosphere was clean and fresh due to no traffic congestion and the absence of large factories. So they would feel comfortable, especially the elderly.
Finally
, it comes as no surprise that they were less stressed since
goods
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good
 price was cheap,
this
 meant they could
fulfill
put in effect
fulfil
 their living needs more easily.
On the other hand
, disadvantages
also
 existed.
Firstly
, the income was low because most parents were either farmers or workers.
As a result
, they had less money to pay for their children’s education and other leisure activities. As regards substandard facilities in school, education was unimproved and students got
few
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fewer
 chances of developing their ability.
Last but not least
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The last but not least
, the technology was so unpopular and strange that there was so little access to updated information and knowledge about of everything all over the world. To sum up, in my opinion, the benefits of living a small community outweighed the drawbacks. Life here was safe and peaceful.
In addition
, people were always
be
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being
 surrounded by their relatives, so they never felt lonely.
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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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