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There is an increasing trend around the world to have a small family rather than a large family. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a small family rather than a larger family?

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Nowadays, Most of them are preferring a small family
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 of having a large family. I personally believe that there are more advantages in having a cute little family than disadvantages,
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, there are a few drawbacks which I'm going to list in the coming paragraphs.
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 with, there are two main advantages of having a small household.
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, we don't need a lot of money to maintain a nuclear family.
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, with a small amount of
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 we can fulfil a lot many dreams.
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, education is the main budget in every family, if
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 has
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 or two children they can make their offsprings study what they want,
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,
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 can support their child to achieve their goals or dreams financially with no hesitation.
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, there won't be any misunderstanding's if we have a fragile family, to be precise, they can sort things out without extending the disturbance.
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, if two siblings fought, after some time they can sit and make time out for them,
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 is how things work in an elementary family. There are
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 flaws in having a conjugal family,
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 of them is we can share our work amongst if there is a big brood.
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 as, household chores can be distributed among a large group of people and can complete without feeling any burden. whereas, when it comes to couples and their children they themselves need to do all the activities. To conclude, I prefer to have a small family to a big
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, as it is having more merits. though it is leading, it always depends on individuals whether to choose a large
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 or the
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 with few members.

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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic

IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.

Answer structure for the type of essay

  • Introduction
  • Body paragraph 1 – advantages
  • Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
  • Conclusion

Examples to start your body paragraph:

  • The main advantage is...
  • The disadvantage of this...
  • The main benefit...
  • Despite these advantages...
  • One possible drawback...

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Financial stability
  • Living standards
  • Concentrated resources
  • Parent-child bonding
  • Upbringing
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Carbon footprint
  • Supportive network
  • Cooperation
  • Multigenerational
  • Cultural traditions
  • Agricultural communities
  • Loneliness
  • Social competencies
  • Financial strain
  • Resource dilution
  • Education opportunities
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