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A few days without personal communications and going out Has anyone ever thought that we all would be locked in our own homes for a few days? I couldn’t believe that
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unless a quarantine began. Those enforced measures against the spread of
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were taken almost all over the world. That was the
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everyone fully realized the importance of
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communication and
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of going out. The ordinary things we had always taken for granted became strictly forbidden and the most desirable with
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. A lot of people had to face
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big challenge of being locked in their homes with their family members for a long
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. Others were struggling with getting used to
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distantly. At the same
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, most of us felt cut off from our friends and favourite places to go, to say nothing about travelling.
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, the quarantine turned out some good points which we can benefit from now.
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struggling with the new challenges we learnt how to work and study distantly. That has brought more freedom and
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to our life.
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, some companies don’t need to rent offices anymore, still keeping their employers working from home, and that
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them money. Online shopping and delivery system developed so much, that it’s possible to get every little thing delivered at no
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without any charge. I would like
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the English saying - every cloud has a silver lining. The things that scared us at the first sight one day might become a part of our everyday life.
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    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
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