In many parts of the world, children's lives were very different from today. What do you think were advantages or disadvantages of life for children in the past?

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In the past, in many parts of the Earth,
children
's lives were very diverse from today. From my perspective,
of
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life for
children
had
advantages
and
disadvantages
.
This
is the
advantages
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advantage
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:
firstly
, they spent more
time
with their parents and played more with the neighborhood
children
,
As a result
, they became kind and friendly.
Secondly
, they didn'
t
have phones or computers and they don'
t
spend a lot of
time
playing phone games or social media. So they studied more and read more books. They helped their parents in their free
time
, which helped them to be responsible and hard
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. Contrariwise, one of the main
disadvantages
was not getting a good education.
Also
, education was difficult, because there were no telephones and computers. It would be easier for them to get an education if they had a phone. Another
disadvantages
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was that they didn'
t
have things to make their work easier.
Therefore
, they had to work harder.
Also
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they couldn'
t
go to parks,
children
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playgrounds and swimming pools as
safety
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as they
to
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now, and they had
swim
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in canals which was dangerous. Another
one
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disadvantages
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is that medical services were limited before and
this
led to an increase in the rate of diseases. It should be noted that these
advantages
and
disadvantages
differ greatly depending on the specific
time
period. Each period has its own
advantages
and
disadvantages
. And it is up to the
children
to overcome
this
deficiency in the future.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • extended family
  • support system
  • cultural traditions
  • hands-on learning
  • practical skills
  • economic independence
  • leisure time
  • infant mortality rates
  • physical health
  • creativity
  • family income
  • distractions from technology
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