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1、•Topic:•Theextendedfamilybecomeslessimportantnowadaysthanitwasinthepast?doyouagreeordisagreewiththestatement.•WritingTask:•Anessaywithminimum350words.•Thefollowingsampleessayinclude478wordsBeforeindustrialization,mostpeopleworkedonfarms.Largefamiliesprovidedthelabornecessa
2、rytorunafarm,andmostpeoplelivedinextendedfamilies,whichencompassedseveralgenerationsofrelatives.Inextendedfamilies,healthyandstrongmemberscouldsupporttheiryoung,elderly,andweakrelatives.However,thenuclearfamily—twoadultsandtheirchildren—hasbecomethemainunitinmodernsocietie
3、s,toprovideaffectionandemotionalsupportbyandtoallitsmembers,particularlyinfantsandyoungchildren.Therefore,Iagreewiththestatementthattheextendedfamilyhasplayedalessimportantroleinmodernsociety.First,thedevelopmentofsocialassistancesystemloosenedkinrelationship.Forexample,Am
4、ericancorporationsbeganofferingpensionplansinthelate1800s.Bytheearly1900s,manystateandlocalgovernmentsofferedpensionstogovernmentemployeessuchasteachers,policeofficers,andfirefighters.Privateinsurancecompanieshadalsobegunofferinghealthanddisabilityinsurancepoliciesbythisti
5、me.ThesetypesoffinancialsupportcoveredamajorityofU.S.citizens.Bothgovernmentandprivatesponsoredsocialprogramsofferbasiclivingnecessities,providehealthcare,andsolvefamilyproblems.Thesick,theold,andthehandicappedcanbeverywelltakencareofbysocialassistingprogramswithouttheassi
6、stanceofrelatives.second,itisinstitutes,collegesanduniversities,notrelatives,thatdeliverknowledge,teachskills,andcultivateability.Inthepastthousandyears,peopleacquiredtheirbasiclivingskills,suchascookingfood,cuttingtrees,huntinganimals,cultivatingplantsfromtheiroldgenerati
7、on.Grandparents,uncles,andoldercousinsplayedanessentialroleinteaching,training,andcoaching.However,thedevelopmentofhighlyspecializedtools,machinery,andequipmentsinrecentyearsneedsmorecomplexworkingskillsandelaborateoperatingability,whichcanhardlybetaughtbygrandparents,aunt
8、s,andcousins.Peoplenolongerneededtoliveinlargefamiliestomakealiving.Thesupportfromextende
