Now complete the notes and add more points of your own. Life in the past Life now Family: bigger; five children Family: smaller; one child Food: Work: Education: Complete the passage with the words and expression in the box. candles cold generally speaking postman tiny traffic Mrs Li's father was a ____________. He often worked outside for twelve hours a day in the summer heat or in the winter _____________. They lived in a ____________ house and used ______________ for light. Mrs Li says that _____________, life is better today. But not everything is satisfying. There are some things that she is not happy with, for example, the _____________. Writing Write a passage about the advantages and disadvantages of life today. Choose two or three points from the notes in Activity 2 to write about. Families are smaller… Give examples or reasons to support those points. Most people only have one child today. For each of the points you choose, write about an advantage and/or a disadvantage. Use the words however, but, although or used to where appropriate. Families are smaller because most people only have one child today. As a result, families have more money to spend on their child. However, an only child may feel lonely… Finish the passage with your conclusion. Generally speaking, I think… Present your passage to the class.