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Topic1: Families are not as close as before. Give reasons for this change and suggest some ways to bring families closer.

Along with the development of the society, more and more problems are brought to our attention, one of which is that families are not as close as before. To my mind, this is one of the side-effects brought about by the modern world.

There are a number of reasons for this phenomenon. Firstly, with social advance, people are now more integrated with the society and thus less dependent on their families. Apart from their families, they can easily get help from their friends in a shorter time than before, and it is much easier to make more friends now as a result of rapid improvement in telecommunications. Secondly, the outside world is becoming more charming and fascinating, and people tend to share more time with their friends, colleagues or business partners in their leisure time instead of their families. Thirdly, in the modern society, social competition is getting increasingly fierce; consequently, people have to devote more time and energy to their career. They also feel the urgent need to broaden their scope and knowledge and upgrade themselves so as not to lag behind others.

Since family is the basic unit of a society, this issue should be well taken into consideration. As to how to bring families closer, people put forward various suggestions. First of all, the most important approach is through education. Parents should not only set a good example but also instill into their children from their childhood family concept so that they value family in their whole life. Secondly, all family members should try to squeeze some time for family activities such as a regular family dinner together. Dinner time is indeed a perfect time and opportunity for people to exchange their feelings and ideas, which is quite conducive to a more harmonious family relationship. Furthermore, the government should organize some public activities to promote the time-honored concept of family, to call on people to treasure the basic bonds of human life and give awards to some happy families in recognition of their strive for a better family relationship.

In order to enjoy a harmonious family life, our government and ordinary citizens should join hands in the efforts to create an atmosphere in which domestic peace is highly valued. Only in this way can we further ensure the harmony of our whole society.