Exercise 3. Fill in the blanks with the given words.
past                relationship                stronger                instance                supports                 help                less                discrimination                community                facilities
Question: Some people say that people help others in the community more now than they did in the past. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Answer: I do believe the sense of (1) _____________ is stronger among people these days than it was in the (2) _____________. By saying so, I do not imply that people in the past were (3) _____________ helpful, but the concept of community has grown (4) _____________ and people meet others, discuss personal issues with community members more openly these days and as a result, the (5) _____________ of people has become stronger.
Question: Which groups of people generally need the most support in a community? Why?
Answer: People who are economically less fortunate need more community services. Besides, elder people, women and children often need various (6) _____________ from the community they live in. I believe people with less per capita income often find their life challenging and cannot support important things in their life. For (7) _____________, some people near my town cannot afford warm dresses during the winter and they need (8) _____________ from other community members. Children and women are often subject to domestic violence or (9) _____________ and they need to turn to the community for help. Elder people need companions, caregivers and some (10) _____________ for them and they need support from the community as well.