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Itisinevitablethattraditionalcultureswillbelostastechnologydevelops.Technologyandtraditionalculturesareincompatible. Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisview? Somepeoplebelievethattechnologicaldevelopmentsleadtothelossoftraditionalcultures.Whilethismaybetrueinthecaseofsomesocieties,othersseemtobeunaffectedbytechnologyandthemodernworld. Ontheonehand,theadvancesintechnologythathavedrivenindustrialisationindevelopedcountrieshavecertainlycontributedtothedisappearanceoftraditionalwaysoflife.Forexample,inpre-industrialBritain,generationsoffamiliesgrewupinthesamesmallvillagecommunities.Thesecommunitieshadastrongsenseofidentity,duetotheirsharedcustomsandbeliefs.However,developmentsintransport,communicationsandmanufacturingledtothedispersaloffamiliesandvillagecommunitiesaspeoplemovedtothecitiesinsearchofwork.NowadaysmostBritishvillagesareinhabitedbycommuters,manyofwhomdonotknowtheirclosestneighbours. Ontheotherhand,insomepartsoftheworldtraditionalculturesstillthrive.TherearetribesintheAmazonRainforest,forexample,thathavebeencompletelyuntouchedbythetechnologicaldevelopmentsofthedevelopedworld.Thesetribalcommunitiescontinuetohuntandgatherfoodfromtheforest,andtraditionalskillsarepassedontochildrenbyparentsandelders.Othertraditionalcultures,suchasfarmingcommunitiesinpartsofAfrica,areembracingcommunicationstechnologies.Mobilephonesgivefarmersaccesstoinformation,fromweatherpredictionstomarketprices,whichhelpsthemtoprosperandthereforesupportstheirculture. Inconclusion,manytraditionalwaysoflifehavebeenlostasaresultofadvancesintechnology,butothertraditionalcommunitieshavesurvivedandevenflourished. (260words,band9) Mostpeoplehaveforgottenthemeaningbehindtraditionalorreligiousfestivals;duringfestivalperiods,peoplenowadaysonlywanttoenjoythemselves. Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?Somepeoplearguethatwenolongerremembertheoriginalmeaningoffestivals,andthatmostofustreatthemasopportunitiestohavefun.WhileIagreethatenjoymentseemstobethepriorityduringfestivaltimes,Idonotag