IELTS writing test Currently , it is caused great concern that some skills (e.g. , sewing own clothes , doing housework , repairing things in the house or so ) have been disappering . the reasons are as follows . It is obvious that the changes of this issue are highly complicated . The fundamental reason is that the development of industries changed people’s lifestyle . Unbanization , made by technological innovations , foster the pace of life . Folks do not have spare time to do such things as fixing things at home or making toys for children for the sake of these things can be really time-consuming . Equally important is that automation makes life more convenient than before . Big shopping malls and tons of restaurants provide enough aervices for a person . So , why should folks have to do it by themselves ? Besides , the gap between the wealthy and the needy should be also put into consideration . The wealthy have enough money to enjoy life , like traveling , swimming , etc. Meanwhile the rest of things that waste the wealthy’s lives can provide the opportunities of employment as jobs for a poor person . As a result , the change is happing . With the advanced of economy in China , people’s pace of life and income is increasing rapidly at the same time . Of course , I should admit that there are still many countryside doing most of these things by themselves , but on the other hand in cities , these things are be rarely be done so that DIY has become a fashion just for a small group of things . In summary , these things is happening due to the development of industries and urbanizaton . And China is truly in this situation .