these days many of us prefer to throw damaged things away, whereas in the past people used to repair damaged items and keep them for a long time. explain why you this change has happened. what are the effects of this change in attitude?

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My
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generation had many skills that young people lack
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In the past people could mend clothes, sew on buttons and fix a broken tap. but
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is not true of current generations who tend to replace and not repair
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essay will discuss why these changes have occurred and what effects
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fashion changes quickly, but in the past it changed slowly Clothing and furniture for example would
last
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for many years; even generations
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, these days with pervasive advertising and communication via social media, information about new items travels quickly and we tend to throw out the old to buy the new. Another reason that
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fashion changes
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change
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is that manufacturers are motivated to make goods that don't
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very long.
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cars
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are built to
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five to ten years, since in the past cars would
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longer By having early obsolescence manufacturers can sell more goods.
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change
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m attitude has unskilled the public and is damaging our environment We have lost both the skills and the will to keep up our possessions In fact often we see it as exciting to make new purchases Another
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is that we now create
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negative environmental impact because many of the goods we buy and throw out are not biodegradable We have become a generation of consumers and we are damaging the environment ,
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from the past. In conclusion,
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we tend to buy new items
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repair older possessions. In the process most of us have lost the skills and the want to repair older items and a
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consequence is that we are damaging our environment
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excess waste products
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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