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Shopping is the favorite pastime for most of the young people. Why do you think they should be encouraged to do some other useful activities?

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Nowadays, the majority of young people are spending their leisure
time
 in shopping. It is has almost become their
favorite
something regarded with special favor or liking
favourite
 hobby.
Although
, there are many reasons attributed to
this
 habit
such
 as increased spending power and peer influences, some people argue that they should be encouraged to spend their
time
 wisely in other useful activities and I completely agree with that because
time
 is the most important thing in the world.
Firstly
, the increased spending power is one of the main reasons for
this
 addiction to shopping in our society. For young people more free vacancies with a big salary. Our young people now have plenty of disposable income they don’t know how to spend.
Secondly
, the influence of their peers.
young
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
Young
 people do not want to lag behind each other, so they can make meaningless purchases at least every week.
Also many
Accept comma addition
Also, many
 managers of shopping
centers
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
centres
 and shops say that most of the purchases are made by young people. Some people argue that our young society needs to be distracted and encouraged to spend their free
time
 in better and more useful ways. I completely agree with
this
, because the only thing that cannot be brought back is
time
.
Finally
,
although
 young people prefer to make frequent purchases, they should be encouraged to spend
time
 and money on more useful things.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • pastime
  • encouraged
  • useful activities
  • self-expression
  • creativity
  • sense of accomplishment
  • satisfaction
  • social interaction
  • bonding
  • escaping
  • daily routine
  • stress
  • instant gratification
  • pleasure
  • keeping up
  • trends
  • fashion
  • exploring
  • products
  • experiences
  • boosting
  • self-confidence
  • supporting
  • local businesses
  • economy
  • discovering
  • personal style
  • preferences
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