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Shopping is becoming more and more popular as a leisure activity. However, some people feel that this has both positive and negative effects. Why is shopping so popular? What effects does its increase in popularity have on individuals and on society? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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how long people usually used telephone calls in
UK
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 from 1995 to 2002. The figures are given in
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minutes
. The information can be
divied
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 into 2 groups those which
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 trend. Overall, it can
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 that by far the highest amount of calls took place on
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Mobile
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 call was the lowest figures over 8 years.
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 with, local-fixed line. In 1995, the
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 of
minutes
 in local was the greatest at 70
billion
minutes
 which was approximately twice more than national and international calls. There was
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increase
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 trend to the peak at 90
billion
 in 1999
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 the figures
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 declined back to 70
billion
minutes
. Moving to other groups which had growth
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. The number of national and international steadily
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 from 40 to 50
billion
minutes
 which was the
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 of UK telephone calls.
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 there were
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 increase
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mobile calls from approximately 5 to 10
billion
 in 5 years.
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, the mobile calls rapidly grew,
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 the
higest
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highest
 rate among 3 call types, to 40
billion
minutes
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 the end of the period.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • leisure activity
  • consumer culture
  • emotional satisfaction
  • consumerism
  • advertising influence
  • online shopping platforms
  • sense of pleasure
  • social interaction
  • boost the economy
  • compulsive shopping
  • materialism
  • environmental degradation
  • unsustainable demand
  • social inequalities
  • status through possessions
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