In the past shopping was a routine domestic task. Many people nowadays regard it as a hobby. To what extent do you think this is positive trend?

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It is true that nowadays visiting malls and purchasing different kinds of tools or clothes is becoming a hobby,
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in the past it was just an obligatory household task. Some critics
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disagree with me, but I totally believe that it is a negative change in people's attitudes.
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opinion is that
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kind of fun requires plenty of time.
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shopping individual can seek a particular type of product for hours and still be unsuccessful, which
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losing a day on its own but there are communities of shopaholics all over the world, participants of
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share
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interest and can do it on regular basis.
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week the worldwide TV channel Euronews showed an average time for shopping allocated each year by ordinary women in Dubai, the researchers showed
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action covered a third of a year for most of the candidates.
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unnecessary things. To visit shopping centres and make purchases regularly a person should have a great deal of money. If the person does have a big amount of capital it is unnecessary to spend money on a variety of clothing or tools several times a week.
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, most of the shopaholics in my country used to wear one wing or dress only once and
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not repeat the same never, which leads people to overestimate themselves among others. In conclusion, shopping is a kind of wasteful attraction for both time and money. In my opinion, people can use these resources in many more beneficial ways, so I fully reject the idea that shopping should become a hobby.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • consumerism
  • retail therapy
  • materialism
  • disposable income
  • economic growth
  • financial instability
  • environmental impact
  • social interaction
  • community building
  • emotional satisfaction
  • advertising influence
  • shopping habits
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