In the future, people may no longer be able to pay for things in shops using cash. All payments may have to be made by card or using mobile phones. Do you think this will happen one day? Why do you think some people might not be happy to give up using cash?

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A quick glance at the column graph depicts what proportion of people in certain age groups feed healthily over a 6-year period from 2011 to 2016. Overall, despite some fluctuations, all three trends decreased over the
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • digital payments
  • convenient
  • efficiency
  • reduce crime
  • tangibility
  • privacy
  • limited access to technology
  • job losses
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