In the future, people may no longer be able to pay things in shops using cash. All payments may have to be made by card or using phone. 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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world, in the future humans might
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to pay for
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in stores
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cash
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. All
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ought to be made by credit
card
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or utilizing
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a smart
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smart
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smartphone
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phone
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. It seems to me that buying
things
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by
phone
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and
card
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will happen one day.
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, the majority of
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believe that paying for
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by
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or
smart
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phone
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is better
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using
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; in terms of keeping. Since
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require
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to protect
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longer
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time and it replaces
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people
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in communities, it makes the
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is
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damaged.
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, when one person
buy
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things
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should pay
cash
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and
this
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money
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continuously
follow
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among humans. A second factor is
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the reduction
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of paper in the world, which the government have to
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cut logging for printing
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,
thus
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it causes to be deforestation. Because
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the
basics
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requirement for making
money
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is wood.
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, cutting a tree
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to destroy
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the
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but
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card
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is made from renewable sources.
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, opponents of
people
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do not like to give up using
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. In fact, they are old
people
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who do not know how to use credit
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card
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cards
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or
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phone
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phones
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, and they prefer to utilize
cash
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for buying
things
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. In
the
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other words, they do not have any
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for using them.
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, critics of buying
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by
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is
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helpful for everybody when the internet is stopped. In short, the basic requirement for buying by
card
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and
smart
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smartphone
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phone
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the internet is necessary.
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to say, if the net is cut,
people
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can not buy
things
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in stores and
elsewhere
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.
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, it seems to me that, buying by
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or
phone
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is
essential
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and
helpful
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in
the
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biodiversity than
money
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, but if the net has been stopped it causes
to
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created problems.

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coherence cohesion
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coherence cohesion
Make use of cohesive devices such as pronouns, conjunctions, and transition words to aid in the flow of ideas and clarity of argument.
coherence cohesion
Introduction and conclusion should be clear; the introductory paragraph needs to more effectively paraphrase the prompt, while the conclusion should better summarize main points without introducing new ideas.
task achievement
Address all parts of the task clearly. Both sides of the argument should be explored fully and equally, giving examples that are directly relevant to the questions posed.
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Expand and support main ideas with specific details and examples, ensuring assertions are substantiated rather than merely stated. This includes using illustrative examples to clarify why some individuals might resist transitioning away from cash.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • cashless society
  • digital payment systems
  • financial institutions
  • transparency
  • illegal activities
  • privacy reasons
  • digital trace
  • technologically challenged
  • cybersecurity threats
  • technical failures
  • cultural attachments
  • resistant to change
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