FINALLY, YOU NEED TO PLAN SOME IDEAS (GOOD VOCABULARY) TO SUPPORT Y...

Here are some vocabulary ideas for the topic of money and consumerism. You could

use these ideas to write an essay:

Many people say that we now live in 'consumer societies' where money and

possessions are given too much importance. Others believe that consumer culture

has played a vital role in improving our lives.

Discuss both views and give your opinion.

General ideas:

a consumer society, materialistic, earn money, make money, make a profit, success,

material possessions, connect wealth with happiness, status symbols, the power of

advertising.

Positives of consumerism:

employment, income, salaries, products that we need, reduce poverty, better standard

of living, quality of life, creativity and innovation, trade between countries.

Negatives:

create waste, use natural resources, damage to the environment, throw-away culture,

people become greedy, selfish, money does not make us happy, loss of traditional

values.

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IELTS SHARE

Here are some useful phrases for describing causes and effects (for IELTS Writing

Task 2 and maybe Speaking Part 3). I'll use the topic of 'global warming' to show how

the phrases work.