The Question
Companies spend millions each year on advertising online, in magazines and on billboards. These adverts can encourage people to buy goods they do not really need.
Discuss the positive and negative effects of consumerism?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Background readings
Here are three articles exploring different opinions about the subject. These are good not only for helping with ideas for your answer, but also exposing you to useful topic vocabulary and sentence structures.
