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Jul 2021
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149. Do the High Sales of Popular Consum...

LILIE KING
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Today, the high sales of popular consumer goods reflect the power of advertising and not the real needs of the society in which they are sold. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

 

to trick someone into believing 

to depict

Gillette

a clean-shaven man

to get more out of life

Gillette razors

 

targeted advertising

to increase/heighten/intensify the desire to buy

to scroll through their Facebook feeds

to contain themselves

Read the sample essay here: https://www.ieltsessaybank.com/today-the-high-sales-of-popular-consumer-goods/

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