The table gives information about the percentage of income spent on 4
common items namely food, electronic equipment, music, videos in the
UK by adults and children in 1998.
Overall, it can be clearly seen that while adults spent most of their
income on food, the remaining items are spent the most by children.
Women spent the most income on food (39%), followed by adults with
25%. Then there are men, children, boys and girls with figure just below
15% (14%, 10%, 9%, and 10% respectively). Electronic equipmen was
spent the most by children (23%), with boys spending 18% of their
expenses on it, the percentage of girls and that of adults were very
similar (5%) while that figure of men was 10%.
Spending income on music by adults, men and women were the same at
5%. As for childen, boys and girls, the figures were approximately the
same (39%, 38% and 40% respectively).
Videos were the least popular items among adults, men and women with
just below 2%. This figure for childen was 12% while boys and girls spent
almost the same on them with 18% and 17% respectively.
It is now common to see people purchase things what use for a short
period then throw the things away.
My essay below will analyze both causes and effect of this problem.
The main cause of this problem is the advertising strategy. High-profile
influencers and celebrities are being paid to promote products that only
used a short time.
-> good
-> are spent on
-> the same is true to children, boys and girls
with remaining items
-> mostly
-> Men, women, children and boys spent less
than 15% for the same item with 14%, 10%, 9%,
and 10% respectively
-> equipment
-> spent on
-> spending of girls and adults
-> phần tram nữ là không đúng lắm, phải là phần
tram thu nhập được tiêu của nữ …
-> was twice that much (10%) cũng okela nẹ
-> the proportion of income spent on/ invested
in….
-> really good
-> It is now common to see people purchase
things and use them for a short period before
throwing away. (gọn lại)
-> proliferation of advertisements
-> Advertising strategies such as celebrity
endorsement, billboards, or pop-ups are used to
persuade people to buy products that are
unnecessary. (theo như câu e viết thì người nổi
tiếng quảng cáo sản phẩm đểu, có phải ai cũng
vậy đâu, và ng nổi tiếng chỉ là 1 trong những cách

People who are affected by their huge advertising feel the need to buy
new products what are absolutely non-essential to their lives and throw
away the things they already have just to buy a new one.
For instance, when a new handbag is advertised by their idol, they will
buy it immediately even though they already have it.
Another further cause is that the popularity of the internet and
smartphones leads to people's exposure to trends faster.
Now anyone has a smartphone, especially young people, and they often
like to follow hot trends to be seen as rich.
For example, they are willing to spend money to buy new trending
clothes and have to throw away a huge pile of clothes that are only worn
for a short time.
Several related problems can be anticipated when people use things for
a short time and then throw them away.
To begin with the problem of environmental pollution.
The process of making them requires massive resources and releases a
lot of pollution and toxic chemicals into our atmosphere and water
sources.
As a result, the environment and natural habitats were destroyed which
lead to the extinction of animal species, health problems.
In addition, this also affects the economy of each individual. Not
everyone has a lot of money to keep up with the trends. If they are
stubborn, they will have to spend a lot of money on unnecessary things.
Spending too much money leads to many people in debt and eventually
they will be stressed by the amount of money they owe.
In conclusion, advertising campaigns and the popularity of the Internet,
smartphones are the main reason for TREND. As a result, the downsideS
would emerge consequently.
quảng cáo, con nhiều forms khác mà, người nổi
tiếng quảng cáo sản phẩm ko sai, mà là nhiều
quảng cáo quá làm ng mua nghĩ rằng mình cần
có items đó mặc dù thực sự chả cần thiết lắm)
-> People who are affected by advertising feel
that owning the latest version of their favourite
products can promote better self-image, and
higher social status.
-> em phải đào sâu hơn ntn nhé, tại sao họ làm
vậy chứ không phải họ làm vậy như thế nào
-> ví dụ chưa đủ clear, họ mua rồi thì như thế
nào, why họ mua túi đấy, họ cảm thấy ntn khi
mua? -> they feel a greater sense of connection
with their idol when buying their products and
believe that they can also be as fashionable.
-> the easy access to the internet and availability
of technological devices.
-> internet không phổ biến đâu, nó mặt ở đó
thôi, thứ hai chỉ vào điện thaoij thì nhỏ quá, thế
còn tivi, radio thì sao? quảng cáo cũng có ở đó
mà?
-> everyone đây mới đúng nhé, và có hơi tổng
quát hóa quá mức=> Most people nowadays..
-> some of them love to be seen as successful so
they tend to flaunt their wealth to grasp people’
attention by any possible ways
-> to begin with, ….
-> the aggravation of environmental problems
is inevitable.
-> them là gì? viết thế này reader dễ nhầm nhé
-> As a result, the environment and natural
habitats which were badly damaged now
become worse, leading to far more serious
problems such as the loss of natural habitats
, extinction of some species, and health
problems.
-> In terms of individual scale,…
-> piled debt and anxiety
-> cũng được