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IELTS Essay: It is suggested that everyone should have their own car, TV and fridge. Do yo...

Prompt

It is suggested that everyone should have their own car, TV and fridge. Do you think the disadvantages of this development overweigh the advantages?

#consumerism#materialism#resource depletion#quality of life#environmental sustainability

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 weighs the comfort/convenience of universal ownership against environmental damage, while Band 9 explores the systemic contradiction—that this model is neither ecologically sustainable nor socially feasible at scale.

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Key concepts in this essay

resource scarcity and environmental limits
externalities (pollution, congestion, waste)
psychological effects of consumption and materialism
alternative models of shared goods and access

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Accepting the premise uncritically and listing convenience benefits without questioning whether universal ownership is feasible or desirable
Ignoring distributional aspects—who can afford this, and how it affects inequality
Conflating personal convenience with societal welfare (e.g., car ownership benefits the owner but harms collective traffic, pollution, urban design)

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