1.	The English language

2.

My region

3.	Festivals and traditions

4.	Globalization

5.	Political changes in eastern europe

6.	Consumerism

7.	The power of the media

8.	How to handle a job interview

9.	Health and disease

10.	Food and drink

11.	History of one invention

12.	Leisure and my hobbies

“Consumerism

Many people say, that our world is full of consumerism. I think, that it is true. And I think, that the situation can’t be different because our society is built on material things. Most people watch TV. It is proven, that watching TV for a long time is dangerous for our eyes and for our bodies, because we sit and sit without moving. If we watch TV too often, we will stop thinking, we will only receive information. I think that it is one of the biggest dangers. It is the same picture in many families every day. Children come back home from school and the first thing they do is that they press the TV button. Some children sit all day in front of TV, because there are many films, series, and so on. They watch TV instead of learning for school or playing with their friends. It is a good way for parents, who don’t have time for their children. They place them in front of TV. TV isn’t good for small children, because they can’t tell the difference between the real world and things on TV. People, who like TV and sit and sit in front of TV and they are lazier and lazier. Many fathers sit in front of TV after work, sometimes they read newspapers too. After dinner, many people go and watch TV. I like TV. I like series, my favorite series are Heroes, Dr. House and Desperate House wives. I like some television shows, too. For example X-factor, Superstar, Millionaire etc. I like Mr. Kraus, Mr. Šíp and their talk shows. And I like tennis matches, especially tennis matches with Roger Federer, because he is my favorite tennis player. He is number One and his forehand, backhand and smash are fascinating. TV programs are full of advertisements, which are also in newspapers, magazines and on street walls or billboards. Advertising is a very powerful gun. Wherever we look, we find interesting things. They say, that we are fat and we should get slim, our hair is horrible, our clothes are dirty, we need some vitamins and so on. If we buy their products, everything will be OK. If we haven’t got enough money, it isn’t a problem, because there are many banks, which lend money.
In the past people went to small shops, they bought only bread, butter, milk and some meat. They bought only things, which they actually needed. The situation is different this time. People prefer shopping in large shopping centers. People take a car and drive there, they can buy everything in a shopping centre. We can buy everything from food to electronics.
People, who haven’t got time to go shopping, can use catalogues. They will choose some products, after a few days or weeks, they will have the new products at home. Nowadays, many people buy a product again. For example, they buy a washing machine, a radio, clothes and so on. I prefer buying things through the internet. There are a lot of things very cheap or cheaper than in some shops. But there are also many dangers in shopping. For example, many people pay in installments. I think, that it is one of the most stupid ideas, because at the end, you pay more money. Credit cards are useful things, but sometimes very expensive too.
So, should we come back onto trees and live like animals? No, I think, that it isn’t a good idea. I like this life. This world is better in some ways than the world 30years ago, but the world 30years ago was better in other things."

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