CULTURE

Since it began in 1922, the BBC has never broadcast any ads breaks

LANGUAGE NOTE

The musical theme or short song that accompanies many ads or announcements on TV and radio is called a JINGLE.


PUBLICITY is the interest or attention that people give to a thing, person or event.
he attracted a lot of bad publicity after the newspaper scandal


ADVERTISING is the business of trying to persuade people to buy products or services.
they launched an important advertising campaign

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CLASS DEBATE:

There is too much advertising of violent toys in the media. Adverts for these toys should be banned. Discuss.

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You should be ready to EXPRESS YOUR OPINION about a topic presented to you by the teacher. Use the vocabulary/expressions learned in class.

ADS

DO YOU LIKE ADS?

ads, advertisements, TV commercials (or as you prefer to call them...) are everywhere, nowadays in MASS MEDIA

Let's study some vocabulary related to the topic:
BRAND NAME
COMMERCIALS
LOGO
POP-UP
SLOGAN
CLASSIFIED ADS
SPONSORSHIP
CONSUMER / CUSTOMER / CLIENT
PROMOTION
CAMPAIGN
PRODUCTS
CATCHY
CONTROVERSIAL