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BÀI MẪU CHỦ ĐỀ ADVERTISING (PART 3)Bài mẫu chủ đề Advertising (Part 3)

Thời gian đọc: ~20 min

1. How do advertisements attract attention?

It all depends on what group of people the advertisement is aimed for. Young people look if it’s cool, hip, or ; whereas older people tend to be more practical-minded, so those in charge of advertising need to have a idea of who they will be targeting with their advertisement, and plan accordingly. If the advertisement is geared to the younger generation, then showing how the product can help kids be more attractive, confident, or successful is good. Catchy music also helps attention and helps listeners remember it. If you’re trying to reach the older generation with your advertisement, explaining how the product will give them better health, or help them relax, or be happier may appeal to them.

  • Aim for: nhắm đến
  • Fashionable: thời thượng >< outdated: lỗi thời
  • Practical-minded: thực tế, thực dụng
  • Gear to: hướng tới
  • Catchy: bắt tai
  • Repel: khước từ, đẩy lùi
  • Appeal to: hấp dẫn, mời gọi

2. Do young and old people have the same attitudes towards advertisements?

Definitely not. Every individual has his own attitude towards advertisements and the advantages and disadvantages that advertising brings. Both old and young people are inclined to believe and think that advertisements tend to be misleading, dishonest, phony, shallow, and at times annoying, especially when they’re not well made or . On the other hand, if done well, they can be very creative, humorous, artistic, and enjoyable to watch. Those, however, are the exception, rather than the norm.

  • Attitude: thái độ
  • Incline: thiên về
  • Misleading: dối trá, sai lệch
  • Phony: giả, đồ giả
  • Shallow: nông cạn
  • Dorky: ngu ngốc, nực cười

3. Do you think advertisements actually influence people to buy things? And how?

When seen a lot, advertisements make products more familiar and in people’s minds, so when they want to buy something, they will take a brand that they recognize. In China, people want to be like the West and so they buy what they see on TV that the Western people have. They think that if they have this Western , they will be as cool as this person, which is totally bizarre to my mind.

  • Ingrained: ăn sâu, thâm căn cố đế
  • Wipe: tẩy, xóa
  • Bizarre: kỳ quái, kỳ lạ

4. Do you think there should be controls on advertising?

Yes, I do. Some things should not be advertised, such as , which are harmful to people’s health. Most people are aware of their existence, so they don’t need to be promoted more. Children especially should not be shown advertisements that make things look cool or interesting. Advertisements that have age-inappropriate content should also be banned.

  • Harmful: có hại
  • Age-inappropriate: không phù hợp với lứa tuổi

5. Can you think of any example of false advertising?

The biggest example that comes to my mind is McDonald’s advertisements. Every time I go to McDonald’s, I see pictures of , thin people with big smiles and perfect teeth holding hamburgers and cartons of French fries that are at least three times bigger than the products. This advertisement clearly ignores three glaring facts. For one, if you eat at McDonald’s a lot, you will not look like the people in the advertisement. Two, the hamburger and French fries are nowhere near the size pictured. Three, if you stand smiling holding a burger, nobody will think you are cool.

  • Ignore: lờ đi
  • Glaring facts: sự thật hiển nhiên, rành rành

6. What kinds of products are most often, most easily promoted by false advertising?

Well, most products are really by false advertising. I hate to sound so cynical but I have a friend in the advertising business, and a lot of so-called experts advertising their product know absolutely nothing about it. In the field of beauty care products, this happens a lot. The women sitting at home with nothing to do except watch TV are so susceptible to this kind of advertising.

  • Suppress: đàn áp, chặn
  • Cynical: nhạo báng, giễu cợt
  • Expert: chuyên gia
  • Susceptible: dễ bị ảnh hưởng, tổn thương
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