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Unit 1 The mass media
Extended reading
Advertising: the power of persuasion
_____ just one day, a person can see hundreds of marketing messages. Advertising ________ (become) part of our modern life. But what is advertising exactly? ______ short, it refers to the activity of ________ (promote) a product or service. In other words, it tries to persuade you _________(buy) a product or service.
The history of advertising has always been closely linked with_______ of the mass media. From the ancient simple advertisements _____ (paint) on outdoor signs to the ______ (color), interactive ones in smartphone apps, the mass media and advertising have developed hand ______ hand.① ______ media channels have grown in number and type, so have advertisements.
{________ the mass media reaches so many people}, it is a perfect vehicle for advertisers. {If an advertisement is placed on a popular website or on TV ____ peak times}, millions of people will know about the product or service {it is advertising}. In addition _______ making people aware of a product or service, a successful advertisement will also create a desire to buy, thus ________(boost) business. That is{ _____when a company wants to promote a product or service, it often launches a mass media advertising campaign}.
_______(base) on the psychology behind creating a desire to buy, advertisers have developed ways of persuading people into _______(purchase) their products or services. A common technique to make an impact is to create a _________(memory) slogan. Slogans use simple but __________(impress) language to make us remember the product or service _____________(advertise). Some of these slogans may also appeal _____ our emotions. For example, a slogan may connect a fine china teapot {it aims to promote }_____ our pride in having good taste. You will hear a ______(vary) of slogans {any time you turn on the TV}. Think about your favourite one. What makes it special? What message does it try to get across?A slogan {________ communicates an idea effectively} can boost sales and even become part of popular culture.That is the power of memorable slogans.
Another technique {advertisers often employ} is to link their company or product _______ a "brand ambassador--a famous actor, a sports star, or even a _______ (fiction) character. Think of a popular fast-food restaurant. Does it have a brand ambassador? Is the brand ambassador popular _______ potential customers? ②The more we like the brand ambassador, the more we will be attracted to buy the product.
Of course, some advertisements are not so obvious: product placement is ________(typical) used in films with huge box-office success and TV shows _______ high ratings. Some films are now sponsored by leading brands, so that only their products appear in the films, like the watches ______(wear) by the title character in James Bond films. Other types of mass media use product placement too, ________(include) video games. ③It is not ________ (common) for sports video game series to feature different in-game ________(equip) with real brand names. We absorb these marketing messages _________ thinking about them too much, yet they probably have an effect ______ us ①{the next time we go shopping}.
In the past, advertising was all about ___________(reach) as many people as possible with the same message. Now, advertising is becoming more digital and more personalized. Already we may see online advertisements for products ②{we have ________ (previous) searched for on the Internet}, and we are very likely to receive special ________(discount) and promotions __________ (target) specifically at us. In the future, advertising will be even more about understanding individual customers and sending them advertisements {that ________(tailor) to specific needs}. ④Not only will this make them feel more valued and enable them to see {_______ they are most interested in}, _______ it will also help companies target their customers _________(efficient) to have a positive effect on sales.
1. hundreds of ___________
2. In short ____________
3. refer to ____________
4. in other words ____________
5. be linked with ____________
6. hand in hand ____________
7. a perfect vehicle for ____________ vehicle n. _________
8. 黑体句①属于由as引导的___________从句,主句是so放在句首的_______句,其结构是so+_______+__________, 表示前者和后者的情况一样。
9. millions of ____________
10. know about ___________
11. in addition to __________
12. be aware of ___________
13. launches a mass media advertising campaign ____________________ launch v. _________
14. be based on ____________
15. persuade sb. into doing sth. ______________
16. appeal to ______________
17. aim to do _______________
18. a variety of _______________
19. get across ______________
20. link sth. to sth. ______________
21. think of ______________
22. be popular among __________________
23. 黑体句子②属于the+比较级(...),the+比较级(...)结构,意思是 ___________________
24. huge box-office success ____________________
25. high ratings _________________ rating n. __________
26. leading brands_________________
27. so that是一个_____________从句
28. types of ________________
29. 黑体句子③为固定句型,It is uncommon for sb. to do sth. _______________________
30. have an effect on sb. _______________ = have an influence/impact on sth.
31. 中括号的句子①是一个the next time所引导的__________从句
32. in the past ________________ (in the future ____________)
33. 中括号的句子②是一个跟在products后面对其进行修饰的___________从句,连接词______被省略了,因为先行词在从句中作________时可省略连词。
34. search for sth. on the Internet ________________
35. be targeted at sb. _______________ target v. ___________ n. ___________
36. be tailored to sb. ________________ tailor v. ___________ n. ___________
37. 黑体句子④使用了__________________的结构,not only放在句首的时候,该分句使用________语序。They are most interested in为_________从句。
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Unit 1 The mass media
Extended reading
Advertising: the power of persuasion
__In___ just one day, a person can see hundreds of marketing messages. Advertising ___has become__ (become) part of our modern life. But what is advertising exactly? __In__ short, it refers to the activity of ___promoting_____ (promote) a product or service. In other words, it tries to persuade you ____to buy____(buy) a product or service.
The history of advertising has always been closely linked with___that____ of the mass media. From the ancient simple advertisements __painted___ (paint) on outdoor signs to the __colorful____ (color), interactive ones in smartphone apps, the mass media and advertising have developed hand ___in___ hand.① _As_____ media channels have grown in number and type, so have advertisements.
{____Because____ the mass media reaches so many people}, it is a perfect vehicle for advertisers. {If an advertisement is placed on a popular website or on TV __at__ peak times}, millions of people will know about the product or service {it is advertising}. In addition _to____ making people aware of a product or service, a successful advertisement will also create a desire to buy, thus ___boosting_____(boost) business. That is{ __why___when a company wants to promote a product or service, it often launches a mass media advertising campaign}.
____Based___(base) on the psychology behind creating a desire to buy, advertisers have developed ways of persuading people into _persuading______(purchase) their products or services. A common technique to make an impact is to create a __memorable_______(memory) slogan. Slogans use simple but ___impressive_______(impress) language to make us remember the product or service ___being advertised__(advertise). Some of these slogans may also appeal __to___ our emotions. For example, a slogan may connect a fine china teapot {it aims to promote }__with___ our pride in having good taste. You will hear a _variety___(vary) of slogans {any time you turn on the TV}. Think about your favourite one. What makes it special? What message does it try to get across?A slogan {_which___ communicates an idea effectively} can boost sales and even become part of popular culture.That is the power of memorable slogans.
Another technique {advertisers often employ} is to link their company or product __to_____ a "brand ambassador--a famous actor, a sports star, or even a ___fictional____ (fiction) character. Think of a popular fast-food restaurant. Does it have a brand ambassador? Is the brand ambassador popular __among_____ potential customers? ②The more we like the brand ambassador, the more we will be attracted to buy the product.
Of course, some advertisements are not so obvious: product placement is __typically___(typical) used in films with huge box-office success and TV shows ___with____ high ratings. Some films are now sponsored by leading brands, so that only their products appear in the films, like the watches __worn____(wear) by the title character in James Bond films. Other types of mass media use product placement too, ___including_____(include) video games. ③It is not _uncommon____ (common) for sports video game series to feature different in-game _equipment_____(equip) with real brand names. We absorb these marketing messages ___without______ thinking about them too much, yet they probably have an effect ___on___ us ①{the next time we go shopping}.
In the past, advertising was all about ___reaching________(reach) as many people as possible with the same message. Now, advertising is becoming more digital and more personalized. Already we may see online advertisements for products ②{we have __previously______ (previous) searched for on the Internet}, and we are very likely to receive special __discounts______(discount) and promotions __targeted________ (target) specifically at us. In the future, advertising will be even more about understanding individual customers and sending them advertisements {that ___are tailored_____(tailor) to specific needs}. ④Not only will this make them feel more valued and enable them to see {___what___ they are most interested in}, __but_____ it will also help companies target their customers ___efficiently______(efficient) to have a positive effect on sales.
1. hundreds of _成百上千的_____
2. In short _____简而言之______
3. refer to ____涉及;提到;参考________
4. in other words ____换而言之________
5. be linked with ____与...联系________
6. hand in hand __携手_________
7. a perfect vehicle for ____...的完美载体________ vehicle n. __车辆;载体_______
8. 黑体句①属于由as引导的__时间状语_________从句,主句是so放在句首的___倒装____句,其结构是so+__助动词_____+____主语______, 表示前者和后者的情况一样。
9. millions of ______数百万的______
10. know about ___了解________
11. in addition to ____除了...______
12. be aware of ___意识到________
13. launches a mass media advertising campaign _____发起大众传媒广告宣传活动_________ launch v. __发起_______
14. be based on _____基于_______
15. persuade sb. into doing sth. ___说服某人做某事___________
16. appeal to ______呼吁;吸引________
17. aim to do _____旨在做某事__________
18. a variety of _____各种各样的__________
19. get across ______被传达;被理解________
20. link sth. to sth. __连接...和...____________
21. think of ______想到________
22. be popular among ____在...中受欢迎______________
23. 黑体句子②属于the+比较级(...),the+比较级(...)结构,意思是 ____越..., 就越..._______________
24. huge box-office success _______票房大卖_____________
25. high ratings ____收视率高____________ rating n. _收视率________
26. leading brands ____一流品牌_____________
27. so that是一个______结果状语_______从句
28. types of _____类型__________
29. 黑体句子③为固定句型,It is uncommon for sb. to do sth. _____...是正常的______________
30. have an effect on sb. ___对...有影响____________ = have an influence/impact on sth.
31. 中括号的句子①是一个the next time所引导的____时间______从句
32. in the past _______在过去_________ (in the future ___在将来_________)
33. 中括号的句子②是一个跟在products后面对其进行修饰的_____定语______从句,连接词_that_____被省略了,因为先行词在从句中作____宾语____时可省略连词。
34. search for sth. on the Internet _____在互联网上搜寻...___________
35. be targeted at sb. __针对某人_____________ target v. /n.___目标(是)________
36. be tailored to sb. _____专门为...制作以满足需求____ tailor v. ___定做 n. ___裁缝______
37. 黑体句子④使用了___not only..but also_______________的结构,not only放在句首的时候,该分句使用___倒装_____语序。They are most interested in为____宾语_____从句。
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