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Speaking

  1. Should advertising attempt to inform consumers? Why? Always?

Should advertising attempt to persuade consumers? Why? Always?

  1. Define advertising and promotion. How do you think that they differ in

the dominant tasks that they are asked to perform?

  1. What are the major advertising media? Are they equal in value to

advertisers?

  1. What media are available to advertisers today that were not available a

century ago? What influence has the development of new media had on

the growth of advertising?

  1. What predictions would you make regarding the future of advertising

and promotion?

  1. Which of the following is true? a) “Promotion is an example of

advertising”; b) “Advertising is an example of promotion”.

7. Explain the role of publicity in marketing.

  1. Tell some of the advantages and disadvantages of publicity. Give a

recent example of one receiving (un)favorable publicity.

9. Why do companies engage in sales promotion activity?

10. What is an advertising agency? What functions are performed by most

agencies? (Use additional text)

11. List several criticisms of advertising. Are they justified? How could

you answer them? (Use additional text)

12.What are the benefits of advertising? What evidence is there that they

outweigh its disadvantages?

13. There is a saying: “Doing business without advertising is like winking

someone in the dark. You know what you are doing but nobody else

does”. Use your own examples to prove that it is true.

Writing

Express your opinion on the following (150-200 words):

  1. a) “Not everyone agrees that advertising benefits the economy”.

  2. b) “Much advertising tries to persuade consumers rather than inform

them”.

c) “Advertising is costly to produce, and these costs raise prices for

consumers”. (do it in writing, 150-200 words).

Key Vocabulary

advertising

advertiser

advertise

ad/advert/advertisement

promotion

media

persuade

audience

expenditure

poster

publicity

public relations (PR)

outdoor display

communication

message

newsworthy

news release

goodwill

commercial, n

encourage

direct mail

flyer

brochure

billboard

criticism

manipulate

advertising agency

coverage

impact n ,v

novelty

Unit IV

B A N K I N G

Lead - in

  1. Which of the banking facilities do you use?

  2. What other services do commercial banks offer in your country?

  3. What changes have there been in personal banking recently?

  4. What further changes do you foresee in the future?

Reading Text 1

Read the text and identify the issues discussed in the text. In each paragraph, find the sentences supporting the main idea of the text. What paragraph contains the most important information? Be ready to answer the questions given below.

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