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Reading 1
Reading 1
commercials in some
2. One good thing about television ___________
Asian countries is that they do not often interrupt a programme.
I relied on an appeal to
his finer feelings.
manipulate sb/sth into (v)
to influence or control sb in a
dishonest way
They managed to manipulate
us into agreeing to help.
subconscious (adj)
connected with feelings that influence
your behaviour even though you are
not aware of them
Many advertisements
work at a subconscious
level.
voice-over (n)
information or comments in a movie/film/etc. that are
given by a person who is not seen on the screen
She earns a lot of money
doing voice-overs for TV
commercials.
endorse (v)
to say in an advertisement that you use and like a
particular product so that other people will want to buy it
I wonder how many celebrities
actually use the products they
endorse.
tactic (n)
utilitarian
services
the bulk of sth (n)