ielts speaking Part 2 and 3 about Advertisement You Saw Heard

No, they shouldn’t. Although it’s true that many viewers are fed up with the repeated appearance of some commercials in the interval of their favorite programs, it is not to say we should put a ban on advertisements. This is simply because the advertising companies usually sponsor the fees of broadcasting a certain program, which gives people the chance to watch them free of charge. Moreover, advertising helps us to take a short rest before we continue to enjoy the show, which eases eye strains and gives us some time to go to the toilet or eat something to gain some energy.

We can see advertisements everywhere. They are printed on newspapers and magazines, painted on the walls of various buildings and on the buses running around the city, broadcast on TVs and radios. Moreover, they are sent to us through our cellphones and we are exposed to advertisements when we surf on the internet.

I like advertisements of publicizing kinds of activities, such as concerts given by singers, promotion of a well-known brands with a celebrity coming to the opening ceremony, or charity programs. I appreciate the opportunities to see in person my favourite musicians and actors coming to take part in the activities.

Yes, they do, to some extent. There are times when I waste money on things I don't need on sales, which I know from advertisements. Advertisements, however, offer me information of various brands of what I need. I tend to buy things advertised most, though I know I am ripped off at the expense of advertising is added to the cost of goods.

No. I don't particularly like that. I am tired of wasting my time on advertisements broadcasted before or during the program I want to see. That's why I prefer to watch programs on the internet, where the amount of advertising is less.

Well nowadays I’d say it’s probably online advertising, because people are spending so much time on the Internet. And companies have basically latched on to this fact, because almost every website you go on now has advertising of some sort on it.

Well I’m not an expert, but I suppose it kind of depends on the product you're trying to sell. So, for example, if it’s a mass-market product like shampoo, then I guess TV advertising would be the most effective, as it reaches the widest audience and also uses moving images and sounds, unlike newspaper ads, which just use still images. But if, on the other hand, it’s a niche product which only has a very small target customer group, then I'd say you're better off using a more focused means of advertising, for example putting ads on websites which are related to that particular product or service. Because that way, the ad will only be viewed by people who might actually be interested in it, and it will also be a lot more cost-effective than using other ways to advertise.

That’s a difficult question, and I’ve never really thought about it before, but I guess it would be those which are new on the market. Because if you think about it, those are the products which people don’t really know about, and if they don’t know about them, then chances are they're not gonna buy them. So yeah I think it's logical that these are the products which are most in need of advertising.

Yeah, I think it's fair to say that there should be, because otherwise, you know, there would be no limit to the amount of advertising we’re subject to. For example, if there were no restrictions on where adverts could be placed, then I think everywhere would just get filled up with them, which might not be so bad in a city, but in countryside areas it would really spoil the natural scenery.

Well, I guess they can have both positive and negative effects on children. For example, looking on the positive side, I think it's possible that some adverts can help give children a better understanding of the things they see and use in their daily life. But I would say it's more often the case that adverts can have a negative effect, firstly because a lot of the things which are advertised aren't suitable for young children, such as alcoholic drinks for example. And secondly, a lot of advertising which targets young children is for things like sweets and chocolate biscuits, which aren’t all that good for kids, but seeing such advertisements will make them pester their parents to buy these things for them, which I know because this is exactly what I did when I was younger.