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..Unit1ReadingNowadays,wecanfindadvertisementsalmostwhereverwego.Wearesousedtothemthatweoftendonotevenrealizehowmanyweseeandhearinaday.Ididsomeresearchonadvertisements,andhavesomeveryimportantinformationtosharewithyou.Whatisanadvertisement?Anadvertisementuseswordsandpicturestopersuadepeopletobuyaproductorservice,ortobelieveinanidea.Newspapers,magazines,theInternet,radioandtelevisionarethemostcommonplacestofindthem.Therearetwomaintypesofadvertisements—commercialadvertisementsandpublicserviceadvertisements(PSAs).Acommercialadvertisementisonewhichsomeonehaspaidfortoadvertiseaproductorservice.PSAsareoftenrunforfree,andaremeanttoeducatepeopleabouthealth,safety,oranyotherproblemthataffectspublicwelfare.Doesanadvertisementtellpeoplethecompletetruth?Therearelawstoprotectpeoplefromadvertisementsthatcheatpeople.However,westillmustbeawareoftheskilfulmethodsusedinadstotryandsellusthings.Evenifanaddoesnotlie,itdoesnotmeanitisaltogetherinnocent.Onetoothpasteaddeclares,'Bright-Teethfightsbadbreath!'Thisstatementtriestofoolyouintoassumingthatthetoothpastecuresbadbreath,yetitdoesnotsaythat!Allitsaysisthatitfightsit,andthatisnotthesamethingatall.Onegrocerytellscustomers,'Youareproudofyourcooking,soshouldn’tyoubuytheveryfreshestfood?'Thisadisveryclever,becauseittellscustomerstheyaregoodcooks.However,itneversaysthatthisgroceryhasthefreshestfood!Thegroceryjusthopesthatwhenyoureadthead,youwillfeelpleasedwiththenicecomment,rememberthewords‘freshestfood1,andmakeamentalconnectionwiththefoodinthegrocery.Wemustnotfall25forthiskindoftrick!PublicserviceadvertisementsNotalladsplaytricksonusthough.PSAsusesomeofthesamemethods,likeattractivepicturesandcleverlanguage,buttheyaremadetoservethepublic.PSAsaimtoteachusandhelpusleadbetterlives.Ourgovernmentunderstands30thisandhasbeenusingPSAstoeducatepeopleformanyyears.Chinabegananationwidepublicserviceadvertisingcampaignin1996,andsincethenvarioustypesofPSAshaveappearedaroundthecountry.Youhaveprobablyseenorheardsomeofthemyourself,suchas,‘Yestolife,notodrugs'and‘Knowledgechangeslife，.Theseadsdealwithwidespreadsocialconcerns.TherearealsoPSAsthat35encouragepeopletosupportpublicserviceprojects,suchasProjectHope.ItsmottoisProjectHope—educatingeverychild'.ThereareevenPSAstoteachushowtolivehealthylives.Oneoftheseis,'Whenyousmokecigarettes,youareslowlykillingyourself.’Alloftheseadsaremeanttobenefitthepublic,andyoucanoftenlearnalotbyfollowingtheadvicetheygive.Finally,Iwishtotellyouthis:thinkaboutwhyyoushoulddothethingstheadsuggests,orbuytheproductorservicetheadpromotes.Whenitcomestoadvertisements,wemust..alluseourintelligenceandnotbeaslavetothem!Unit1ProjectHowdoyoubuildanadcampaign?Unlikeasingleadvertisement,anadcampaignisaplannedprogrammeofadvertisementsusingvariouskindsofadstoreachacertainaudience.Whenyoustartasuccessfuladcampaign,youmusthaveaclearaimandanaudienceinmind.Itisimportanttofigureoutexactlywhatyouwanttotelltheaudienceandwhatyouaretryingtogetthemtodo.Inanadcampaignyou.mayneedtoemploydifferentkindsofmedia,includingposters,newspapers,magazines,radioandtelevision.Therearethreemajorquestionsyoumustfirstconsider:1.Whoistheaudienceforyouradcampaign?Thepeopleyouwanttoreachareyourtargetaudience.Inordertodetermineyouraudience,youwillneedtodoalittleresearchandanalysisinadvance.Youwillneedtoexplorewhattheaudiencealreadythinks.Itisveryimportanttoknowyouraudiencesoyoucancreatetherightmessagefortherightpeople.2.Whatdoyouwantyouradcampaigntosay?Afteryouhavedecidedwhoyouraudienceis,itistimetodecidewhatyouwanttheaudiencetoknoworthinkabout.Itisimportanttoalwaystrytoappealtotheaudienceinordertogetthemtoreactinacertainway.Youcangatherthisinformationfromyourresearch.Whenplanningapublicwelfarecampaign,youmaywanttoaskyourself:•Whatdoesmyaudiencealreadyknowaboutthisproblem?•Whataspectsofthisproblemwouldtheycareaboutorbeconcernedwith?•Istheresomehistorybehindtheproblemthattheywouldbeinterestedin?•Howdoestheproblempersonallyaffecttheirlives?3.Howdoyoureachyouraudience?Therearelotsofdifferentwaystogetyourmessageacrosswhenyouareputtingtogetheranadcampaign.Youmustdecidewhat,approachyouwanttouse.Thisdecisionshoulddependmainlyonyourtargetaudienceandwhichkindsofadsreachthatgroupbest，Anti-smokingadcampaignEveryyearmillionsofpeoplearoundtheworlddieduetosmoking.EverypocketofcontainspoisonouschemicalsthatcanresultinlungCancerandheartdisease.Thiscostscountriesalotofmoneyandcausesgreatdamagetothewelfareofthepeople.TherearehugenumbersofsmokersinAsia,Thisiswhywehavechosenanti-smokingasthesubjectofouradcampaign.Thetargetaudienceishigh-schoolteenagers.Ourmainaimistodiscourageyoungpeoplefromsmoking.Ourresearchshowsthatyoungpeoplecareabouttheirhealthandfuture.Wewilleducatethemaboutthebadphysicaleffectsofsmokingandhowsmokingaffectsthosepeoplearoundthem.Wewillexplainalltheadvantagesofnotsmoking,suchassavingmoneywhichcanthenbespentonotherthings.Ourinterviewsalsoindicatethatyoungpeopleareconcernedaboutwhatiscoolandwhattheirfriendslike.Wewillshowhowsmokingisnotcoolorattractive,becauseitmakespeoplesmellterrible,andgivesthembadteeth,skinandfi