Reflections from VCU English Language Learners

Instructor: Audrey Short
English Language Program
Virginia Commonwealth University
Fri Oct 3

Weekly News HW(Oct. 2)

fatih:

Advertisements do more harm than good.

Questions:

1- Do you think advertisements affect children more than adults?

2-Are you attending advertisements When you are watching TV? DO YOU PAY ATTENTION TO ADVERTISEMENTS…?

3-What do you think about THE advantages and disadvantages of advertisements?

4-According to you,[IN YOUR OPINION] are they a form of brainwashing?Or are they necessary to choose the good [THE BEST PRODUCT?] Which is cheapest? 

Vocabulary:

Appetising: (adjective) Appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma. 

Grab: (verb) To seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch.

Perception: (noun) The act or faculty of apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.

Esteem: (verb) To regard highly or favorably; regard with respect or admiration: I esteem him for his honesty.

Distort: (verb)To twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers.

Fatih

 WHAT ARE THE REGULATIONS ON ADVERTISING IN TURKEY?  CAN YOU ADVERTISE CIGARETTES ON TV?