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III. Intensive Reading Task

Read and translate the following text. Consult a dictionary if necessary.

PRODUCING AN EFFECTIVE ADVERTISEMENT

Advertisements consist of verbal elements, visual elements, and auditory elements. The exact combination of these elements depends on the people who design the advertisement. Their choices are strongly influenced by the advertising medium to be used. However, the ultimate consideration is that advertisements reflect advertising objectives. The promotional mix should be a unified whole, employing all appropriate means of delivering a message. Many television, radio, and print media advertisements for a product advance virtually the same message or appeal, even though they are constructed differently to fit each medium.

Copy and art working together

Most advertisements, with the exception of radio advertisements, feature both copy (refers to the words) and art (refers to all aspects of an advertisement

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other than its verbal portions, such as pictures, graphs, charts, etc.). The two elements must work together and complement each other to accomplish the objectives set by the management. To do this, most advertisers follow the AIDA formula. AIDA stands for attention, interest, desire, and action.

Attention. An effective advertisement must draw attention from the very first glance or hearing. Copy can be used to accomplish this.

Interest. After attention has been attracted, the arousal of interest is next. If the attention-getter is powerful enough, interest should follow fairly automatically.

Desire. Immediately following the arousal of interest is the attempt to create a desire for the product. Interest in and the desire for the product are established in nearly simultaneous steps.

Action. Action is the last part of the AIDA formula. The last thing in commercials is often a call to action. In effect, the advertisement may urge listeners or viewers to phone the local dealer. Usually, the advertiser makes the action seem as effortless as possible by giving a phone number.

It must be understood that it may not be possible for every advertisement to move the reader or viewer to action with a single exposure. Repetition is usually necessary so that the advertisement's message can “sink in”. Repetition also increases the chance that the target customer will see or hear the message at a time when there are no distractions. Finally, repetition recognizes the buyer's changing environment. Eventually, if the advertisement is an effective one aimed at the proper people, buyers are likely to move psychologically through the AIDA stages and then act.

1. Join the halves.

                  1. The exact combination of these elements depends on …

                  1. The ultimate consideration is that …

                  1. The two elements must work together and …

                  1. An effective advertisement must draw attention from …

                  1. Immediately following the arousal of interest is the attempt to …

                  1. The advertiser makes the action seem as effortless as possible by …

                  1. Repetition is usually necessary so that …

                  1. The choice made from among a wide variety of media is …

a. … complement each other to accomplish the objectives set by the management.

b. … create the desire for the product.

c. … the people who design the advertisement.

d. … giving a phone number.

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e. … the very first glance or hearing.

f. … the advertisement’s message can “sink in”.

g. … advertisements reflect advertising objectives. h. … a matter of selecting a communications channel for your message.