SIII Unit 5 speaking.ppt

Speaking Lead-in What do you think of them？ The first one is an ad. It is about a famous digital camera. The brand name is Panasonic. The second is an ad for Diet Pepsi. They are wonderful ads with brand names, photos and slogans. Do you like the advertisements?List reasons. Speaking Reader A : I’m angry about your ads for weight loss products. The ads say that I will lose weight if I use the products. But when I tried them, I didn’t lose weight at all. Instead I’m putting on weight. I’m also suffering from sleeplessness. Your newspaper should be responsible for this. Reader B: I’m very upset because I have just lost a lot of money after answering an ad in your newspaper. The ad was full of lies. I think your newspaper is responsible and should help me get my money back because you should make it necessary to check what the ads say is true or not. It’s clear that you failed to do this, least in this ad. Please repay me as soon as possible. Reader C : The ads in the newspaper sometimes show women who are young, beautiful and stupid. This is bad because not all women like this. These ads give readers a false impression and hint that ugly women are unpopular and that if you’re young and beautiful, you can’t be very smart. That’s unfair. Reader D: I’m a school nurse. Many of our students eat too much junk food. I think the newspaper is to blame for this because there are many such ads about junk food in your newspaper. Obviously, you only consider how much money you can earn by releasing ads, without thinking about readers’ interests. Junk food does more harm than good to our health. It is a tragedy. Editor: Dear readers, thank you for your care and your valuable advice to our newspaper. I think the ads are necessary because they can also be enjoyed and appreciated if well designed. Beside, the ads can help to reduce our costs of the newspaper so that the price is lower and readers can re