I don’t like advertisement because I think it’s just, uh, marketing strategies so that businesses and companies increase their sales. Beside that, they become unavoidable. Nowadays they are in streets, tv, Internet, social media platform and everywhere. But I’m going to describe a good advertisement. It was like uh, two months ago, I was scrolling through social media platform and then there is, uh, advert about, uh, smartwatch. Well, to be honest, I didn’t know, uh, why this advert catch my attention, but uh, it’s a regular ad, uh, advert thatcribes the smartwatch and uh, the feature of this sw and how can be synchronized with your phone and so on. But uh, she uh, but the ad, uh, speak about the time, how precious our moment and how important our time. This uh, open my eyes and make me realize, yes, our time is very precious and we should uh, spend our time in more wisely way. So this uh, advert like an eyop opener. So I decided to quit many things that waste my time on like films, tv series, music, celebrities and so on. And, and to uh, spend my time on more beneficial things like to g another skill, read something beneficial and so on.
Band 7+: Describe a good advertisement that you think is useful You should say: - Where you can see it - What it shows - Why you think it is useful - And explain how you feel about it
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I generally don't enjoy advertisements because I see them as marketing strategies designed to boost sales for businesses and companies. They've become inescapable, appearing everywhere from streets and television to the internet and social media platforms. However, I can recall a good advertisement I encountered a couple of months ago. While scrolling through social media, I came across an ad for a smartwatch. I'm not entirely sure why it caught my attention, as it was a typical ad describing the smartwatch, its features, and how it could be synchronized with a phone. But the ad focused on the value of time, emphasizing how precious our moments are and how important it is to manage our time wisely. This perspective really opened my eyes and made me realize that time is indeed a valuable resource. It prompted me to re-evaluate how I spend my time, leading me to cut back on activities that I considered time-wasting, such as watching movies, TV series, listening to music, and following celebrities. Instead, I've focused on more beneficial activities like learning new skills and reading enriching material.
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