Advertisement— Part 1 Informe

Sugerencia: You answer directly and give a relevant personal example. Improve the natural phrasing and avoid repeating the same idea: say that an ad persuaded you to buy the shoes, and use “was starring in an ad” if you mean Selena Gomez appeared in it. You can also connect the result more smoothly with “although.”

Ejemplo: Yes, I have. A couple of weeks ago, I bought a pair of shoes after seeing Selena Gomez in an advertisement for them. The ad made them look really appealing, even though I didn’t actually need new shoes.

Sugerencia: Your answer is relevant, but it is one long sentence and contains unnatural or inaccurate phrases such as “depisements,” “run away and escape,” and “putting on us.” Use “advertisements” or “ads,” then give a clear example and explain that people are constantly exposed to them online.

Ejemplo: Yes, I see ads all the time, especially on YouTube and social media. They often appear before or during videos, and some are tailored to things I’ve searched for. It can feel as if they’re impossible to avoid.

Sugerencia: The transcript does not include your spoken answer; it contains examiner feedback instead, so I can’t reliably assess your original response. Please provide the answer itself. If you were discussing a brand, check the spelling of its name and explain what made the childhood advertisement memorable.

Ejemplo: Yes, I remember an advertisement for a popular flip-flop brand from when I was a child. It had a funny tone and showed people enjoying their holidays, so it was easy to remember. My friends and I sometimes talked about the product after seeing it.

Sugerencia: You make a comparison with the past, but several phrases are unclear. Say “when I was younger,” “ads on trains and buses,” and “there are restrictions on them.” The final point about social media is relevant, but clarify that you see more ads online than on public transport; “vets” may be a transcription error for “ads.”

Ejemplo: I don’t see as many ads on public transport as I used to. There seem to be fewer posters on trains and buses, possibly because of restrictions on advertising in public spaces. However, I still come across plenty of ads on social media.

Sugerencia: You answer directly and explain your interest, which makes the response effective. Make “understand the minds of the marketing team” more natural by saying “see how the marketing team comes up with its ideas.” You could also add one specific feature you enjoy, such as the storytelling or humour.

Ejemplo: Yes, I do, especially when an advertisement is creative. I like seeing how the marketing team uses humour or storytelling to make a product memorable. Sometimes a particularly persuasive ad even makes me consider buying the product.

Sugerencia: You describe your preference clearly and give useful examples, such as a plot twist or an inside joke. Replace “these types of practices” with “this kind of advertising,” remove the repeated “of,” and avoid claiming that this style can only be used in videos; say it works especially well in video ads.

Ejemplo: I like video advertisements that begin in an ordinary way and then surprise the viewer with a plot twist or an inside joke. That kind of humour can make an ad memorable and encourage people to share it. It’s harder to create the same effect in a poster.

× But in fact, I didn't even need it.

✓ But in fact, I didn't even need them.

The pronoun it is singular, but it refers to the shoes, which are plural. Use them to refer to the shoes. Check whether a pronoun agrees in number with the noun it refers to.

× All the time, I believe that in this modern era we are being overloaded with lots of depisements on YouTube, on our phones, and even television, so we cannot run away and escape from the persuasive techniques that these advertisements are putting on us.

✓ All the time, I believe that in this modern era we are being overloaded with lots of depisements on YouTube, on our phones, and even on television, so we cannot run away from or escape the persuasive techniques that these advertisements are using on us.

The list needs a preposition before television to match on YouTube and on our phones. Also, the usual construction is run away from something; escape does not need from in this sentence. Use prepositions consistently in lists and check which preposition a verb requires.

× Not as many as I used to see when I was travelling in my young age.

✓ Not as many as I used to see when I was travelling at a young age.

The standard expression is at a young age, not in my young age. Learn common preposition combinations as fixed phrases; when comparing your past with the present, you could also say when I was younger.

× I guess that at the moment these types of advertisement train and buses are considered visual pollution, so there is kind of a structure and limitation about them.

✓ I guess that at the moment these types of advertisements on trains and buses are considered visual pollution, so there is kind of a structure and limitation about them.

The phrase needs on to show where the advertisements appear: advertisements on trains and buses. Use on for advertisements displayed on transport.

× I guess that at the moment these types of advertisement train and buses are considered visual pollution, so there is kind of a structure and limitation about them.

✓ I guess that at the moment these types of advertisements on trains and buses are considered visual pollution, so there is kind of a structure and limitation about them.

These types of refers to multiple kinds, so the noun advertisements should be plural in this construction. Check that plural demonstratives and quantity expressions agree with the nouns they introduce.

× I guess that at the moment these types of advertisement train and buses are considered visual pollution, so there is kind of a structure and limitation about them.

✓ I guess that at the moment these types of advertisements on trains and buses are considered visual pollution, so there is a kind of structure and limitation about them.

The singular count noun kind needs the article a. Use a or an before a singular count noun when it is not otherwise determined.

× So these types of of practices can be made only through videos, not on posters.

✓ So these types of practices can be made only through videos, not on posters.

The original repeats of in the phrase types of of practices. Remove the extra word to make the phrase grammatically correct. When editing, check for repeated function words.