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Elaine Kirn, West Los Angeles College
Pamela Hartmann, Los Angeles Unified School District

The Global Consumer

Vocabulary 1

Complete each sentence with a word from the list.

advertised
brand
commercials
consumers
misinformation
motive
packaging
self-image



1

Most brand name products are on TV or in magazines in order to get people to buy them.
2

Many are not very educated about the products they buy.
3

What makes a person buy one of soap, toothpaste, or shampoo instead of another?
4

Many people have a bad . They think they are too fat, too thin, too old, or too young.
5

TV and magazine ads influence the way we buy.
6

Advertisers know to use a consumer's fear as a negative for buying a product.
7

Zoom toothpaste recently changed its to appeal to a younger market. The new box is silver and blue with white stars.
8

A lot of commercials and advertisements contain , that is, they don't tell you everything about a product.