How advertisers make us spend money
6 Minute English

How advertisers make us spend money

B1IntermediateJune 11, 20266 min

What was the last thing you bought? And can you remember why you bought that particular thing, rather than something else? We all like to think we make rational, independent choices when we buy things, but advertisers are constantly trying different strategies to influence us to behave differently. Pippa and Phil discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary. Listen to natural English conversations with Real Easy English: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/real-easy-english Learn English from the news: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2026 Get a...

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And I'm Phil. What's the last thing you bought? And why did you buy it? I bought a new pair of headphones recently because my old ones broke and I did lots of research to try and find a good pair. How about you? I bought a soft drink on the way to work this morning. It might be because I saw someone I like promoting it in an advert.

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