Unit 2: Competitions
Writing Advertising for members
I. WRITING TYPE: Writing an advert or notice
What is an advert?
Advertising is a term used to describe a type of marketing communication in which companies or brands utilize openly sponsored messages or strategies to advertise their goods or services.
What is a good advert and a bad advert?
A good advert is: complete information to be communicated, brief and concise, correct content, attract readers, …
A bad advert is : lots of text, no images, no emphasis, misinformation, unattractive, useless,...
sp = spelling mistake
MW = missing word
P = punctuation mistake
Prep= preposition mistake
Gr = grammar mistake
WO = word order mistake
C = capital letter mistake
WW = wrong word
It is important to check your writing for mistakes before people read it. Read these sentences from adverts and find one mistake in each sentence. Circle the mistake and write the correct symbol from the correction code.