viernes, 25 de octubre de 2013



Match these word partnerships to their meanings.

PRODUCT
1 launch         The introduction of a product to the market.
2 lifecycle           The length of time people continues to buy a product.
3 range          The set of products made by a company.
4 placement           When products are used in films or TV programmes.
5 endorsement        The use of a well-known person to advertise products.

BRAND
6 loyalty            The tendency to always buy a particular brand.

7 image           How familiar people are with a brand.
8 stretching           Using an existing name on another type of product.
9 awarenes          The ideas and beliefs people have about a brand.
10 name         The name given to a product by the company that makes it.

Complete these sentences with word partnerships from Exercise A.

BRAND
1-The creation of Virgin Cola, Virgin Air, Virgin Rail and Virgin Bride is an example of brand stretching.
2-Consumers who always buy Levi’s when they need a new pair of jeans are showing brand loyalty.
3- Not enough people recognize our logo; we need to spend a lot more on raising brand image.

PRODUCT
1-David Beckham advertising Vodafone is an Example of product endorsement.
2- A product lifecycle   consists of introduction, growth, maturity and decline.
3-The use of BMW cars and Nokia phones in James Bond  films are examples of product placement.


Complete these sentences with the present simple or the present continuous forms of the verbs in brackets.
1-a) This year we are trying to develop a brand with personality.
b) We usually develop brands that say something.
2-a) Powerful brand names create strong consumer loyalty.
b) At the moment we are looking for a new brand name that suggests something about the product’s benefits and qualities.
3-a) L’Oreal sells cosmetics and toiletries to consumers around the world.
b) This L’Oreal is investing over 180m in R&D.
4-a) The marketing department always keeps within its budgets.
b) Because the company made a loss last year, the marketing department is trying to reduce.

Complete these sentences with the present simple or the present continuous forms of the verbs in brackets.

At the moment I am working for a cosmetics company. We offer a full range of cosmetic products and we sell cosmetics and toiletries around the world. Our main cosmetics brand dominates the French market and it is doing well in the rest of Europe at the moment, too. In fact, the brand is becoming more and more popular throughout the world and our market share is growing every day.
We usually develop and we extend products under our existing brand name. The brand is distinctive and stands out from the competition. However, this year we are creating a completely new brand of cosmetics.







lunes, 7 de octubre de 2013

The iPad launch



  Video 1

- what is the product?
The ipad

- What are the characteristics of the product? (Mention adjectives the presenter uses to describe the product)?

The iPad is a very thin, extraordinary piece of hardware; it is handled by a touch screen and you can use the internet in many ways that a smartphone can not. It’s better than a smart phone, and better than a computer.

- What can you do with the product?

You can change the background images, browse the internet, download apps and games , compose email, etc.




Video 2

-What's the product?

The ipad 2

- What are the characteristics of the product? (mention adjectives the presenter uses to describe the product and other details about the product)

It’s a whole new design from the previous ipad, it’s twice as fast with a dual processor, and up to nine times faster graphics. The same low power as the ipad 1.

- How many cameras does it have? and where?

The ipad 2 have two cameras, one on the front and another on the back.

domingo, 6 de octubre de 2013

Passive Voice



1) The words  are explained by the teacher today.
2) We  were sent a letter the day before yesterday.
3) This car  will not be stolen. It's too old.
4) This street  has already been closed because of snow.
5) A new restaurant  will be opened next week.
6) He  was invited to the party yesterday.
7) The blue box  cannot be seen.
8) I  was given the book by my friend last Sunday.
9) The dishes  have not been washed by my little brother.
10) I  will not be asked by Robert