Advertising Essay
This essay for IELTS is on the subject of
advertising.
There are various types of questions you can get in the IELTS writing test
and you'll see samples of them all over the following pages, but this one is
an
agree / disagree essay.
In these types of essays, you are presented with
one opinion. Take a look at
the opinion here in the question:
Some of the methods used in advertising are unethical and unacceptable
in today’s society.
To what extent do you agree with this view?
So your options are:
1. Agree 100%
2. Disagree 100%
3. Partly agree
In the answer below, the writer agrees 100% with the opinion.
As you can see, the writers opinion is made clear in the
thesis statement
(the last sentence of the introduction).
All the
body paragraphs then explain why the writer disagrees. In other
words, it discusses the
negative aspects of advertising.
Model Answer
Some of the methods used in advertising are unethical and unacceptable
in today’s society.
To what extent do you agree with this view?
The world that we live in today is dominated by advertising. Adverts are on
television,
on the World Wide Web, in the street and even on our mobile
phones. However, many of the strategies used to sell a product or service can
be considered immoral or unacceptable.
To begin with, the fact that we cannot escape from advertising is a
significant cause for complaint. Constant
images and signs wherever we
look can be very intrusive and irritating at times. Take for example
advertising on the mobile phone. With the latest technology mobile
companies are now able to send advertising messages via SMS to
consumers' phones whenever they choose. Although we expect adverts in
numerous
situations, it now seems that there are very few places we can
actually avoid them.
A further aspect of advertising that I would consider unethical is the way
that it encourages people to buy products they may not need or cannot
afford. Children and young people in particular are influenced by adverts
showing
the latest toys, clothing or music and this can put enormous
pressure on the parents to buy these products.
In addition, the advertising of tobacco products and alcohol has long been a
controversial issue, but cigarette adverts have only recently been banned in
many countries. It is quite possible that alcohol
adverts encourage excessive
consumption and underage drinking, yet restrictions have not been placed on
this type of advertising in the same way as smoking.
It is certainly true to say that advertising is an everyday feature of our lives.
Therefore, people are constantly being encouraged to buy products or
services that might be too expensive, unnecessary or even unhealthy. In
conclusion, many aspects of advertising do appear
to be morally wrong and
are not acceptable in today's society.
(296 words)
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