TOEFL Listening Practice Skill 1-3 (Longman TOEFL PBT)

Task 1

Instruction: Identify the topic, the purpose, and the target readers of the advertisements. Read the advertisements carefully then complete the following table!

No	Aspects of Identification	Advertisement 1	Advertisement 2	Advertisement 3	Advertisement 4
1	Topic	Selling shoes	Selling cheese snack	Selling donuts	Selling soap
2.	Purpose	To persuade people to buy or to use the shoes.	To persuade people to buy or to eat the snack	To persuade people to buy or to eat the donuts	To persuade people to buy or to use the soap.
3.	Target readers	People in general, especiallyyoungsters.	People in general	People in general	People in general

Task 2

Instruction: Read the statements taken from the four advertisements and decide what the author means by stating it. Then, decide whether there is an implied meaning contained and give evidence if possible.

Ads	Statement / line that have implied meaning	Evidence
		Choice of word	Meaning	Lexico- Grammatical Features
Ads 1	The shoe works if you do	The Nike Sweet Classic High is comfortable while still remaining in style. With great quality and a wide variety of color options, these sneakers are perfect for casual use. Stay fly, stay fresh, and get yourself a pair.	“The shoe works if you do”gives a message that the shoe will work and help us carry out daily activities when we do it. These shoes will give comfort and style to the wearer.	Imperative Sentence -    The sentences “Stay fly, stay fresh, and get yourself a pair” and “Just do it” are persuasive. It arises the readers’ impulse to buy the product.
Ads 2	We’re Real Cheese People	Real cheese people know which snack leads the protein pack.	“We’re Real Cheese People” gives a message that the people who choose Sargento snacks are people who know that sargento is a snack that has very good and high protein content than other foods	Disjunctive Clasue -    The sentences “Real Cheese People know which Snack Leads the Protein Pack.We’re Real Cheese People”give the readers  sense of closeness.
Ads 3	Your lovely breakfast	Always fresh Best in town	It means that these donuts are foods that are very suitable for eating as a breakfast menu because they are always fresh and best in the city	Comparative and Superlative Adjective -    Use superlative adjective “Always fresh, Best in town”  the word “Best” gives impression and convince people that this product is the best donut in the town.
Ads 4	Turn up the energy of your day	Re-energize	It means that when we use the soap, we will feel as if the soap provides a sensation of increasing our energy in living everyday life.	Compound Word -    The word “Re-energize “ is eye catching. Easy to remember -    Imperative sentence “Turn up the energy of your day” is persuasive in the advertisement.