TV COMMERCIAL AND A

SET OF TEXTS

ADVANCED ENGLISH 1KEY ACTIVITY

Spring 2023
PROJECT GUIDE
 OBJECTIVE
BY THE END OF THIS PROJECT STUDENTS will have
created a TV commercial and a set of texts (either
article or a letter of complaint)
 • Make a team of 3 or 4 members. NO MORE
NO LESS

• Give your team a name

Initial
• Create a TV commercial
requirements
• Write an online article or a letter of
complaint 200 words about a different
product from your video, but from the list of
products
 Organisation of slides

• Slide 1: Title with team members’

names and regristration numbers
• Slide 2: Video (insert your video or a
link – give access)
• Slides 3-7: Your online article or a
letter per team member per slide for
each individual team member
 Step 1. Product
to Advertise

1. Choose one of these products to advertise

(you must NOT repeat the product of your 2. Divide your commercial in sections. Each team member must choose one
section. For each section, answer one of the following questions:
individual writing):
● Qualities: What are the outstanding qualities of the product
● Bonzo dog food you’re advertising?

● Blue Mountain Coffee ● Past customers: What have past customers said about the
product you’re advertising?
● Carlton Bank accounts for students
● Future results: What future results can customers expect if
● Dazzle washing liquid they choose your product?

● Carlo’s restaurant ● Data and prices: What prices and amounts can customers
expect with your product? How long will it last or what value
● Scrumptious Chocolate for their money will it provide?
Everyone in the team must speak for at least 1 minute 30 seconds, and
each member must use:

5 words of vocabulary taken from any of And at least once each of these structures:
these lists:

negative prefixes, antonyms, truth & quantifiers

untruth

take and put future verb tenses

compound nouns and adjectives make & do

vocabulary to talk about books and film in, on, at prepositions

business expressions & numbers types of questions

 Step 2. Rehearse and film
• There is no reading allowed during the
recording.
• Help each other so that you present the best
possible result. We always
• Use of Google Translate is strictly forbidden: know who
You can use dictionaries to translate uses it
individual words only, not phrases. (don’t risk
it).
• You can research a little, but everything you
write and say, must be authentic: You ARE
NOT ALLOWED TO READ. This will be
considered plagiarism and will affect your
grade.
 Step 3. Writing article or letter of
complaint.

1. Each team member will write an online article or a letter of

complaint of around 200 words describing the product, its
5 words of vocabulary from any of these lists:
benefits, why is it recommendable or a problem you had with
the product: describe the problem, etc. Don’t forget to follow negative prefixes, antonyms, truth & untruth

the structure of the text you choose! take and put

compound nouns and adjectives

2. Each team member should choose one of the following
vocabulary to talk about books and film
products (you must NOT repeat the product of your
commercial): business expressions & numbers

○ Bonzo dog food At least once each of these structures:

quantifiers
○ Blue Mountain Coffee
future verb tenses
○ Carlton Bank accounts for students make & do

in, on, at prepositions

○ Dazzle washing up liquid
types of questions
○ Carlo’s restaurant

○ Scrumptious Chocolate
 • Teams of 3 to 4 people
• Tv commercial
• Choose One of the product for commercial
• Choose another product for article or letter

To sum up • Include grammar and vocabulary used in

semester
• 1 minute 30 sec for comercial per person.
• Make a Power Point to present your results
(group submission)
THE ADVANCED 1
TEAM: Leroy, Laura and Yonebay