TOEFL Speaking Task 3 Sample: Using the professor's examples, explain the advertising technique of target marketing.
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Target Marketing Advertisers in the past have used radio and television in an attempt to provide information about their products to large, general audiences; it was once thought that the best way to sell a product was to advertise it to as many people as possible. However, more recent trends in advertising have turned toward target marketing. Target marketing is the strategy of advertising to smaller, very specific audiences— audiences that have been determined to have the greatest need or desire for the product being marketed. Target marketing has proved to be very effective in reaching potential customers.
题目
Using the professor's examples, explain the advertising technique of target marketing.
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评估结果
1.Sub Scores Delivery: 3 Language Use: 3 Topic Development: 3
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23. 3.Delivery
The speaker's delivery is mostly clear and fluid, but there are some occasional pauses that could be improved. To enhance the delivery, the speaker should practice speaking more consistently and work on reducing unnecessary pauses. Additionally, the speaker should focus on improving pronunciation to avoid any potential spelling errors.
4.Topic Development The speaker provides a coherent and well-organized response, with clear connections between ideas and sufficient support or examples. However, there is room for improvement in terms of elaborating on the examples provided and making stronger connections between the reading and listening passages. To enhance topic development, the speaker should practice expanding on their examples and ensuring that they fully address both the reading and listening materials in their response.
5.Language UseOriginal: Target marketing is the strategy of advertising to a smaller and specific audience. So the speaker explained this concept with the following example. For example, a company wants to appeal different group of people to buy their phone. So they make two different type of commercial of one phone. The first type of commercial is for young people. During this commercial, they show how fun their phone is. For example, the phone has bright color. And the second type of commercial is for business people. So in this kind of commercial, they show how efficiency is their phone. For example, this phone can handle business easily and can save more money for the business people. That's how target marketing works.
Corrected: Target marketing is the strategy of advertising to a smaller and specific audience(added a comma). The speaker explained this concept with the following example: A company wants to appeal different groupto various groups of people to buy their phone(changed "different group" to "various groups"). They create two different typetypes of commercials for one phone(changed "type" to "types"). The first type of commercial targets young people(rephrased for clarity). In this commercial, they showcase how fun their phone is, featuring bright colors(combined sentences and added details). The second type of commercial targets business people(rephrased for clarity). In this commercial, they emphasize the phone's efficiency, demonstrating how it can handle business tasks easily and save money for users(rephrased for clarity and added details). This is how target marketing works.
Revised (140 words): Target marketing is the strategy of advertising to a smaller and specific audience. The speaker explained this concept with the following example: A company wants to appeal to various groups of people to buy their phone. They create two different types of commercials for one phone. The first type of commercial targets young people, showcasing the phone's fun features and bright colors, appealing to a younger demographic. In contrast, the second type of commercial targets business professionals, emphasizing the phone's efficiency and ability to handle business tasks with ease while saving money for users. By creating distinct commercials for different target audiences, the company effectively utilizes target marketing to reach potential customers who have the greatest need or desire for their product.
6.Mind Map
- Target Marketing
- Strategy
- Specific audience
- Example
- Company: Phone advertisement
- Commercial 1: Young people
- Fun features
- Bright colors
- Commercial 2: Business people
- Efficiency
- Business tasks and money-saving
- Effectiveness in reaching potential customers
7.Key Words
| Word | Phonetic Symbols | Parts of Speech | English Definition | Sample Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic | /ˌdɛməˈɡræfɪk/ | Noun | A specific segment of a population, often defined by age, income, or other characteristics | Target marketing focuses on appealing to a particular demographic, such as young people or business professionals. |
| Emphasize | /ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz/ | Verb | To give special importance or prominence to something in speaking or writing | The commercial emphasized the phone's efficiency to attract business professionals. |
| Showcase | /ˈʃoʊkeɪs/ | Verb | To display something in an attractive or prominent way | The advertisement showcased the phone's fun features and bright colors to appeal to young people. |
| Distinct | /dɪˈstɪŋkt/ | Adjective | Recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type | The company created distinct commercials for different target audiences, making their marketing more effective. |
| Potential | /pəˈtɛnʃəl/ | Adjective | Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future | Target marketing is effective in reaching potential customers who have the greatest need or desire for a product. |