Glossary Unit 2

Advertising

Advertise- to anounnce information about a product or a service in TV, radio, internet... in order to sell it

Appeal-  attract the consumers to sell them the products or services

Appear- perform/show up

Broadcast- to transmit a programme and ads to TV, radio, internet...

Claim- say sth is true althought you might not be able to prove it

Convince- to cause someone to believe in sth by using arguments

Exaggerate- do sth beyond the limiits of truth

Inform- give information about sth

Promote- to make popular sth by ads, internet, talking...

Recommend- to make attractive sth to buy it

Shopping

bargain- when the prize of a product or service is cheaper than the normal one

bid- to offer, usually money, on a bet

browse- look for sth (internet)

browser- who looks for sth (internet)

charge- to ask money for payment

consume- to use up sth

consumer- who uses up sth

purchase- to buy

refund- to come back to the shop because you don't like the thing you buy and you want your money back

select- to choose

selection- who choose

supply- to provide

supplier- who provides

Extra Vocabulary

semi-detached house- two houses together

stunning- amazing/awesome

terraced house- line of houses together

success- sth that you have done very well

succesful- adjective of success

succeed- verb of success

slogan- catch phrase that is combined in a special way to identity a company or product

blade- the cutting part of a shaver

leaner- very short and thin person

piggybank- money box with the shape of a pig

yummy- delicious

budget- money use for a particular purpose, usually use by the companies

big-headed- stubborn

pumped/mighty- someone really strong