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How advertisers make us spend money

Advertisers are constantly trying to influence our behaviour. Practise what you've learnt with a free worksheet at bbclearningenglish.com

What was the last thing you bought? And can you remember why you bought that particular thing, rather than something else? We all like to think we make rational, independent choices when we buy things, but advertisers are constantly trying different strategies to influence us to behave differently. Pippa and Phil discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary.

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