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COVID-19 has affected us in many ways.

Open Ended

What problems/inconveniences have the COVID-19 pandemic caused for us?

wearing masks

wearing masks

'lockdown'

wearing masks

'lockdown'

travel bans

wearing masks

'lockdown'

travel bans

mental health issues

wearing masks

'lockdown'

travel bans

mental health issues

the labour force

wearing masks

'lockdown'

travel bans

mental health issues

the labour force

boredom

You work for a tech company in Hong Kong.

Your are going to design inventions which can solve COVID-19-related problems. ​

You are going to promote your invention on TV in an infomercial (= a long advertisement) to the viewers at home.​

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Situation

Watch Mr. Chung's infomercial.

Pay attention to:

• what things about the product Mr. Chung talks about in each part

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After each part ends, you have to choose what you have heard about just now.

Is this you?​

Is this also you?

​... long waiting time

... ... cold food

... ... ... disappointing lunch :( ​

No matter if you work from home,

we have the perfect invention for you!

or have lessons at home,

Multiple Select

Which part(s) of the infomercial have you just heard?

(What have you just heard?) [Hint: There's more than one correct answer.]

• Asking the audience questions

• Description of the product

• Target users of the product

• The price of the product

It looks like a microwave, but it's so much more ... ​

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Introducing...

'Instafood^TM'​

with Instafood's app

Order

It probably won't take long.​

Restaurant prepares your food

Restaurant staff puts your order in their Instabox^TM.

Instabox^TM it!

Quick, fast and easy.

Like it had just left the kitchen.

Enjoy!

Multiple Select

Which part(s) of the infomercial have you just heard?

(What have you just heard?) [Hint: There's more than one correct answer.]

• The drawbacks of using this product

• Description of the product (appearance, functions, etc.)

• How to use the product

• The safety precautions of the product

Instafood^TM isn't just fast... ​

... it's also smart.

Instafood ^TM

- as soon as technologically possible​

Say goodbye to late deliveries

and hello ​to faster and hotter meals with ...​

Instafood^TM

$5,000

Now $3,000 (40% OFF)!!!!!​

Multiple Select

Which part(s) of the infomercial have you just heard?

(What have you just heard?) [Hint: There's more than one correct answer.]

• Bonus/Extra features

• How the product solves the problem

• Telling the audience to stop becoming a delivery person

• Telling the audience to buy the product

Open Ended

What parts did Mr. Chung's infomercial have?

(Type as many as you remember.)

The structure of an infomercial

Questions (to get the audience's attention)

Problem

Target users

Description (appearance)

How the product solves the problem

(Bonus features!)

Tell the audience to buy the product​

​

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Now, for the most important question ...

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Poll

Do you want buy 'Instafood^TM'?

• Yes.

  Take my money!

• No.

  (I cook my own lunches. Leave me alone!)

• Inversion

  [e.g. Seldom do we leave our homes and have lunch at restaurants.]

Language in an infomercial

• Problem

Parts of an infomercial

Language in an infomercial (1)

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• Inversion (Seldom do we...)

  [e.g. Seldom do we leave our homes and have lunch at restaurants.]

  --> Emphasize/Highlight the

  frequency of the action (how

  rarely we go to restaurants now)

Language in an infomercial

• Problem

Parts of an infomercial

Language in an infomercial (1)

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• Literary devices (similes, metaphors, personification and as if/though)

  [e.g. You can get your meals while they are piping hot, as if they’ve just come out of a kitchen in a restaurant.]

Language in an infomercial

• Description of the product

Parts of an infomercial

Language in an infomercial (2)

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• Literary devices (similes, metaphors, personification and as if/though)

  [e.g. You can get your meals while they are piping hot, as if they’ve just come out of a kitchen in a restaurant.]

  --> easier to understand & more

  interesting

Language in an infomercial

• Description of the product

Parts of an infomercial

Language in an infomercial (2)

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• as soon as [e.g. as soon as restaurants place your order in their own Instafood boxes, it’ll be instantly transported to your Instafood box at your home!]

  ​

Language in an infomercial

• How it can solve the problem

Parts of an infomercial

Language in an infomercial (3a)

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• as soon as [e.g. as soon as restaurants place your order in their own Instafood boxes, it’ll be instantly transported to your Instafood box at your home!]

  --> one action happening after

  another​

  ​

Language in an infomercial

• How it can solve the problem

Parts of an infomercial

Language in an infomercial (3)

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• Group leaders will get a Google Slides sharing link for your group (with instructions). Share it with your groupmates.

• ​Decide who will be responsible for which part (through WhatsApp, etc.)

• If you need help, ask Mr. Chung in Google Meet or in the chat function of Google Slides. I will come and help.

• Prep time: 12 mins

• Presentation time: 3 minutes max (4 ppl.)

  3 minutes 45 seconds max (5 ppl.)​

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Your turn!

Open Ended

Which invention/product do you want to buy the most?

Type the NUMBER.

1: AI nurse 2: virtual travelling experience 3: Invisible mask

4: I-sprint 5: AI psychologist 6: COVID-19 shield