--instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

--fillInTheBlank--

--sentence--

The BLANK cost more than we thought they would.

--blanks--

ads

--feedback--

This is a short form for something that means messages or content created to promote a product, service, or event. Use the plural form.

--explanation--

An ad (short for advertisement) is a piece of content designed to get people's attention and encourage them to buy something, use a service, or take action. Ads can appear on social media, websites, TV, radio, and more. For example:

• They launched a new ad campaign for their latest product. – This means the company created and shared promotional content to raise interest in a product.

• We saw a lot of online ads for the holiday sale. – This means there were many promotional messages about the sale on websites or apps.

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