Reading an Advertisement
Step 2 of 2: Compare your answers with those of a historian
| What do you see in the advertisement? What is it an advertisement for? How can you tell? |  |
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Historian:
The advertisement is for a gas light. You can see a picture of a light fixture and an explanation of why one should buy it. |
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| List the information you can get from the advertisement about the product. | ||
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Historian: It saves more than half the cost of gas. It has 100 – 2,000 times the candle power; it can be attached to any light fixture; it can be used in churches, halls, public buildings, stations shops, stores, and private houses; it gives three times the light obtained by burning the usual way; there are thousands in use in England and on the Continent.
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| Pretend you are considering purchasing one of these Albo-Carbon Lights. What are the advantages to purchasing the light? | ||
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Historian: Convenience and cost. More light means more chance to do things after dark.
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What are the disadvantages? |
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Historian: The cost, the danger, the size.
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| What other information would you need (not found in the advertisement) to make their decision? | ||
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Historian: Price, size, delivery, installation
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| Why do you think gaslights such as the Albo-Carbon Light were invented? | ||
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Historian: They gave more light at lower cost, using “new” technology.
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| How did this invention make life more comfortable? | ||
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Historian: It allowed for brighter light so people could more easily do things in the evening and night.
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