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Radio,11 Jun 2026,6 mins

How advertisers make us spend money

6 Minute English

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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. Listen to natural English conversations with Real Easy English: /learningenglish/english/features/real-easy-english Learn English from the news: /learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2026 Get a free worksheet, quiz and transcript for this episode: /learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2026/ep-260611

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