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Texas EOC English 1: 3.4 Understanding and Analysis across Genres. What type of patron is the hotel least likely to draw in with this advertisement?
Transcript
- 00:04
Here’s your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by cheap hotels.
- 00:07
Where the soap is also the shampoo…and the conditioner…and maybe [All in one soap, shampoo and conditioner]
- 00:20
the toothpaste.
- 00:29
What type of patron is the hotel least likely to draw in with this advertisement??
- 00:33
And here are the potential answers...
Full Transcript
- 00:42
There are no prices listed here, but we’re guessing this place would put a dent in the [Hotel fighting a bag of money]
- 00:46
ole bank account.
- 00:47
The brochure tells us that it’s in an “elite class of small vintage hotels...”
- 00:53
And that...
- 00:54
“First Class, the nation's leading luxury travel magazine, has named our facilities
- 00:59
in their Top 50 Historical Hotels list for the last five years.” [Paragraph from hotel brochure]
- 01:04
Sounds nice, but this kind of place usually comes with a big price tag. [People looking onto a hotel with a price tag]
- 01:08
So we can start by crossing off choice (A).
- 01:10
In general, businessmen aren’t hurting for money...
- 01:13
Unless they sell something nobody wants—like used socks. [Businessman selling used socks]
- 01:16
We’ll assume the businessmen referenced by option (A) are successful and wouldn’t
- 01:21
be put off by the cost of the William Beaumont.
- 01:23
It’s on the company anyway, right?
- 01:27
We can also nix choice (B).
- 01:28
If there’s ever a vacation on which people splurge, it’s their honeymoon. [Piggy bank shatters]
- 01:33
So the cost of the Beaumont wouldn’t necessarily scare away all that many newlyweds.
- 01:37
Plus, these charming, beautifully restored places are like honeymooner magnets. [Beaumont hotel and giant magnet appears with brides attached]
- 01:43
Let’s eliminate answer (C) too.
- 01:46
Many retirees have a nest egg that they don’t mind spending on a nice vacay
- 01:51
Some of them even buy an RV and go on permanent vacation. [RV travels through Vegas and Grand Canyon]
- 01:55
Though this might not necessarily be the clientele the Beaumont is targeting.
- 01:59
The correct answer is (D).
- 02:01
A family on a budget would be looking for something cheap and casual.
- 02:05
Ya know, the kind of place that puts out half-frozen Danishes and calls it breakfast. [Half frozen Danish in a box appears]
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