GAME 1. WORD SEARCH FOR THANKSGIVING WORDS
GAME 2. BLACK FRIDAY
Read. What does the term Black Friday mean?
In the past, rich workers wrote the profits and losses of their business in special books. They used red ink to record losses. They used black ink to record profits. To be “in the red” meant losing a lot of money. And to be “in the black” meant making a profit. So Black Friday was the special day when shops started to be in the black ink.
Listen to the text and find one extra word in each line.
Black Friday is the best day after Thanksgiving Day. It is a busy shopping day. Black Friday is a huge public holiday in some states. It is the first day of Christmas shopping season. Shops open early and have big sales. A lot of products are discounted. Black Friday is often one of the busiest shopping days in the USA. People wait in long lines for hours. Some customers sleep outside the stores. And some of them even put up own tents. They want to get discounted products and save money. Sometimes people become extremely aggressive. They push each other and fight. The crowded shoppers trample all store employees. A lot of poor people get hurt.
Match the word to the collocations.
busy discounted each public save make wait put \
- ____ shopping day\
- ____ holiday\
- ____ in lines\
- ____ up tents\
- ____ product\
- ____ money\
- push ____ other\
- ____ a profit
Mark down the words you need to stress.
- A lot of products are discounted. \
- People wait in long lines for hours.\
- They push each other and fight. \
- Sometimes people become extremely aggressive.
