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Shopping in the USA: sales, discounts

Close the last column and try to translate the words based on their definitions
(прикрий останню колонку з перекладом та спробуй перекласти слова,
спираючись на їх визначення).
To check pronunciation, use the website https://www.dictionary.com/ (послухати
вимову слів можна на сайті https://www.dictionary.com/ ).

VOCABULARY

Word Definition Translation

American the English language as spoken in американська

English (AmE) the USA англійська

day off a day when you do not work вихідний

special offer a product or service that is offered спеціальна

free or at a very low price to пропозиція
encourage people to buy or use
another product or service

discount an amount of money that is taken знижка

off the usual cost of something

bargain a thing bought for less than the вигідна

usual price пропозиція/покупка

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 store (AmE) a shop, large or small магазин
on sale (AmE) when a shop sells its products at a зі знижкою, у
lower price than usual розпродажу
shopping mall a large building or covered area торговий центр
(AmE) that has many shops, restaurants,
etc. inside it
stand in line to join a number of people who are стояти в черзі
(AmE) waiting for or to do something
sales assistant someone whose job is to sell goods продавець-конс
(AmE) and help customers in a store ультант

Task 1.

Read the article.

Nowadays people are keen on shopping. There are so many shops and shopping
centres in every city and town. We can also buy things online from over the world!
So now Black Friday is the most favourite day of the year for many people. Read
our article if you want to know about this day.

So What is Black Friday? Let’s find out some interesting information about this
day! The fourth Thursday of November is a big holiday for Americans which is
called Thanksgiving. People don’t work on this day - it’s a day off, that’s why
many-many years ago it became a tradition for people to start shopping for
Christmas. A lot of American stores decided to offer discounts and bargains. So
about 40-50 years ago the day after Thanksgiving became Black Friday.

Usually, stores open early and close late on this day. Almost everything is on
sale - there are great discounts and special offers, so shopping malls are always
crowded and a lot of people have to stand in line in order to get inside a store. It’s
a very busy day for sales assistants. People usually spend a lot of money on Black
Friday!

Now it’s popular not only in the USA - a lot of Ukrainian shops offer huge
discounts on this day, too.

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Task 2.

These sentences about Black Friday are false. Make them true.
Ex. Black Friday was created in the UK. → Black Friday was created in the USA.
1. Black Friday is the day before Thanksgiving. _____________________________

2. Stores start their work late on Black Friday. _____________________________

3. It’s an ordinary working day for sales assistants. _____________________________

4. There are usual prices on Black Friday. _____________________________

5. Traditionally, Americans start their Christmas shopping right after Black Friday.
_____________________________
Keys

1. Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving.

2. Stores start their work early on Black Friday.

3. It’s a busy working day for sales assistants.

4. There are discounts and special offers on Black Friday.

5. Traditionally, Americans start their Christmas shopping right after

Thanksgiving.

Task 3.

Look at the underlined words from the text. Find their British equivalents and
replace them.
Ex. This new shopping centre is really huge. → This new shopping mall is really
huge.
1. Let’s go home, there are too many people and I don’t want to queue.

2. Yesterday he bought a new Lego in his favourite toy shop.

3. Excuse me, is this T-shirt in the sale? - Yes, it is.

4. My sister can’t come to my party on Sunday, because she works as a shop

assistant at the weekends.
Key s


1 to ueue → to stand in line, 2 shop → store, 3 in the sale → on sale, 4 shop

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assistant → sales assistant.

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