Black Friday Worksheet

Black Friday is an informal name for the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States. The day after Thanksgiving has been regarded as the beginning of the United States Christmas shopping season since 1952. Nowadays many stores offer highly promoted sales on Black Friday. Despite the pandemic, no one has cancelled Black Friday and lots of people especially teens are looking forward to this big sale day.

Task 1: Warm-up

Look at the picture. What do you think is going on? Why are there so many people? Can you guess the topic of the lesson?

Task 2

Discuss the questions.

1. Does shopping make you feel happy and satisfied? 

2. Do you usually spend more money than you have planned when you go shopping? Why?

3. Have you ever shopped on Black Friday? What usually happens on this day?

4. Have you ever bought anything online during Black Friday? If so, what?

5. Are the Black Friday deals really that good?

6. Are you going to buy anything on Black Friday 2021? Why (not)?

Task 3

Match the expressions with the definitions. 

A. a discount

B. a consumer

C. saving

D. to queue 

E. deal 

F. to slash the prices

G. a bargain

H. a sale 

I. go from being in the red to black 

1. A temporary reduction in the price of goods aimed at increasing sales.

2. To reduce, to decrease or to lower the prices. 

3. Something on sale at a lower price than its true value.

4. A lower price for something.

5. An act of economizing.

6. A period during which a shop or dealer sells goods at reduced prices.

7. A person who uses goods or services.

8. To stand in a line of people waiting for something.

9. Go from being in debts to making a profit

Task 4

Complete the sentences with the appropriate words: a discount, a consumer, saving, to queue, deal, to slash the prices, a bargain, a sale, go from being in the red to black.

1. I couldn’t afford to buy a new armchair, that’s why I bought a second-hand one, which was a real ___.

2.  Zara store offers a 40% ___ on men’s and children’s wear for their online customers.  

3. If you really want to buy that product on Black Friday, you will have ___ for more than 4-5 hours to get into the shop.

4.  On Black Friday due to big discounts and special offers, a lot of shops ___. 

5. American ___ are becoming informed about the safety of products made for children.

6. She bought these shoes in the winter ___ that’s why they turned out to be quite cheap. 

7. We can afford to buy this expensive watch because of my mother’s ___. 

8. A lot of retailers usually ___ by 40% at Christmas.

9. Take our ___ and buy three T-shirts for the price of two ones.