VP2 Thanksgiving & Black Friday

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• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 1

What does Black Friday have to do with Thanksgiving?

What does Black Friday have to do with Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving Dinner

Typical Thanksgiving food

When is Thanksgiving celebrated?

1. first Thursday of November
2. fourth Thursday of November
3. first Tuesday of November
4. fourth Tuesday of November

The most traditional food of Thanksgiving is

1. rabbit
2. pizza
3. glaced ham
4. turkey

How many turkeys are slaughtered for thanksgiving

1. 40 million
2. 45 million
3. 50 million
4. 55 million

____ pie is typical of Thanksgiving

1. Cranberry
2. Corn
3. Bean
4. Pumpkin

_____ potatoes is also served at Thanksgiving.

1. Flattened
2. Squashed
3. Crushed
4. Mashed

A _____ is a small berry, typically made into a sauce for Thanksgiving.

1. blueberry
2. raspberry
3. cranberry
4. strawberry

Wat is GEEN traditie met Thanksgiving

1. Familie diner
2. President pardons a turkey
3. Macy's Balloon Parade
4. Trick or treat

The first Thanksgiving Day celebration is thought to have taken place in

1. 1620
2. 1621
3. 1789
4. 1720

Wie kwam er niet voorbij in de Macy's Thanksgiving parade?

1. Boss Baby
2. Sponge Bob
3. Grote Smurf
4. Hello Kitty

Hoe heet de dag na Thanksgiving in de Verenigde Staten?

1. Black friday
2. Yellow friday
3. Blue saturday
4. Green friday

Black Friday is called this way because:

1. after this day many people have little money left, which is called: “being in the black”.
2. all the shopping people create crowded streets, looking as if the streets were black.
3. shops lose a lot of money on this day because they are selling things so cheaply.
4. a lot of shops start to make profits during this day.

Black Friday

Black Friday is de drukte winkeldag van het jaar in de VS.

Winkeliers komen in de  'zwarte cijfers' in plaats van in de rode cijfers.  Daarom heet deze dag ' Black Friday'.

Black Friday wordt ook gezien als start voor het 'kerstshoppen in de VS"

Where did Black Friday first start?

1. It started in the United Kingdom, then Americans started doing it as well.
2. It started in the United Kingdom and America at the same time.
3. It started in America, then Britons started doing it as well.
4. It is not clear where Black Friday started.

Black Friday is called this way because:

1. after this day many people have little money left, which is called: “being in the black”.
2. all the shopping people create crowded streets, looking as if the streets were black.
3. shops lose a lot of money on this day because they are selling things so cheaply.
4. a lot of shops start to make profits during this day.

Assignment

Read the text about Black Friday carefully.

You have 5 minutes

After that, a quiz with 5 questions on the text

According to the text, the expression “sleepyhead” refers to shops that ...

1. open later than others
2. don’t open until late in the morning
3. open early in the morning

On these days some businesses make ... for the rest of the year.

1. half the money
2. nearly all the sales
3. enough money

Which of these sentences is TRUE?

1. Most products are reduced nearly half price
2. Just a few selected products have large discounts
3. In general, most discounts in prices are quite big

Reverend William Graham thinks shopping so much at this time of the year ...

1. is not right
2. needs a new name
3. is the right attitude

According to the text, Black Friday is ...

1. the Friday before Christmas
2. the beginning of a shopping period
3. an important holiday in The United States

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