Black Friday lesson

Task ONE – Language Use (ARTICLES)

Complete the sentences by encircling the most appropriate article (indefinite, definite or
zero) presented in the slots below.

Task TWO - Listening Comprehension

Instructions for Listening Comprehension:

1. You will listen to the interview FOUR TIMES.

2. During the first time the clip is run, you are advised to listen to it so as to get accustomed
to the content.
3. Jot down notes during the second and third run.
4. Listen to the final fourth run to check your replies.
Global Retailers Seek Black Friday Surge [World Business Report, 27 November 2015]
Retailers around the world have been offering bargains, hoping to cash in on America's Black
Friday. We hear the attitude of consumers on different continents to the American shopping
day, and we gauge the mood in New York, with our North America Business Reporter, outside
Macy's flagship store in Manhattan.
Susannah Streeter from the BBC interviews a number of correspondents about the global
event.

Part A: Indicate whether the following statements are True or False by writing ‘True’ or
‘False’ in the third column.
Part B: Answer the following THREE questions.

a) Why are American retailers so reliant on the last three months of the year?
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b) What are the two main challenges that a fashion retailer like Macy’s is currently facing?
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c) Why do Americans find it hard to believe that Black Friday exists in other countries?
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Task THREE – Language Use (ARTICLES)

Complete the sentences by encircling the most appropriate article (indefinite, definite or
zero) presented in the slots below.