Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving and it marks the beginning of the Christmas shopping season, particularly in the United States. Over the last few decades, this traditional American celebration has become popular in most Western countries. As large chains and online retailers offer special promotions and discounts on much of their merchandise, Black Friday is generally the busiest shopping day of the year in the U.S.
Created in 2005, Cyber Monday is the Monday following Thanksgiving and targets all those late shoppers who didn’t find the bargain they were looking for on Black Friday or didn’t have time to indulge in a shopping spree…
Are you immune to marketing gimmicks or do you often “shop ’til you drop”? Either way, try our test while practising your interpreting skills!
True or false?
- A study has shown that men forced to shop for hours on end suffer from sudden increases in their blood pressure.
- Women are responsible for more than 80% of consumer spending in the US, in Europe and in Australia.
- The average woman spends about 2 years of her life shopping.
- Men are much less likely than women to return from a shopping trip empty-handed.
- Small Business Saturday aims to encourage people to shop in small brick and mortar shops.
- MasterCard® initially promoted Small Business Saturday.
Now check your answers!
Questions 1 to 4: 23745 (EN) Why men hate shopping
Question 5 and 6: 26263 (EN) Small Business Saturday
Happy shopping… I mean, practice!
Your Speech Repository Team