Black Friday (English Plus 4)

Black Friday started in this country.

• the USA

• Canada

• the UK

• Russia

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Black Friday is called that because it's always on the Friday after this holiday.

• Christmas

• Halloween

• Tết

• Thanksgiving

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Buy Nothing Day started in this country.

• the USA

• Canada

• the UK

• Mongolia

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

How many countries take part in Buy Nothing Day?

• less than 30

• around 40

• 52

• more than 60

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

For Buy Nothing Day, some people just spend time with their family and friends instead of going shopping.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which of these is a problem caused by shopping?

• Using up natural resources

• Air and water pollution

• Social inequality

• All of these

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of these is a problem in consumer cultures?

• Financial problems

• Stress and obesity

• Long work hours

• All of them

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

People who celebrate Buy Nothing Day won't go shopping after this holiday.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

The organizers of Buy Nothing Day say that it will make people think about this.

• How much money they can save

• The effects of their shopping

• What they really want to buy

• All the sales that they are missing

A time when you go to many stores, or one very big store, and you spend a long time looking for things to buy

• Consumer spending

• So boring

• Shopping trip

• My life

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3