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Match euch word with its meaning, Shopping season Discount Attract Purchase Dangerous 1 An occasion in which people usually go shopping 2. To buy or to pay for something 3. Price reduction or price cut 4. Something unsafe, hazardous and risky. 5. Catch the attraction towards something The day after Thanksgiving is the start of the holiday shopping season. Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday, so the day after is a Friday. This day comes to be known as Black Friday. It is the busiest shopping day of the year since 2005. Most stores offer great deals on Black Friday. They open their doors in the carliest hours of the morning. They try to attract shoppers with big discounts. Some items like TVs are much cheaper than usual. The items with low prices are in high demand. People stand in long lines to get such great deals. They may line up hours before a store opens. Every year." there are reports of violence between shoppers on Black Friday. When the shops open, people often crush each other while rushing inside, and then fight over things that they want to buy! Many people think that Black Friday is dangerous and stupid. The good news is that you can avoid the chaos of Black Friday but still benefit from the great sales - by shopping online on the Monday after Black Friday, which is called "Cyber Monday. BLACK FRIDAY SELL 金魚 So where does the name "Black Friday" come from? It was first used in Philadelphia in the 1950s. The police called this day Black Friday because of the heavy traffic. In the 1960s, stores tried to rename the day "Big Friday." It did not stick. The name "Black Friday" continued to spread across the country. There are some people who hate the day and its crowds very much and because they believe it harms society. They think that people should consume less, so they have created a day called "Buy Nothing Day." It falls on the same day as Black Friday, and it encourages people to buy nothing, of course. Now people all over the country take part in the event known as Black Friday. It is even spreading kito other parts of the world. Stores organized Black Friday events in the U.K., Australia, and Brazil since 2012. In Costa Rica Black Friday is known as "Viernes Negro." And in Mexico, stores offer an annual weekend of discounts. They call it "El Buen Fin." which means "the good weekend" in Spanish. However, for most people, Black Friday just presents one more opportunity to go shopping. For those who don't like shopping, then it's one more reason to avoid the stores and shopping malls. A. Give the text an appropriate title. B. Are these statements true or false? Justify. 1) On black Friday, stores lower the prices. The name black Friday" has changed to "big Friday". 3) Many other countries organize "black Friday" too. C. Answer these questions 1) When is "black Friday" organized? 2) How do stores attract shoppers? 3) Why do some people think "black Friday" is dangerous? 4) What is the alternative for "black Friday haters"? D. Complete the following chart from the text Date Infinix SMART 2012 Event (what happened) "black Friday" is the busiest shopping day​