В этом уроке мы изучим предлоги времени, выясним историю Черной пятницы и подобных ей праздников, узнаем несколько советов для шопинга, а также разберём лексику по теме продаж.
Useful words:
1. Put on – надевать предмет одежды
2. Take off – снимать предмет одежды
3. Try on – примерять предмет одежды
4. Dress up – наряжаться, одеваться для особого повода, надевать лучший наряд; надевать маскарадный костюм
5. Dress down – одеваться обычно, просто, по-домашнему
6. Do up – застегивать (на пуговицы или другую застежку), завязывать шнурки
7. Zip up – застегивать на молнию
8. Hang up – вешать одежду на крючок, вешалку
9. Slip on – нацепить (одежду)
10. Throw on – набросить, накинуть
11. Hang out – развешивать одежду после стирки.
12. Go with – подходить по цвету, фасону, сочетаться с другой одеждой
13. Get into – влезать в одежду, которая меньше по размеру
14. Catch on – входить в моду, становиться популярным
15. Sew up/over – зашивать, заштопывать
16. Throw off – скидывать, сбрасывать одежду
Answer the questions:
Marisa is having a date with Mark tonight. Firstly she dresses up in a beautiful dress. But...
Да, новый список слов и фраз. Их не так мало, как вы можете понять, но, как и предыдущий список, они будут нужны для чтения и понимания следующих текстов.
Useful words:
adopt – принимать себе
turn into – превратиться в
earn a profit – получать прибыль
online retailers – интернет-магазины
encourage – поощрять, вдохновлять
crowds of people – толпы людей
wish list – список пожеланий
to promote – продвигать
moneymaker – ростовщик; манимейкер
to line up outside store – выстроиться в очередь возле магазина
special discounts – специальные скидки
Singles day
The biggest online shopping day was an “anti-Valentine’s” celebration for single people in China in the 1990s. Alibaba adopted the holiday in 2009, and earned huge profit. You can find this holiday as “Bachelor’s Day”.
In 2017, shoppers spent $25 billion in 24 hours and that's four times more than on Black Friday. It's true that the holiday is more popular in China. But the popularity of Single’s Day is growing in the U.S., Australia, Singapore, Thailand, and other countries with large Chinese populations.
Shopping tip: Don't miss Singles Day, if you want to find good gifts online for dear people, there are good discounts and special offers.
Black Friday: the fourth Friday of November.
Do you know about Thanksgiving? It's related to Black Friday. The department store chain Macy's began advertising its sale on the Friday after Thanksgiving in 1924.
Some people say that Black Friday earned its name by giving the opportunity to businesses, working in the “red” (at a loss) to get enough profit and move “into the black” (profitable) in one day.
Black Friday originated in the US, but it's global now and most major retailers give special offers and discounts.
A lot of shops spend a fortune for advertisements because of the big demand during the fourth Friday of November. Different purchases are available with low prices and it encourages crowds of people to line up even outside stores.
Shopping tip: Make a wish list before you go to buy something. It helps you to be thrifty. Try to be a smart consumer and think about a route between shops.
Cyber Monday
The US National Retail Federation coined the term “Cyber Monday” in 2005 to make something like Black Friday but for online shops. They had a goal to give online retailers their own celebration. So, the holiday is becoming more and more popular in e-commerce stores around the globe. There are deep discounts and a first-come-first-serve mentality.
But if we compare Black Friday and Cyber Monday, you can find out that Cyber Monday provides promotions for an entire 24-hour period because of e-commerce systems. In addition, customers can make a purchase from any place in the world using shipping services. If you have a good plan, you can get everything quickly and save time and a bunch of money too.
Answer the questions due to the text.