Cyber Monday
What is Black Friday?
Discussion Questions
Singles day
100
What is Cyber Monday?
A major online shopping event which takes place on the first Monday after Thanksgiving in the United States
100
What is Black Friday?
Its when all stores have good sales to jump start Christmas shopping.
100
Have you been Black Friday shopping?
100
When is Single’s day?
November 11th
200
When is Cyber Monday this year?
27th of November
200
What starts Black Friday?
Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
200
What would you buy if you were to participate in Black Friday? Must use modal verbs to describe this!
Modal verbs 😎
200
How can we shop this year if we cannot go in person to the store?
We can shop online. We also have Cyber Monday: it is shopping online the Monday after Thanksgiving.
300
What is Cyber Monday considered for online sales?
The biggest day global annually.
300
What do people do to be the first ones in the store?
They camp outside of the store.
300
Do you think Spain should participate more in these types of holidays? Give one reason why it should and one why it shouldn’t.
1 why and 1 why not
300
Which Chinese e-commerce brand historically makes a large profit from Single’s day?
Alibaba
400
How much did Cyber Monday approximately make in sales in 2014?
$3 billion
400
What do Black Friday sales indicate about America?
The state of the economic condition of the country.
400
What do you think about the loss of time with family during these holidays? Do you think the sales are worth it? Give 2 reasons why/ why not.
Give 2 reasons why/ why not.
400
What year was Single’s day arguably founded?
1993
500
Cyber Monday encourages more consumerist habits than Black Friday because of the way that online shopping functions- do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why?
Concise and developed explanation
500
Why is it called Black Friday?
as an homage to the term "black" referring to profitability, which stems from the old bookkeeping practice of recording profits in black ink and losses in red ink.
500
Do you think that these American shopping holidays evidence America’s over consumerism? Give 3 points as to why/ why not.
3 different points needed!
500
How much money in sales did Alibaba make in 2021 on Single’s day? (To the nearest 10)
$84.5 billion