Complete the text with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs given. (walk)

It's a cold Friday in November. I (1) past some shops and I see big signs saying 'Sale' and

(they/waiting)

lots of people outside. (2) to get in? And why (3)

(they/shout) so

loudly? Then I remember. It's Black Friday! Those people (4) jewels and gadgets at a discount. (5)

(stand) in line to buy clothes,

(you/know) Black Friday? In the US it's very popular. It's the day just after Thanksgiving and it's also when the

holiday shopping (6)

Friday is big in the UK, too, and (7)

(begin). Now Black

(become) very popular in some other European countries at the moment. High street and online shops (offer) discounts of up to 70 per cent on many items. But is everybody happy with it? "I hate it,' says one shop assistant, 'On Black Friday we

often (8)

(9)

(open) at five or six in the morning!"

'I don't like Black Friday and I (10)

(not buy)

anything today,' says Kate. 'They make you buy things you (11)

and I (12)

(not need). So today some friends (celebrate) 'Buy Nothing