Question

“Department Store”
The first department store was
created in Paris, in 1850. It was
conceived as a big place with a lot
of options in products and brands.
They wouldn’t sell just a specific
product: there you could find
clothes, shoes, jewels, make up
and many others things. That concept remained until
today. So, if you want to buy many things with good
prices, you can choose from one of the thousands in the
world.
Every year, on the day after Thanksgiving, most of
this stores have a big sale called Black Friday. On this
day, it is possible to buy products with big discounts and
you also have the option to buy things online. In 2016,
more than 154 million people spent USD 3,3 billion
dollars shopping only on the internet.
With COVID-19, of course, now crowds are
becoming a threat to public health, on Thanksgiving Day.
Even so in 2020, the Thanksgiving weekend (from
Turkey Day to Cyber Monday) attracted 186.4 million
buyers in the U.S.
GLOSSARY
brands: marcas to buy: comprar crowds: multidões
to sell: vender spent: gasto threat: ameaça
jewels: joias price: preço health: saúde

4) A linking word “of course” é seguida, no texto, de um
alerta. Reescreva, em português, esse alerta.

5) Essas lojas de departamento existem apenas nos
EUA? Reescreva o trecho do texto para justificar sua
resposta.

Answer 1

Resposta:

a) Agora as multidões estão se tornando uma ameaça à saúde pública, no Dia de Ação de Graças.

b) Não. "You can choose from one of the thousands in the  world."