Santa Claus is an iconic figure we see a lot of at this time of year. This week Kate and Rebecca share their memories of the jolly bearded figure and hear from someone who is employed by a department store to dress up and pretend to be the festive character himself.
This week's question:
Where does Santa Claus live?
a) The North Pole
b) Iceland
c) Norway
Listen out for the answer in the programme!
Listen to the programme:
Santa Claus
Vocabulary
- reindeer
a type of animal with large horns which pulls Santa's sleigh
- sack
a large bag
- personifies
when something is a perfect example of something else
- outdoorsman
someone who spends a lot of time out of doors
- bleached
when the colour is removed from something usually using chemicals
- persona
the particular type of character that a person seems to have
- sleigh
the vehicle which Santa uses to travel across the skies
- rustic
simple or typical of the countryside
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