A. Reading comprehension

Read our article about North Pole, Alaska, on pages 6-7 of English Now No 89. Then decide if the statements below are true (correct) or false (incorrect). If a statement is false, think about why it is false. Then check your answers in Part B.

1. The city of North Pole is on the northern end of Earth’s axis of rotation.
- a. true
- b. false
2. The city was named after the greatest toy company in the world.
- a. true
- b. false
3. Many people went there to visit the home of Santa Claus.
- a. true
- b. false
4. The residents painted the streets in Christmas colors.
- a. true
- b. false
5. The Santa Claus House was originally a Christmas shop.
- a. true
- b. false
6. It has the biggest outdoor fiberglass statue of Santa Claus in the world.
- a. true
- b. false
7. Santa’s Mailbag is a collection of letters to Santa Claus from children all over the world.
- a. true
- b. false
8. Christmas in Ice is an ice park with incredible ice sculptures.
- a. true
- b. false
9. For almost five months a year, the temperature in North Pole is below -18° Celsius.
- a. true
- b. false
10. The Santa Claus House is closed in January and February because of the extremely cold weather.
- a. true
- b. false

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A. Reading comprehension

1. The city of North Pole is on the northern end of Earth’s axis of rotation.

2. The city was named after the greatest toy company in the world.

3. Many people went there to visit the home of Santa Claus.

4. The residents painted the streets in Christmas colors.

5. The Santa Claus House was originally a Christmas shop.

6. It has the biggest outdoor fiberglass statue of Santa Claus in the world.

7. Santa’s Mailbag is a collection of letters to Santa Claus from children all over the world.

8. Christmas in Ice is an ice park with incredible ice sculptures.

9. For almost five months a year, the temperature in North Pole is below -18° Celsius.

10. The Santa Claus House is closed in January and February because of the extremely cold weather.