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A2 Reading: Daily Routine
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Read about a woman’s job as a Christmas elf!
A few years ago, I worked as an elf at a holiday resort in Lapland, in the north of
Sweden. The resort was in a forest. Visitors and workers stayed in small wooden cabins
all around the forest. There was one large cabin where people ate meals. I started work
there in mid November and stayed until just after Christmas.
Tourists used to stay at the resort for four days. On the first day, they arrived at the
airport and travelled to the resort by coach. I didn’t have to work until the evening.
Sometimes I went skiing. Then, while the guests had their evening meal, I worked behind
the desk in reception. I helped people find their cabins, told them about the itinerary and
sold tickets for extra tours. I didn’t dress as an elf at that time; I wore the hotel uniform.
On day 2, I and three other elves got up at about eight o’clock. Of course, it was still dark at that time. In
Lapland it gets light at about half past ten during the winter, and it gets dark again soon after two o’clock. We
dressed in our elf costumes and drove across the snow on skidoos to a cabin in the forest. Inside the cabin,
there were huge presents and huge tools. We had to wrap the presents and pretend to make toys with the
tools. There were mirrors in the cabin windows. These made us look very small. When tourists looked
through the windows, they saw tiny elves using normal-sized tools!
On the third day, we went to a different cabin – Santa’s cabin! This was the day when the children finally met
Father Christmas. The children would meet Santa and get a toy. Then they came into the elves’ workshop to
meet us. This room was full of toys and beautifully decorated with a Christmas tree. I and the other elves
pretended to make toys and chatted to the children in our own elf language.
The next day, the tourists went home and the next group arrived. I worked on reception again.
Working as an elf was great fun, and a magical way to spend Christmas!
1 Where did the writer stay while working in Lapland?
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a. Correct
b.
c.
2 How long did she work at the resort?
a. about 2 weeks
b. about 6 weeks Correct
c. about 10 weeks
3 How many nights did tourists stay at the resort?
a. 3 Correct
b. 4
c. 5
4 How did she spend day 1 of the tour?
a. Collecting tourists from the airport
b. Giving skiing lessons
c. Having free time Correct
5 On which days did she wear her elf costume?
a. Days 1, 2 and 3
b. Days 2 and 3 Correct
c. Day 2 only
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6 At 8 o’clock in the morning it was...outside.
a. very dark. Correct
b. just getting light.
c. light.
7 The mirrors in the cabin...
a. made the elves looked smaller. Correct
b. made the cabins looked bigger.
c. allowed the elves to get ready.
8 On Day 2,...
a. tourists only saw the elves through the cabin window. Correct
b. the elves played with the visitors’ children inside a cabin.
c. the elves had to wrap the children’s gifts.
9 On day 3,
a. children met Santa and the elves in the same room.
b. children met Santa and then met the elves. Correct
c. children met the elves and then met Santa.
10 What did the writer do on day 3?
a. Correct
b.
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c.
11 The writer worked in reception...
a. every evening.
b. once every three days Correct
c. once every four days
12 Which activity does the writer NOT mention?
a.
b.
c. Correct
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