reading of the week: Traffic Safety for Christmas Reindeer

There is an increasing number of cars on roads in Norway, home to many of Santa’s reindeer. About 500 reindeer are killed each year in car crashes. Officials from the Norwegian Public Roads Administration have come up with a great idea to keep Santa’s helpers safe this Christmas – reflective yellow tags that are put on the reindeer’s antlers. The leader of the project, Kristian Oevernes, told the Reuters news agency: “It really works….This is the first time it has happened.” Oevernes told the reporter that Santa might also use this idea.
Very few people think about the problems Santa and his reindeer have at Christmas. It must be difficult to fly around the world in one night to deliver so many presents. It gets more and more dangerous every year because there are so many planes in the sky and cars on the road. Santa and his reindeer need as much protection as they can get. Another problem with delivering presents is the disappearance of chimneys. Santa has to think of new ways to get inside houses that do not have a chimney. Apartments are particularly tricky.

Match the following phrases from the article and translate.
Paragraph 1
1. an increasing number a. car crashes
2 killed each year in b. tags
3. come up c. of cars on roads
4. reflective yellow d. it has happened
5. The leader e. with a great idea
6. the first time f. of the project

Paragraph 2
1. fly around the world a. in the sky
2 It gets more and b. delivering presents
3. so many planes c. in one night
4. Another problem with d. tricky
5. houses that do not e. more dangerous
6. particularly f. have a chimney