Listening Exercises A1 – Vacations

1.

A:        Did you have a good vacation?

B:        Not bad. I decided not to go away. I just stayed home and watched TV.

A:        You call that a vacation?

2.

A:        How was your vacation?

B:        So-so.

A:        Where did you go?

B:        I went to Hawaii.

A:        And?

B:        Well, I went for the sunshine, but it rained every day! So I couldn’t get a tan.

A:        Hey. That’s tough!

3.

A:        How was your vacation?

B:        Very disappointing.

A:        Oh, what did you do?

B:        Nothing. I stayed home and helped my father fix his car.

A:        Oh, no!

4.

A:        Did you do anything interesting on your vacation?

B:        Mmm. Well, I went out of town for a few days. I visited my brother and his family.

A:        Did you have a nice time?

B:        It was terrible. The kids were fighting all the time.

5.

A:        When did you get back from your trip?

B:        Last week.

A:        So did you go to the beach?

B:        Not this time. I rented a house in the country. It was really quiet and peaceful. And really boring! And the birds woke me up at six o’clock every morning.

6.

A:        What did you do on your vacation? Did you stay home?

B:        No, I went skiing.

A:        Really. Did you have a good time?

B:        It was great—until I broke my leg!

7.

A:        How was your vacation?

B:        Vacation? Oh, that!

A:        Did you go to the beach?

B:        No, I had to stay home and study for my exam.

A:        Sounds awful.

B:        It was. And I failed the exam!

8.

A:        Did you go to California for your vacation?

B:        No, I went to Nevada.

A:        To Las Vegas?

B:        Yeah, Las Vegas.

A:        That’s great. How was it?

B:        It was all right until I lost all my money!

1.

A:        Did you have a nice vacation?

B:        It was nothing special. The weather was terrible.

A:        That’s too bad.

2.

A:        Did you enjoy your trip to Vancouver?

B:        Yeah, it was fantastic. The people are so nice.

3.

A:        How was your ski trip?

B:        Awful.

A:        Why?

B:        There was no snow!

4.

A:        So how was your trip to France?

B:        Very disappointing. It was so crowded everywhere. We couldn’t even get a hotel room.

A:        That’s too bad. You should never go in July.

B:        Now you tell me!

5.

A:        When did you get back from the beach?

B:        Last weekend. I had a terrific time. I swam every day and I learned how to windsurf.

A:        Great!

6.

A:        Did you have a nice vacation?

B:        It was terrible. The food was awful. And the hotel wasn’t clean at all.

A:        Oh, that’s too bad.

7.

A:        So how was your trip to Thailand?

B:        I had a wonderful time. The shopping was fantastic. And the people were great.

A:        Sounds like you had fun.

B:        I did.

8.

A:        Did you have a great vacation?

B:        Really great! But it was too short.

A:        Really. How long was it?

B:        Only a month.

A:        A month! You’re lucky!

1.

A:        Is this you?

B:        Yes, it is.

A:        Wow! It looks really fun, but hard. How do you stay on them?

B:        In the beginning, you don’t. You fall off all the time. But you learn pretty quickly. I had a wonderful time.

2.

A:        What are you doing here?

B:        My friends and I went camping. It was really great. But it got very cold at night. This is how we kept warm.

3.

A:        What did you do?

B:        Oh, I went sightseeing and visited all the museums.

A:        Oh, that sounds interesting.

B:        Actually, it was pretty boring. I hate museums.

4.

A:        Oh, this must have been a wonderful vacation.

B:        Yes, it was fantastic. The weather was perfect. And the water was so clear.

A:        Wow. Look at you. You’re all red.

B:        Yes, I got a terrible sunburn.

5.

A:        What are you doing here?

B:        Oh, I took a cooking course in Italy.

A:        Terrific. So what can you make now?

B:        Spaghetti and meatballs!

6.

A:        Did you go all the way in this?

B:        Yes, we did. It was really very comfortable to travel in. We slept in it, too.

1 e   2 d   3 c   4 a   5 b

Transcripts

1.

A:   Hi, Sally. How was your vacation?

B:   It was great. I travelled all over France visiting my relatives.

A:   I didn’t know you had relatives in France.

B:   Yes, my mother’s side of the family is French.

2.

A:   Did you have a good vacation, Josh?

B:   It was fantastic.

A:   What did you do?

B:   I went skiing in Austria. It was unbelievable.

3.

A:   Hello, Letitia. I heard you just came back from vacation. Where did you go?

B:   I went to all the museums in New York City.

A:   Really? Every single one?

B:   Well, every one that I had time for. I was only there for a week.

4.

A:   Hi, Frida. I haven’t seen you in a long time.

B:   That’s because I went to Brazil for a holiday.

A:   Really? How long were you there?

B:   A whole month! And I was on the beaches most of the time.

5.

A:   Hey, Jerry, where did you go on vacation?

B:   Nowhere.

A:   Really?

B:   Yeah. I just stayed home and watched videos.