Practice Listening English Exercises for A2 - Pacific Paradise Tour

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1 a, f 2 d, g 3 c, h 4 b, e

Audioscript

Pacific Paradise Tour

The Pacific Paradise Tour took us to California, on the west coast of the United States, and to the Hawaiian islands in the Pacific Ocean. With beautiful countryside, exciting cities and fantastic beaches, this holiday had everything.

The first place we stopped at was San Francisco, in northern California. This city is famous for its cable cars – and it certainly needs them because San Francisco is extremely hilly and has some very steep roads! By the sea, next to the fishing boats, there are the fish restaurants. Here we enjoyed watching the street actors and musicians as we ate delicious fresh fish. One thing we’ll never forget is the Golden Gate Bridge, which is very big and beautiful.

The next city on the tour was Los Angeles. This city is very exciting and has some very famous attractions. The nearby beaches are long and sandy and the mountains outside the city are high and dry. We visited the beach where they were filming Baywatch. We also went to Disneyland where we saw E.T. and shook hands with Mickey Mouse. After that they took us to Hollywood to see the houses of the stars who have made a lot of films – and a lot of money!

The last place we visited in California was San Diego, a city with sun, sand, sea and all kinds of watersports. We went to the Sand Diego Zoo which is one of the world’s largest zoos. We also visited Mexico, which is only a short drive away from San Diego.

Finally, we went to Hawaii. It’s paradise! We sat on golden beaches with green palm trees and watched amazing red sunsets. We also saw colourful fish at Sea Life Park and went snorkelling in Hanauma Bay. In the evenings we enjoyed the lively clubs, bars and ice-cream parlours. Best of all, we ate fantastic Hawaiian food while watching Hawaiian people performing traditional Polynesian dances.

This holiday was fantastic. So when you have time, get on the first plane to the west coast of the United States and have the time of your life!

2. Listen and fill in the gaps with the words you hear.

Tom: Excuse me, sir. Can you tell me the way to the post office, please?

Man: Yes. Well (1)…………….. Loring Road until you get to Park Avenue. (2)…………….. and go straight on until you get to Cross Street.

Tom: Okay.

Man: Then (3)…………….. into Cross Street and (4)…………….. the supermarket which is on your left. Cross Mill Street and keep going. You’ll see a hotel on one corner, and (5)…………….. the hotel is a newsagent’s. The post office is (6)…………….. the newsagent’s. You can’t miss it.

Tom: Thanks very much.