Listening practice - describing holidays
Describing holidays
You hear a radio phone-in show while on holiday in France. Which type of holiday did each person go on last year? Listen and choose the correct option for each person.
Question
Luc
Luc went to ____________.
| A | Christmas | E | France |
| B | school trip | F | skiing |
| C | stayed at home | G | Easter |
| D | Spain | H | went to America |
| A |
| Christmas |
| E |
| France |
| B |
| school trip |
| F |
| skiing |
| C |
| stayed at home |
| G |
| Easter |
| D |
| Spain |
| H |
| went to America |
Luc went to France.
Transcript:
L’année dernière, je suis parti en France et je suis allé au bord de la mer.
Last year, I went to France and I stayed at the seaside.
Question
Sakina
Sakina went on holiday at ____________.
| A | Christmas | E | France |
| B | school trip | F | skiing |
| C | stayed at home | G | Easter |
| D | Spain | H | went to America |
| A |
| Christmas |
| E |
| France |
| B |
| school trip |
| F |
| skiing |
| C |
| stayed at home |
| G |
| Easter |
| D |
| Spain |
| H |
| went to America |
Sakina went on holiday at Christmas.
Transcript:
Pendant les vacances de Noël, je suis allée dans les Alpes, où j’ai fait du ski.
During the Christmas holidays, I went to the Alps where I did some skiing.
Question
Céline
Last year, Céline ______________.
| A | Christmas | E | France |
| B | school trip | F | skiing |
| C | stayed at home | G | Easter |
| D | Spain | H | went to America |
| A |
| Christmas |
| E |
| France |
| B |
| school trip |
| F |
| skiing |
| C |
| stayed at home |
| G |
| Easter |
| D |
| Spain |
| H |
| went to America |
Last year, Céline stayed at home.
Transcript:
Je suis restée chez moi l’année dernière, mais l’année prochaine, je vais aller aux États-Unis pour des vacances actives.
I stayed at home last year but next year I’m going to the United States for an active holiday.
Question
Samuel
Samuel has recently been on a ______________.
| A | Christmas | E | France |
| B | school trip | F | skiing |
| C | stayed at home | G | Easter |
| D | Spain | H | went to America |
| A |
| Christmas |
| E |
| France |
| B |
| school trip |
| F |
| skiing |
| C |
| stayed at home |
| G |
| Easter |
| D |
| Spain |
| H |
| went to America |
Samuel has recently been on a school trip.
Transcript:
Le mois dernier, je suis allé en Espagne avec mon collège. C’était super.
Last month, I went to Spain with my school. It was brilliant.