What a vacation!

Instructions:

Listen to the video carefully and answer the following questions. Choose the best answer for each question. Click “Submit Answers” when you’re done to see your results.

Vacation Stories and Travel Experiences – Listening Comprehension Exercise

Vacation Stories and Travel Experiences – Listening Comprehension Exercise

1. What happened to someone's car on vacation last year?
  • It broke down
  • Someone stole it
  • It had an accident
  • It got lost
2. What kind of vacation did someone go on that had illness?
  • Beach vacation
  • Mountain trip
  • Cruise
  • City tour
3. How long was someone sick in their room?
  • Three days
  • A week
  • Two weeks
  • A month
4. What got stolen at Disney World?
  • A wallet
  • A phone
  • A map
  • A bag
5. How long did it take to get another map?
  • 5 minutes
  • 10 minutes
  • 15 minutes
  • 20 minutes
6. How long did someone spend in the Caribbean?
  • One week
  • Two weeks
  • Three weeks
  • One month
7. What water activities did someone do in the Caribbean? (Choose the one NOT mentioned)
  • Diving
  • Snorkeling
  • Surfing
  • Swimming with dolphins
8. When did someone go to China?
  • Last year
  • A few years ago
  • Two years ago
  • Last month
9. What did people in China want to do with the visitor?
  • Take photos
  • Practice their English
  • Show them around
  • Teach them Chinese
10. What food did someone eat at the beach for their "best vacation"?
  • Fish
  • Crab
  • Shrimp
  • Lobster
11. How does one person feel about exciting vacations?
  • Loves them
  • Doesn't like them
  • Sometimes likes them
  • Has never tried them
12. Why does someone work at a travel agency if they don't like to travel?
  • Good pay
  • It's across the street from their apartment
  • Their family owns it
  • They have experience

Your Results

yes Mr Rasheed welcome back come tell me
about your
vacation what a terrible vacation Mr
Rasheed had
oh you know on my vacation last year
someone stole my car that was a horrible
vacation I went on a cruise and there
was an outbreak of illness I was in my
room for a week that was a really bad
vacation I went to Disney World and
someone stole my
map that’s your worst vacation it took
10 minutes to get another map all right
what was your favorite vacation I spent
two weeks in the Caribbean last year
diving snorkeling and swimming with
dolphins it was amazing I went to China
a few years ago it was incredible the
people there were so friendly and
everyone wanted to practice their
English with me I went to the beach and
ate
shrimp that’s your best
vacation I really like shrimp well you
need to go on more exciting vacations I
don’t like exciting vacations in fact I
don’t like to travel very much
then why do you work in a travel agency
it’s across the street from my apartment
so I don’t have to travel far to go to
work