English Listening B1 Episode 07 - Track 01
Fill in the Blanks Exercise
TRACK 1
SAM: I work as a
for a company that organises rainforest holidays here in Costa Rica. I've lived in this
for three years and I love it. I've worked in two other Central American countries and I had a great
in both places, but, er, this country is really
. It's not, um It's not an easy
- you have to deal with some very
people and most of our guests have never been in a
before. But they always say it's the best
they've ever had. Of course, I've also had to put up with some
. For example, last month two guys set off on their own without telling anyone. They got
in the rainforest and it took us 2
to find them. And I've just been to San Isidro to pick up a guest from the
. He was bitten by a poisonous
he found in his room. He's OK now, though, and, you know, at least he'll have a good
to tell people when he gets back home.
MARCIA: I started working in the hotel
14 years ago, but this is the first time I've run a
in a touristy place like Cornwall. My husband and I have had this place since
and I'm a bit, er, fed up with it, to be honest. Managing a hotel is quite
, particularly when people
all the time, which can happen. And I can't stand it when people
things from the rooms. I suppose people want to bring back a
of their holiday, but surely they've got enough
at home! Another problem is that, um, one of us always has to be
. For example, my husband's gone to see some friends off at the
, so I have to stay and look after the hotel. Also it's very hard to get a
together. We've been away together a few times, but each time there was a
at the hotel so we had to come back early. But this
we're going to close the hotel for 2 weeks and go
- we're really looking forward to it.
