English Listening B1 Episode 07 - Track 04
Fill in the Blanks Exercise
TRACK 4
Alan's holiday
My holiday began when I arrived at the medical
in Cape Town. I had my
the next day and it went very well, I'm glad to say. However, I had to spend the next
days inside, which is quite difficult when you're on holiday. But you need to be
you can't just sit in the sun after having a
. The second week I just
by the pool. In the third week I went on
, which was definitely the best thing about the holiday. We saw lots of
and other wild animals, but we were never in any
. We stayed in a
in the jungle, which was extremely comfortable. The
were very kind and helpful, and it was fantastic being surrounded by
. I'd definitely come back again and I'm sure this kind of holiday will increase in
as more people worry about their health and
.
Emily's holiday
My holiday on an organic
in New South Wales in Australia was hard work, but very
. The couple who ran the farm were fantastic, and I was amazed by their
and patience. We worked
hours a day, six days a week. At first I had a lot of
doing what they asked because I wasn't very
. However, I soon got stronger and by the end of my two weeks there I felt incredibly fit and
. The best thing about the holiday was the
I met there, who were from all over the world, and it also felt great to eat natural organic
every day. Everyone stayed in a fairly basic
, which was OK, but I missed the comfort of my own
. We spent all our spare time at the
, but I didn't go
because it was too dangerous for beginners like me. I don't know if this kind of holiday will ever become very popular, but I'd definitely do it
.
