English Listening B1 Episode 36 -
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glamorous feel for us today?
2: Yeah, we've been looking at some of the best holiday spots for film fanatics.
You've seen the movie, now !
1: Where's your first recommendation?
2: First up, Monument Valley, home of .
When you drive into Monument Valley, you really do feel you're stepping onto .
Film directors have been making westerns here since the 1930s and the huge red sandstone rock formations have provided the scenery to movies as different as Stagecoach , in 1939, and Thelma and Louise , .
1: It's in Texas, isn't it?
2: No, actually it covers an area of Arizona and Utah - in fact it's part of the Navajo Nation and Navajo families have lived there .
It looks quite remote, but it's .
1: And what can you do there?
2: Well, much of Monument Valley is protected land, so if you want to take a tour, the best way is to go with a .
I've been on a tour, and while it was spectacular, it was also .
1: An authentic 'western' experience, then?
2: I suppose so. But a trip to Monument Valley is all about
the scenery and so I think an even better idea is to take a hot-air balloon trip .
A local business there has been running these tours every summer for .
That's the way to go!
1: And from the emptiness of Arizona to somewhere completely different - Prague.
2: Oh yes. Now, since Hollywood 'discovered' Prague
in the 1990s, this beautiful and vibrant city has been attracting a lot of action heroes - Tom Cruise was there to film Mission Impossible , and Wesley Snipes chased vampires through the Old Town in .
1: It's a very atmospheric city.
2: Yes, and of course Prague has always been one of
Europe's main cultural centres, so there's a lot to see - museums, castles, fantastic architecture.
In the last few years, airlines have been adding more flights and more connections, so it's .
1: OK, so I think we've just got time for one more
recommendation.
2: I'll be quick! How about a walking tour in the romantic
setting of films like Notting Hill , Shakespeare in Love and Bridget Jones ?
Yes, it's London - but seen .
1: And for the kids, don't forget King's Cross Station, where they filmed one of .
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