Travelling - listening

Everybody has his own favourite travelling type depending on his character features. Some of tourists prefer to travel alone, others in groups, some want to have everything planned, others are spontaneous, some want to explore everything while others prefer to follow a tour guide. If you want to know how other people travel, listen to our recording and find out the details of one interesting tour of London...:)

1. First think of your perfect type of travelling and tell your partner about it. Consider:


- means of transport
- cost of your tour
- sightseeing with a tour guide or on your own
- travelling alone or with friends/family/a big group


2. Now, listen to the recording and choose the right answer A, B, C or D. Only one answer is correct.

To listen click here: tour of London

I. The group is travelling:

A) on foot
B) by special type of a bus
C) by a broken bus
D) by boat

II. The woman who is asking first would like to know if:

A) the tour guide can borrow her something that protects her from the rain
B) other tourists have got an extra umbrella
C) she can take photos
D) the weather is going to change

III. How long will the tour last?

A) One hour
B) It depends on the weather
C) Two hours
D) Nobody knows

IV. The tourists will NOT:

A) See the London Eye
B) Drive along the river
C) Do shopping in Oxford Street
D) See Big Ben

V. The woman who is getting off the bus wants:

A) a refund
B) a better qualified tour guide
C) an umbrella
D) a raincoat

3. Listen to the recording once again and fill in the gaps:

Welcome to this fantastic tour (1).......... London
As you can see, we're on the (2)...........   (3)................  (4)................
We're going to visit all the famous (5)..................

Extra practice:

Note down three words that occur in the text and giving your partner definitions make him guess the words connected to the topic of travelling.

Enjoy,
Natalia