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Lesson 5 - Family
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This page: Listen to a dialogue in English of someone describing their vacation.

vacation

"The Family Vacation"
Listening Exercise

Key Words

Below you will find a list of key vocabulary you need to know to understand the lesson. Click on each word to hear it and practice its pronunciation.

cruise
a vacation on a large ship that travels to different places
kids
children
sand
small grains found on the beach
cocktails
mixed drinks that usually contain alcohol
snorkel
to swim near the surface of the water and look at fish using a mask and tube
souvenirs
objects people buy to remember a place they visited
fish
animals that live in water and have fins; to try to catch fish
pool
a place filled with water for swimming
ship
a very large boat that travels on the ocean
while
a very large boat that travels on the ocean
champagne
a sparkling wine often used for celebrations

 

Exercise - Key Words

Read the definition and select the word that was defined.

1. small grains found on the beach
   

2. objects people buy to remember a place they visited
   

3. children
   

4. a vacation on a large ship that travels to different places
   

5. mixed drinks that usually contain alcohol
   

6. a very large boat that travels on the ocean
   

7. at the same time as
   

8. animals that live in water and have fins
   

9. a sparkling wine often used for celebrations
   

10. a place filled with water for swimming
     

 

Listening Comprehension

Listen to Marge describing her vacation photos. Select the order in which Marge describes the photos (first, second, etc.).

► Listen to the dialogue

 

champana     Golf     Snorkel

1.              2.             3. 

Playa     pescar

4.                      5. 

         

 

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