Discover the Beauty of California. Explore California with Free Listening Comprehension Activities and free Mp3
Discover the Beauty of California
Discover the Beauty of California
Learning a new language becomes more enjoyable and effective when you integrate various listening comprehension exercises. Here are three captivating listening exercises for ESL learners, featuring multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-gap tasks, and drag-the-words activities. These exercises are designed to enhance students’ listening skills, comprehension, and vocabulary.
Are you learning English and looking to improve your listening skills? Our free listening comprehension activity, based on an engaging transcript about California, is perfect for you! This activity is designed to enhance your understanding of spoken English while teaching you fascinating facts about California’s diverse landscapes.
Listening Comprehension Activities
Instructions:
- Play the audio clip for the students.
- Have students listen carefully to the clip.
- After listening, provide the students with the transcripts
Listen to the MP3 audio file and complete the following exercises
Transcripts
Check your answers with the transcript provided
California is best known for its coastline and beaches. The state has nearly 2000 kilometers of coastline, so the state is known as the surfer’s paradise. From the tall cliffs that line the coast, you are almost always guaranteed a beautiful view of the Pacific Ocean, especially at sunset.
The state is also famous for its giant Redwood trees. These trees can grow to be over 100 meters tall. Some trees are so wide you can drive a car through them. These trees have a long life for they can live for over 1000 years. One tree in California is over 2200 years old.
On the eastern side of California you will find the Sierra Mountains. These mountains start in Alaska and run all the way to Chile and South America. People usually think of California as a warm place, but the Sierra Mountains provide a great playground for both skiers and snowboarders.
In the Sierras you can find Yosemite National Park. This is by far the most popular National Park in California because it offers a little bit of everything. Tall mountains, high cliffs, deep forests, wide meadows, great hiking trails, and beautiful views everywhere you look.
In Southern California the weather can be very hot and dry, so not surprisingly you will find many deserts in the South. These dry lands are home to many wildlife such as iguana, foxes, coyotes, eagles, bighorn sheep, and rattlesnakes.
California is not all wild terrain. It is also home to large areas of farmland. In fact, California produces nearly half of all the fruit and vegetables grown in the United States. For this reason, California is sometimes referred to as America’s Fruit Basket.
Enjoy these free listening comprehension activities and deepen your knowledge of California while improving your English skills!
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