English Listening Practice: Volkswagen Van Memories

English Listening Practice: Volkswagen Van Memories with Free Listening Comprehension online Activities and free Mp3

English Listening Practice: Volkswagen Van Memories

English Listening Practice: Volkswagen Van Memories

Listening comprehension activities are essential for language learners to enhance their understanding of spoken English. In this session, you’ll practice your listening comprehension skills with a conversation about Volkswagen vans. Listen to the dialogue and then complete the exercises below to test your understanding.

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

Simone, you mentioned your family owned a Volkswagen van.

Yes, that’s correct. It was amazing!

Wow, that’s awesome. You know, when I was in high school, I also had a Volkswagen van.

Really? They’re pretty cool, aren’t they?

Oh, absolutely! I loved mine.

Why did you like it so much?

Well, I played sports—baseball, basketball, football—and my van was perfect for transporting all my teammates. I used to drive everyone to and from practice and games. It was like I was the team’s personal bus driver.

Did you call it a van or a bus?

Actually, in California, we called it the Volkswagen bus. But I think either term was fine.

My family had the camper version, which had a refrigerator, a table, a bed, and a pop-up top for an extra loft bed.

That sounds really cool. You could fit at least four people comfortably in that camper van.

Yeah, it was great. Mine wasn’t as fancy; it didn’t have the camper setup. There was a flat area in the back, but no bed. It did have a small sink, though I never hooked up water to it, so I didn’t use it much. I mostly used the van for school.

My best friend also had a van in high school.

Really? That must have made him pretty popular since he could fit a lot of people in it.

Definitely. My van was all white. What color was yours?

My parents’ van was white too. My friend’s van was black and white and had a skull on the front. It looked like a pirate van—not a ship, but a pirate van. It was pretty cool back then.

I have a lot of good memories with that van. I wish I still had it.

Me too. Does your family still have theirs?

No, they decided it was time to move on.

I sold mine after a few years because I wanted a sports car. I kind of regret it now, but I guess that’s normal. Everyone misses their old cars, right?