Listening for ielts 7 Unit 1

Allan
: Yeah, it must have been terrifying. Did they come to you?
Janet
: Oh, no. We saw them sleeping under trees, quite far away from us. We were unlucky and didn't 
see them clearly. Anyway, we had a good time there.
Allan
: Oh, it sounds interesting---it is the kind of park I like.
Janet
: On Monday we all went off to Oxford and spent a whole day there. On the way to Oxford we 
stopped at Stonehenge.
Allan
: Stonehenge. It reminds me of my own experience when I was a student at Oxford.
Janet
: Oh, yeah.
Allan
: I thought it would be rather a romantic thing to do to drive off in the early hours of the morning 
and watch the sun rise behind the stone. So…
Janet
: That was a good idea. Did you do it?
Allan
: Yes, I went there with some of my classmates. When we got there it was still dark. It was very cold 
and wet. We stayed in the car and waited for the sun to come up.
Janet
: Well, did you see it?
Allan
: No. When it began to get a little bit light we couldn't see anything at all because there was so 
much fog around.
Janet
: Oh, no, I'm sorry to hear that. But it was a beautiful day when we got there. We took lots of 
photographs there.
Allan
: You were lucky. Well, did you do any sightseeing in London?
Janet
: Yes. The next two days we stayed in London. On Tuesday we joined a sightseeing tour run by 
London Regional Transport, an excellent introduction to all London's principal sights. We visited 
Trafalgar Square, Westminster Abby, the Houses of Parliament and about 11:30 we were at Buckingham 
Palace and saw the changing of the guard there.
Allan
: Yes. The changing of the guard always takes places at 11: 30 at Buckingham Palace from May to 
July every day. During winter it is on alternate days.
Janet
: We also went to Tower Bridge and the Tower of London. Anyway, we were pretty tired so we 
went to bed very early. The next day we went to Greenwich by boat from Westminster Pier.
Allan
: Oh, it sounds wonderful. A unique way of seeing some of London's most famous landmarks is to 
take a trip on one of the passenger boats which follows the river Thames through the heart of London.
Janet
: Yes, that is my favourite part of a holiday; just relaxing. And the day after that we went shopping 
for presents and souvenirs. I've brought some really lovely things back. You should see some of them. 
And then in the evening we went to the cinema and saw a really great film.