[9:41] Beginner English Listening: My Vacation at Lake Huron

Every day, just 15 minutes to practice listening! This book features 2-minute passages of moderate difficulty, ideal for beginners. By following four steps—previewing, catching keywords, understanding sentence-by-sentence, and summarizing—you can gradually improve and understand over 90% of the content. Keep practicing, and you’ll see a huge leap in your English listening skills! Below is a beginner-level listening passage compiled by the editor at qicai.com, suitable for junior high and high school students. My family and I went on vacation to Lake Huron. The water is beautiful and blue there, and the sand is nice and white. The week that we were there was very hot. The sun was hot, but the water was still very cold. I went swimming and tried to catch little fish in my hands. I was careful not to get sunburned. We stayed at a hotel that had a pool and a game room. I played pinball and video games sometimes. I like to swim in the hotel pool, but I like the beach better. I would lie on a big beach towel and get warm, then I would jump in the water and cool off. Sometimes I would just lie on the sand and watch the waves roll up on shore. I found some seashells and saw a crab walking on the sand. At first I was a bit lonely because I didn't know anyone there. It wasn't long before I met some other kids my age. We built sandcastles together and swam in the lake. The other kids were from different towns, so we told each other stories about our schools and friends. We found that we had a lot in common, even though we were from different places. Our families got together and went to restaurants together. We played volleyball on the beach and we sat around a campfire at night and sang songs. At the campfire we would roast marshmallows on a stick. I always burn my marshmallows. That is okay. I like them that way. Mostly we just swam in the lake until we were very tired. I was sorry when our vacation was over. I had a good time at Lake Huron. I met some very good friends there. We still write to each other. Maybe we'll see each other next summer.