Title: A2 English Listening Practice - Zoo Animals

Hey everybody, welcome to this A2 English listening practice

video you can use this video to practice your listening and
comprehension as I speak you ready?
So today, I'm gonna talk about the zoo. This is a topic that I
really like, because I've always liked going to the zoo. I'm from
San Diego, which has one of the best zoos in the world. The San
Diego Zoo is famous for its animals and exhibits. I have many
great memories from the zoo, and I hope that I get to go again
soon. Let's talk about the different animals that you can find at
a big zoo like the San Diego Zoo. Let's start with the most
famous animal at the zoo, the panda bear. This animal is many
people's favorite animal, including my wife's. Honestly, I don't
know why so many people love pandas, because they seem
pretty boring to me. But I think people just find them cute and
funny. They're also popular because only certain zoos are
allowed to have them. Most zoos around the world don't have
any pandas, actually. So that's another reason why the San
Diego Zoo is really famous. However I like other types of bears
more. When I was in college, I took an animal biology class, and
for one of my projects, I studied the Sun bear. This is one of my
favorite animals, because it's a really unique type of bear. It's
smaller than other bears, and it spends a lot of its time climbing
trees, which I think is pretty cool. Alright, moving on to Safari
animals, there are elephants, lions, rhinoceroses, giraffes, and
a lot of other species. These exhibits are some of the most
popular ones at many zoos because these animals are so iconic.
Children love, watching movies and reading books about the
wild animals in Africa, so of course, they want to see them in
real life too. I've always liked the big cat animals such as lions,
but honestly, they don't do much. When you see them at the
zoo, they're always just lying down or sleeping. The elephants
are you usually more active, and it's always fun to watch them
swing their trunks around. Other popular attractions at the zoo
are the monkeys, gorillas, and those types of animals. There are
usually some different types of small monkeys that are really
energetic and playful. You can always, see them swinging from
tree to tree and playing with each other. The gorillas, on the
other hand, are usually calmer. But sometimes they get really
close to the glass and look right at you. It's actually kind of
scary, because it feels like they can reach out and grab you.
One other exhibit that's usually pretty popular is the arctic
exhibit. This is where they have the polar bears. This exhibit is
way different from the other exhibit because it's a completely
different climate. It's ice, rocks, and cold water. Some zoos also
have penguins as well, which are some of the funnest animals
to watch. They constantly jump in and out of the water and
you get to see the cool way that they swim. Penguins are
definitely some of my favorite animals.
Alright, that's all for today. Leave a comment down below and
tell me what your favorite animal is. I'll see you next time!