Learn by Listening Level 2

[00:00.10]Visiting the Zoo|[00:02.50] When I was a kid, I always enjoyed visiting the zoo.|[00:06.05] My family lived far away from the zoo,|[00:08.35] so we didn't go there very often.|[00:10.59] But whenever we went to the zoo,|[00:12.89] I always had a fun and interesting time.|[00:15.94] Some of the animals were very large.|[00:18.74] Of course, the elephants were huge,|[00:21.66] and they had such an unusual appearance,|[00:24.77] with their big ears and their long trunk and tusks.|[00:29.00] The giraffes were very tall,|[00:31.18] with long necks that reached high into the trees.|[00:35.04] Some of my favorite animals were the big cats.|[00:39.02] The lions looked very powerful,|[00:41.50] with their big teeth and paws.|[00:43.81] The tigers were just as big and strong,|[00:46.73] with yellow and black stripes.|[00:48.66] But the bears were even larger than these cats.|[00:52.95] The polar bears, with their bright white fur,|[00:56.31] liked to swim through the water.|[00:58.36] The grizzly bears had brown fur|[01:01.54] and liked to roam around on land.|[01:04.52] The animals from Australia seemed very unusual.|[01:08.38] The kangaroos, with their strong legs and long tail,|[01:13.04] could jump great distances across the ground.|[01:17.03] The baby kangaroo could go inside its mother's pouch.|[01:21.44] Another Australian animal, the koala bear,|[01:25.67] crawled slowly in the trees, where it ate leaves.|[01:29.84] The monkeys and apes were also very interesting.|[01:35.56] In many ways, they reminded me of people.|[01:38.92] Some of the monkeys were very small.|[01:41.72] They could use their arms, legs,|[01:44.33] and tail to swing through the trees.|[01:47.01] Some of the apes were very large.|[01:49.81] The gorilla was the largest of all.|[01:52.55] Sometimes a big gorilla would stand up|[01:55.78] and pound his fists on his chest.|[01:58.21] To see all the animals at the zoo took almost a whole day.|[02:02.62] By the end of the day,|[02:04.30] I was very tired from walking around.|[02:06.92] But I was also very happy to see|[02:10.21] all the amazing animals from places around the world.