Meeting a new team member

Meeting a new team member

Listen to a conversation between two new colleagues to practise your listening skills.

Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.

Preparation

Transcript

Peter: Hi, my name's Peter. What's your name?

Carla: Hi, Peter. I'm Carla. I'm new here.

Peter: Welcome to the company, Carla.

Carla: Thanks, Peter. I'm happy to be here and it's nice to meet you.

Peter: It's nice to meet you too.

Carla: Where do you work?

Peter: I work in the design team. We sit over there.  

Carla: I'm in the marketing team. I started last week.

Peter: You work in marketing? That's very interesting.

Carla: Yes, it is. I'm enjoying it. But there are a lot of new things to learn.

Peter: I'm sure there are. I'm happy to help you if I can.

Carla: Thank you, Peter. What do you do in the design department?

Peter: I design new products.  

Carla: That sounds interesting. I plan marketing events for new products. So I think we'll work together sometimes.

Peter: That would be great. So, where are you from, Carla?

Carla: Brazil. And you?

Peter: I'm from the UK.

Carla: How long have you been here?

Peter: I've worked here for three years but I actually moved here from the UK five years ago, to study.

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Submitted by mohamednnn on Sat, 11/10/2025 - 09:25

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i usually ask them  about their  name , job   and country 

Submitted by FVPrieto on Wed, 01/10/2025 - 15:02

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I usually ask where you're from, what your hobbies are, and what you've done at other companies or jobs.

Submitted by Elgohury on Sun, 28/09/2025 - 09:55

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Actually l ask where they are from, and then l talk about favorite things. and l also talk what you love and hate .

Submitted by Javier4277 on Thu, 21/08/2025 - 11:46

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I usually ask where they are from, and then I talk about food, music, or places they like or want to learn about

Submitted by Aya Ayman-2002 on Mon, 28/07/2025 - 16:53

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I try to find interesting topics to discuss.

Submitted by yash07 on Mon, 07/07/2025 - 16:29

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I complet task 1 and its intresting 

Submitted by eportugueza on Sun, 06/07/2025 - 20:42

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When I meet people for the first time, I usually talk about their names, interests, jobs, family, country of origin,culture, and so on. We exchange information about each other.