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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Average: 4.4 (176 votes)

Submitted by NECO66 on Wed, 05/11/2025 - 19:21

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When we meet people, we talk about ourselves,work ,contry and family

Submitted by NGUYEN Hang on Wed, 29/10/2025 - 01:07

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I usually ask people where they come from, what they do for a living, what they like about living here and there, and what their favourite food is. The conversation then continues depending on their answers and what they've interested in talking about.

Submitted by AmmCalderon90. on Tue, 14/10/2025 - 15:45

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about what he likes to do in his free time

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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.

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