Before you listen
Talk about it first.
- What do you need on your first day at a new job?
- Where do new workers usually meet their team?
Listen for these words
You will hear
- front desk
- A table near the entrance of a building where staff help visitors.
- first floor
- The floor at street level in an American building.
- badge
- A small card with your name and photo. You use it to enter the building.
- See you tomorrow
- A friendly way to say goodbye when you meet the next day.
A0 Starter · Voicemail · About 20 seconds
Listen
Listen once for the main idea. Then answer, and listen again for the details. Don’t read the transcript yet.
Step 1 · Main idea
What is it about?
Listen once, all the way through. Then choose the best answer.
01Why does Aisha call?
Step 2 · Details
Listen again for the details
Read the questions first, then play the recording again. Pause when you need to.
01Where do you meet Aisha?
02What time do you meet?
03How can you find Aisha?
Show the transcript
Hi, this is Aisha Brooks. I’m on your team at Harbor Design. Welcome! Tomorrow is your first day.
Please meet me at the front desk on the first floor at eight forty-five, not nine. I have your badge. I’m tall, and I have a green bag. See you tomorrow!
Now play the recording and read along. Then try saying it with the speaker, at the same speed.
Speak
Your turn
Leave a short voicemail for a new coworker. Say your name, where to meet, and what time.