A1 · Study and Work
First Day at Work
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Tom & Emma
"First Day at Work" is an A1-level English conversation about study and work, 8 lines long (about 1 minute) between Tom & Emma. Read the full script below with the translation next to each line, then try speaking one of the roles out loud.
Dialogue script
Each entry shows the English sentence first, with the translation on the line below it. To practise speaking, cover the translation and repeat after the audio.
- Line 1Tom 0:00
Good morning! I'm Tom, the new designer.
- Line 2Emma 0:03
Welcome to the team, Tom! I'm Emma.
- Line 3Tom 0:06
It's great to meet you. Is this my desk?
- Line 4Emma 0:09
Yes, right here by the window.
- Line 5Tom 0:12
Looks great! What should I start with?
- Line 6Emma 0:15
First, let's set up your computer and email.
- Line 7Tom 0:18
Sounds good. Where can I get some water?
- Line 8Emma 0:21
The break room is down the hall. I'll show you.
Native audio, line-by-line recording and pronunciation scoring for this dialogue are in the EngTalk app.
Key vocabulary
Content words from this dialogue, ranked by the CEFR level at which they appear across the whole 500-dialogue library. Function words and proper nouns are excluded.
- good /ɡʊd/ adjective
of high quality or pleasant
- new /nu/ adjective
recently made, found, or started
- designer /dɪˈzaɪnər/ noun
a person who plans how something will look or work
- team /tim/ noun
a group of people working or playing together
- window /ˈwɪndoʊ/ noun
an opening in a wall or vehicle with glass
- start /stɑrt/ verb; noun
to begin; the beginning
- first /fɝst/ adjective
coming before all others
- set /sɛt/ verb
to put, fix, or arrange in place
- email /ˈiˌmeɪl/ noun
a message sent electronically over the internet
- sounds /saʊndz/ plural noun; verb
things heard; seems or makes noise
- room /rum/ noun
a space inside a building; space available
- show /ʃoʊ/ verb
to let someone see or know something