The First Day at a New Job | Everyday English Academy

Starting a new job in English can feel like a lot of names, forms and fast talking all at once. Sarah and Mike slow everything down and walk through a first day at work, from telling the receptionist who you are to signing forms, meeting your team and asking a manager one clear question about a task. If you are getting ready for a new workplace, an induction day or a first week with new colleagues, this daily English conversation gives you the words you will actually need.

What do you say when someone tells you their name and two seconds later it is gone? In this friendly English podcast chat you'll practise asking "Sorry, could you repeat that, please?", saying "I didn't catch it" without feeling shy, checking a task with "Just so I'm clear", repeating instructions back in your own words, and asking who to go to when you get stuck. Sarah and Mike also talk about words like induction, orientation, colleague, supervisor and probation period, plus what it really means to shadow someone and slowly find your feet.

This episode is perfect for A2 English learners who want to build real-life speaking confidence at work, from introducing themselves on day one to asking polite questions when instructions come too fast.

💡 Tip: When you miss a name today, smile and ask: Sorry, could you repeat that, please?

⏱️ Chapters

0:00 Introduction

0:49 Talk About Your First Day at Work in English

1:27 Everyday Words for Starting a Job

6:17 Asking People to Repeat Things

8:43 Using Let and Make Without To

10:41 Asking Clear Questions About Tasks

19:46 Speaking Practice

20:24 Vocabulary Review & Next Episode

📚 Vocabulary in this episode

• induction: the first training day for new workers

• orientation: a first tour that shows you where everything is in a new place

• colleague: a person you work with

• shadow someone: follow a worker and watch them work

• probation period: the first months when a new job is tested

• supervisor: the person who checks your work

• steep learning curve: a lot to learn very fast

• find your feet: slowly get comfortable somewhere new

• capable: able to do something well

• intimidating: a bit scary, a bit too much

• onboarding: the whole process of starting a new job

• coworker: a person you work with

• workload: how much work you have to do

• in a nutshell: said in very few words

🎯 In this episode, you can practise:

• First Day At Work English

• Asking Someone To Repeat A Name

• Workplace Vocabulary For Beginners

• Induction And Orientation Words

• Checking You Understood A Task

• Introducing Yourself At Reception

• Polite Questions For New Colleagues

• English listening practice

• English speaking practice

• A2 English vocabulary

Everyday English Academy is the home of Sarah and Mike, two friendly hosts whose slow, easy conversations about ordinary days help English learners grow their listening, speaking, vocabulary and confidence.

Sit back, listen at your own speed, and say the phrases out loud with us whenever you feel ready.

Keep practising with us, one small phrase at a time, and see how much easier day one sounds next time. 🔔 Subscribe to Everyday English Academy for a new slow English conversation every week.

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Have you ever left a conversation group feeling like everyone else was miles ahead of you? Sarah and Mike sit down for a slow, easy English conversation about why we compare our English to other people, and what a fairer way to measure progress looks like. If you have ever gone quiet at a loud dinner table or slipped out of a class early, this one is for you.

How do you know if your English is actually getting better? In this friendly English podcast conversation you'll practise saying "Could you slow down a bit" and "Bear with me" without feeling embarrassed, talk about what it means to hold your own in a fast group chat, learn why a yardstick matters more than other people's speed, and pick up natural words like take stock, trail behind, stagnate and tangible. Sarah and Mike also share Mike's forgotten name tag from an old class, and one small Sunday habit that makes progress easy to see.

This episode is perfect for B1 English learners who want to build real-life speaking confidence, follow fast group conversations without panicking, and describe their own progress in natural everyday English.

💡 Tip: Write one sentence each Sunday that you could not have said a month ago.

⏱️ Chapters

0:00 Introduction

0:38 Talk About Comparing Your English

4:24 Everyday Words for Describing Fluency

14:50 Asking Someone to Slow Down

19:09 Speaking Practice

20:24 Everyday Words for Tracking Your Progress

26:43 Vocabulary Review and Next Steps

📚 Vocabulary in this episode

• hold your own: do okay against stronger people

• yardstick: the thing you measure progress against

• take stock: stop and look at where you are

• trail behind: stay slower than the others

• downplay: make something sound smaller than it is

• stagnate: stop getting better for a long time

• grasp: your understanding of something

• nudge: a small, gentle push

• gauge: judge something roughly, not exactly

• tangible: real enough to see or touch

• turn of phrase: a nice way of saying something

• proficiency: how well you can use a skill

• in hindsight: looking back, understanding it better now

🎯 In this episode, you can practise:

• Talking About Language Progress

• Asking Someone To Slow Down

• Hold Your Own In Conversation

• Losing The Thread In Group Chat

• Measuring Your English Progress

• Polite Phrases For Thinking Time

• Talking About Learning Habits

• Daily English conversation

• English shadowing practice

• B1 English vocabulary

Everyday English Academy is the place where Sarah and Mike talk slowly and simply about everyday life, so English learners can grow their listening, speaking, vocabulary and confidence one conversation at a time.

Get comfortable, press play, and let Sarah and Mike keep you company while you learn.

Keep practising along with us, even if it is just one new phrase from today. 🔔 Subscribe to Everyday English Academy for a new slow English conversation every week.

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What Nobody Tells You About Getting Older | English Listening Practice (B1, B2) | Everyday English Academy

Getting older is something we all do, and it comes with its own set of words. Sarah and Mike sit down for a slow, honest chat about aching backs in the morning, quiet evenings with a cup of tea, and why a Friday night at a crowded bar is not as tempting as it used to be. If you have ever wanted to talk about how your body feels, how tired you are, or how your priorities have changed, this daily English conversation gives you the language to do it.

How do you say you are tired in a way that sounds natural, not like a textbook? Listening along, you'll practise describing a slow ache in your back, telling someone you feel weary after a bad night's sleep, using "take its toll" to talk about stress and long hours, softening a confession with "I'll be honest" and "speaking from experience", joking gently about being over the hill or set in their ways, and saying what you cherish now that your priorities have shifted.

This episode is perfect for B1 English learners who want to talk about health, tiredness and changing habits in everyday speaking, with honest, natural vocabulary they can use with friends, family and doctors.

💡 Tip: Tonight, describe your own body and mood out loud using ache, weary and gracefully.

⏱️ Chapters

0:00 Introduction

0:31 Talk About Getting Older in English

1:58 Everyday Words for Aches and Tiredness

6:12 Describing What Gets Better with Age

9:06 Speaking Practice

9:49 Talking About Age with Common Idioms

15:27 Vocabulary Review and Next Episode

📚 Vocabulary in this episode

• ache: a slow pain that keeps hurting

• fragile: easy to break

• weary: very tired in body and mood

• sensible: smart and careful in your choices

• occasionally: sometimes, but not often

• cherish: to love something and keep it close

• worthwhile: worth the time or money you spend

• gracefully: in a calm, beautiful way

• sincere: honest, really meaning what you say

• priorities: the things that matter most to you

• recover: to feel normal again after being tired or sick

• precious: very special to you

• impress: to make people admire you

• wrinkle: a small line in your skin from age

🎯 In this episode, you can practise:

• Talking About Aches And Pains

• Describing Tiredness In English

• Growing Older Vocabulary

• Everyday Health Conversations

• Idioms About Age

• Saying What Matters To You

• Honest Conversation Phrases

• English speaking practice

• Daily English conversation

• B1 English vocabulary

Everyday English Academy is where Sarah and Mike talk slowly and simply about ordinary life, so English learners can build listening, speaking, vocabulary and real confidence one conversation at a time.

Get comfortable, press play, and let Sarah and Mike keep you company while you learn.

Say the new words out loud with us, even if it feels strange at first. 🔔 Subscribe to Everyday English Academy for a new slow conversation every week.

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