Using English at Work：07 Arriving at Work(7)（在线收听）

My coworker made fun of me by asking whether he could get me some coffee and asking when I was leaving, because those are the types of things that you would ask a regular visitor; to be nice, you may offer to get them some coffee.

I wasn't angry, though. I said, "What a joker!" meaning that my coworker is always making funny jokes like that; he's a joker.

Now that we've talked about the new vocabulary, let's listen as I describe the first part of my day again.

This time, I'm going to speaking more quickly, at the speed that a native speaker would use.

I woke up this morning and thought, "TGIF!"

I have been looking forward to the weekend and all I need to do is to get through one more day of work.

I drive to work and pull into the parking lot next to my office building.

I stop at the security gate. I put my key card into the card reader and the security arm goes up.

I drive into the parking structure and find a parking spot.

I make sure that my parking permit is showing in the windshield and I lock up.

I get my briefcase out of the back seat and walk toward the building. It's a short walk and I'm there in no time.

When I get there, I take out my badge and put it around my neck before I go through the main entrance of the building.

Employees are supposed to wear their badges at all times at work so that the security guards know that we belong there.

One day last week, I forgot my badge at home and I had to get a visitor's pass for the day.

My coworker made fun of me all day. He kept asking me if he could get me some coffee and when I was leaving. What a joker!

I hope that listening to me talk about arriving at work has taught you some new vocabulary that you can use in your own workplace.

Our first lesson has ended, and in the next lesson I'm going to talk about checking my mail, email, and voicemail.

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This course was produced by Dr. Jeff McQuillan and Dr. Lucy Tse. Copyright 2008.