Lucy's Journey: Day One

2025-03-18 00:00:00 / episode: 429

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The moment before success often feels like failure. In today's story, Lucy learns this lesson. And here's what makes this special - while you're discovering if she succeeds, your English comprehension is having its own breakthrough. Hi, I'm Les and in part ten we're gonna see Lucy face her final challenge. Listen to this story to practice extensive listening and see how far she's come.

Here are some pre listening questions:

Questions

1: Morning Start Q: What did Lucy bring to her first day of work? 2: Meeting Team Q: Where was Lucy's new desk located? 3: Setup Struggles Q: Who helped Lucy install her computer programs? 4: First Task Q: What was Lucy's first work assignment? 5: End of Day Q: What did Lucy write on her sticky notes?

Lucy’s Journey

Day One Morning Start Lucy stood in the tech company's parking lot. Her new laptop bag felt heavy on her shoulder. She had picked her clothes the night before. Clean jeans. A nice shirt. Comfortable shoes. The morning air felt cool. Other people walked into the building, carrying coffee cups and greeting each other. Meeting Team Her new manager, Robert, had gray hair and glasses. He showed her to a desk by the window. Plants sat on nearby desks. Sticky notes covered the walls. Her team members stopped by to say hello. Sarah who wrote code. Mike who tested programs. Amy who talked to clients. Each person smiled and offered help. Setup Struggles Lucy's computer needed many programs. Installation boxes filled her screen. Red error messages appeared. Sarah stayed at her desk, helping her fix each problem. They shared lunch in the break room. Lucy learned about the team's current project. About their regular meetings. About their coding rules. First Task Robert gave Lucy her first assignment. She needed to fix a small bug in their program. The code looked different from her bootcamp projects. More complex. More organized. She opened her notebook and wrote down what she knew. What she needed to learn. What questions to ask. End of Day The office grew quiet as people left. Lucy's desk had new sticky notes. Passwords. Instructions. Meeting times. Her first bug fix was still in progress. But she had learned where things were. How to ask for help. How to find answers. On her drive home, she smiled. She wasn't a student anymore. She was a real developer.

Answers

1: Morning Start Q: What did Lucy bring to her first day of work? A: Lucy brought her new laptop bag to work. 2: Meeting Team Q: Where was Lucy's new desk located? A: Lucy's desk was located by the window. 3: Setup Struggles Q: Who helped Lucy install her computer programs? A: Sarah helped Lucy install her computer programs. 4: First Task Q: What was Lucy's first work assignment? A: Lucy was assigned to fix a small bug in their program. 5: End of Day Q: What did Lucy write on her sticky notes? A: Lucy wrote down passwords, instructions, and meeting times.