Listening

Listen for what matters

EPS-TOPIK's listening section is built around real workplace dialogue. Each exercise below gives you a scenario, a full transcript, and questions to check your understanding — read the transcript aloud with a friend for extra practice.

Greetings & Self-Introduction

Two Coworkers Meet on the First Day

Imagine you're standing near the entrance of a factory on your first morning. Listen for how each person greets the other and what they ask.

Transcript

A: 안녕하세요! 처음 뵙겠습니다.Hello! Nice to meet you.

B: 안녕하세요. 이름이 뭐예요?Hello. What's your name?

A: 저는 비말이에요. 나라는 네팔이에요.I'm Bimal. I'm from Nepal.

B: 반갑습니다, 비말 씨.Nice to meet you, Mr. Bimal.

Comprehension Check

1. What does speaker A say their name is?

2. What question does speaker B ask first?

Numbers, Time & Daily Schedule

Shift Change Announcement

A supervisor is announcing a schedule change over the factory speaker system. Listen for the new start time and the day it begins.

Transcript

Supervisor: 안내 말씀 드립니다.Attention, please.

Supervisor: 내일부터 출근 시간이 8시로 바뀝니다.Starting tomorrow, the start time changes to 8 o'clock.

Supervisor: 오늘은 평소대로 7시에 출근하세요.Today, please come at the usual 7 o'clock.

Comprehension Check

1. What is the new start time starting tomorrow?

2. What time should workers arrive today?

Workplace Instructions & Requests

Supervisor Giving a Task

A supervisor is assigning tasks at the start of the shift. Listen for what needs to be done and by when.

Transcript

Supervisor: 이 상자들을 저기로 옮겨주세요.Please move these boxes over there.

Worker: 네, 알겠습니다. 언제까지 할까요?Yes, understood. By when should I do it?

Supervisor: 휴식 시간 전까지 끝내주세요.Please finish before break time.

Comprehension Check

1. What task is the worker asked to do?

2. By when should the task be finished?

Safety Warnings & Emergencies

Safety Announcement

An alarm sounds and a voice comes over the speaker. Listen for what workers are told to do and where to go.

Transcript

Announcement: 안전 경보입니다. 모든 직원은 안전모를 착용하세요.This is a safety alert. All staff, please wear your safety helmets.

Announcement: 3구역 근처에는 가지 마세요.Please do not go near Zone 3.

Announcement: 비상구로 침착하게 이동하세요.Please move calmly to the emergency exit.

Comprehension Check

1. What are all staff told to wear?

2. Which zone should workers avoid?

Korean Workplace Culture

Explaining a Workplace Custom

A senior colleague is explaining a workplace custom to a new worker. Listen for what is expected.

Transcript

Senior: 우리 회사에서는 선배한테 존댓말을 써요.At our company, we use polite speech with seniors.

New worker: 사장님한테도 그래요?Is it the same with the boss?

Senior: 네, 사장님한테는 더 정중하게 말해야 해요.Yes, you should speak even more respectfully to the boss.

Comprehension Check

1. Who should be addressed with polite speech, according to the senior?

2. How should the boss be spoken to, compared to seniors?

Industrial Safety Fundamentals

Fire Drill Instructions

A monthly fire drill is starting. Listen for what workers are instructed to do and where to gather.

Transcript

Announcement: 지금부터 소방 훈련을 시작합니다.The fire drill begins now.

Announcement: 화재가 나면 엘리베이터를 사용하지 마세요.If there's a fire, do not use the elevator.

Announcement: 계단으로 이동해서 주차장에 모이세요.Move via the stairs and gather in the parking lot.

Comprehension Check

1. What should workers NOT use during a fire?

2. Where should everyone gather?

Health, Banking & Everyday Life

At the Hospital Reception

A worker describes symptoms at a hospital reception desk. Listen for the symptom and how long it has lasted.

Transcript

Receptionist: 어디가 아프세요?Where does it hurt?

Patient: 머리가 아파요. 어제부터 아팠어요.My head hurts. It's hurt since yesterday.

Receptionist: 열도 있으세요?Do you also have a fever?

Patient: 네, 조금 있어요.Yes, a little.

Comprehension Check

1. What symptom does the patient describe?

2. Since when has the patient had this symptom?

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