CareerTalkLab — Professional English for Global Careers

You have a client meeting today. You need to prepare. What do you wear? What do you bring? Every meeting is important — prepare ahead.

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Suit

/suːt/

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Shirt

/ʃɜːrt/

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Jacket

/ˈdʒækɪt/

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Laptop

/ˈlæptɒp/

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💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

I need a small computer. I need a .

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Charger

/ˈtʃɑːrdʒər/

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Business Card

/ˈbɪznəs kɑːrd/

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Notebook

/ˈnoʊtbʊk/

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Client

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Visit

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Travel

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💡 Hint:Elevated L1 transfer difficulty (15% - 20%). Highlight the target word (e.g. preposition or pronoun) in a pre-exercise reading prompt.

I go far away for work. I .

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Flight

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Ticket

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Category	Item	Sentence
Clothes	Suit	I need a suit.
Clothes	Shirt	I need a shirt.
Clothes	Jacket	I need a jacket.
Things	Laptop	I need a laptop.
Things	Charger	I need a charger.
Things	Business Card	I need a business card.
Things	Notebook	I need a notebook.

Practice

Which item do you NOT need for a client meeting?

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

I need for the presentation.

Match each need to the correct item.

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

I need a for my

What do you do when you go to another city for work?

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

I prepare for a to a new

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

Would you like a coffee or some before the client meeting?

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

Our visiting client is — she flew in from London this morning.

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

The other client on the call is — joining from our Berlin office.

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

Our quarterly client review is on next week — block the afternoon.

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Our visitor is from the USA. She is our client this week.

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The client's app reaches users all around the from Tokyo to Lisbon.

The Client Visit