CareerTalkLab — Professional English for Global Careers

Welcome to our company. You are a new employee. This is your first day. This is your desk. Look at the equipment.

Screen

Click to reveal

Recognize only

Cable

Click to reveal

Recognize only

Mousepad

Click to reveal

Recognize only

Over there

Click to reveal

Monitor

Click to reveal

Near (Tekil)	Far (Tekil)	Near (Çoğul)	Far (Çoğul)
This is a pen.	That is a desk.	These are pens.	Those are desks.
This is my bag.	That is his chair.	These are my bags.	Those are his chairs.
This is a book.	That is her computer.	These are books.	Those are her computers.

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

Hi! I am Sarah, a on the design team. Welcome to the office.

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

Mehmet at the next desk is very if you have any questions.

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

Your on this team is to support the senior developers.

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

All the office are in this cabinet — pens, paper, sticky notes.

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

There is a black next to the whiteboard for the meeting.

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

The internal mail are in the tray by the printer.

Practice

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

(Pointing to a near monitor) is a screen.

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

(Pointing to far chairs) are chairs.

You point to many pens near you. What do you say?

Match each demonstrative to its use.

'Would you like help with the printer?' You don't need help. You say: ___ .

What shows text and images on your desk?

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

Big to maintenance for the new monitor mount on my desk.

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

The browser on this laptop is set to French as the default .

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

The map on my pinboard shows partner offices all around the .

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

The coffee cart parks on the outside the building lobby.

Quick chat with the team lead

Your new manager looks for four things in every team member: someone who is reliable on deadlines, efficient with their time, confident in meetings, and satisfied with the team and the work. If you are reliable, the team can plan ahead. If you are efficient, you finish more in the same hours. A confident team member shares clear opinions in meetings. A satisfied team member stays with the company longer.

The manager also checks that your desk has the basics — a clean monitor, a black keyboard, and a notebook for quick notes.

Which word means feeling sure of success in a meeting?

Which word means working well, without waste?

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

Maya is very — she always sends the report on time.

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

After two good projects, the client is very with our team.

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

Daniel is in meetings — he speaks clearly and answers questions.

The Desk Tour

Quick chat with the team lead