CareerTalkLab — Professional English for Global Careers

You arrive at your new office. See new colleagues around you. Now, say hello to them.

Hello

/həˈloʊ/

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Good morning

/ɡʊd ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

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Nice to meet you

/naɪs tu miːt juː/

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Surname

/ˈsɜːrneɪm/

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/ˈiːmeɪl/

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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.

Please write your address here.

Colleague

/ˈkɒliːɡ/

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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.

Sarah works with me. She is my .

Office

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Colleagues

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Mr.

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Ms.

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Company

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Your

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Practice

It is 9 AM. You see a colleague. What do you say?

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

You meet a new colleague. You say: to meet you!

You see a work friend in the hall. What is the best general greeting?

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

I work for a large . We have 500 employees.

Which is an informal greeting?

The First Hello