CareerTalkLab — Professional English for Global Careers

It is your first day. You meet a new colleague. Ask questions to learn about work. Check the location on the map — this city, this street. Your colleague is busy with meetings today.

Who

/huː/

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What

/wɒt/

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Where

/wɛr/

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When

/wɛn/

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Why

/waɪ/

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How

/haʊ/

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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.

Ask about the way: do I sign?

Job

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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.

You do this for money: .

City

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Street

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Map

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Location

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Check

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Wh- Word	Question	Short Answer
Who	Who is the manager?	Ali is.
What	What is your name?	I am Elif.
Where	Where is the office?	It is here.
When	When is the meeting?	At ten.
Why	Why is the door closed?	It is lunch.
How	How is your day?	It is good.

Practice

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

is your name? — Ayşe.

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

is the manager? — Ali.

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

is the office? — Floor 3.

Which word describes Istanbul or London?

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

Look at the to find the meeting

The office is on the main ___ of the town.

Match each question word to what it asks about.

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

Where is the new analyst from? She is — from London.

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

Where is Mike from? He is — from Chicago.

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

Where is Hans from? He is — from Berlin.

Which question asks where someone lives?

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

What does she speak at the office? Mostly English and a little French.

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

Our team has clients all over the — Asia, Europe, the Americas.

Talking about countries and people

When you ask about a person's country, you can ask: Where are you from? You can also ask about their nationality — for example, British, German, or Turkish. Each country has its own flag and a capital city. Ankara is the capital of Turkey, Berlin is the capital of Germany, and London is the capital of the UK.

If you do not know how to write a name, ask the person to spell it. The English alphabet has 26 letters from A to Z. Some names use a hyphen, like Anne-Marie or Jean-Luc. Two short letters joined by a hyphen are still one name.

Which word means the country a person is from?

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

Berlin is the city of Germany.

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

Each country has its own with special colors and a unique design.

Who & Where?

Talking about countries and people