CareerTalkLab — Küresel Kariyer için Profesyonel İngilizce

You work in an office. You don't handle every task. Your colleague asks for help. 'Can you do this?' You say, 'No, I don't manage that.' This lesson helps you say 'no'. It shows what you don't do. It helps you set your work boundaries.

Don't

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Handle

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Responsible

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Duty

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Excuse me

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Different

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Subject	Negation	Verb	Example
I	don't	work	I don't work here.
You	don't	know	You don't know him.
He	doesn't	manage	He doesn't manage sales.
She	doesn't	have	She doesn't have time.
We	don't	need	We don't need help.
They	don't	understand	They don't understand it.
It	doesn't	function	It doesn't function well.

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

I do not handle support tickets in the — I leave the office at six.

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

Sorry, I help with payroll, but our HR team can.

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

We do not work on this project — different teams own different parts.

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

Mehmet is very — he learned the new system in one day.

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

Don't worry about asking — Ayşe is very to new hires.

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

I do not check the shared inbox — please contact the support team.

Tip: when you are out, give the day or the date

It helps the team if you say which day you are away. The days of the week are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The months of the year — from January to December — also help to plan ahead. Some teams plan around the seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. For long projects, mark a Saturday in advance.

For short notes, you can also use a color tag. A green note means the task is fine. An orange tag is a small warning. If a colleague asks where the report is, you can point and say it is over there, on the shelf with the blue and yellow folders. A clean shirt and a clear note both make a good impression.

Quick check: months of the year. Try to name the months of the year out loud, in order: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. The months of the year are useful when you book a meeting or set a deadline.

Which group lists the months of the year?

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

Sorry, that is not my — please ask Anna in HR.

Which day is part of the weekend?

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

December is the last month before the new year, in .

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

The folder you need is , on the second shelf — please take a look.

Practice

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

I speak French.

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

She work on Fridays.

Which is correct?

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

Click the words above to build the sentence...

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

, I don't handle IT tickets. Ask Anna.

Which is the most polite way to interrupt?

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

I am busy now. Can you ask me ?

Not Today

Tip: when you are out, give the day or the date