English For Tech.
‍Speaking & Listening

Topics:
Vocabulary
Modern idioms, collocations, and other words relevant to the module

Grammar
Gerunds vs infinitives

Soft skills focus
People skills: more important than you may think

Pronunciation
Technology-related words

Speaking
Describe the tech stack you used in a project

Outcomes:
• Know how to describe the peculiarities, the pros and cons of a particular tech stack;
• Know how to justify your choice of stack;
• Be able to use common phrases to give feedback, ask questions, check-in, etc.
• Avoid the most common mistakes when using gerunds and infinitives.

Topics:
Vocabulary
Modern idioms, collocations, and other words relevant to the module
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Grammar
Articles: the, a/an
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Soft skills focus
Marketing yourself

Pronunciation
Change the stress - change the meaning

Speaking
Pitching yourself

Outcomes:
• Know how to sell your skills to get the attention of an employer or client;
• Know some helpful expressions to describe your qualifications;
• Debug your usage of articles.

Topics:
Vocabulary
Modern idioms, collocations, and other words relevant to the module
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Grammar
Modals, with present tense
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Soft skills focus
How to be a good team player

Pronunciation
Commonly mispronounced adjectives

Speaking
Making offers, suggestions, and requests

Outcomes:
• Have general knowledge of soft skills and how to use them;
• Know how to avoid conflicts and misunderstandings;
• Be able to negotiate and make requests, suggestions, etc.

Topics:
Vocabulary
Embedded questions
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Grammar
Embedded questions
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Soft skills focus
Productivity hacks and the Pomodoro technique
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Pronunciation
Internet terms

Speaking
Comment on a Jira ticket

Outcomes:
• Know how to write correct and concise comments on GitHub and Jira;
• Be able to point out mistakes and make requests.

Topics:
Vocabulary
Modern idioms, collocations, and other words relevant to the module
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Grammar
First and second conditionals
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Soft skills focus:
‍How to lead meetings and negotiations
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Pronunciation:
‍Problematic and difficult sounds in English (“th")
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Writing:
‍Two emails: 1. Invitation to a kick-off meeting; 2. Follow-up after a kick-off meeting

Outcomes:
• Know useful common phrases for calls and meetings;
• Improved pronunciation;
• Have useful templates and phrases for business emails.

Topics:
Vocabulary
Modern idioms, collocations, and other words relevant to the module
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Grammar
Third conditional

Soft skills focus
Creating a solid Upwork profile

Pronunciation
Commonly-mispronounced words
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Writing
Describing your previous job experience

Outcomes:
• Have a professional profile on Upwork;
• Know how to describe your work experience;
• Know how to discuss and negotiate the terms and conditions of your work.