Kristine is a product designer who works for a company in San Francisco that develops apps. She describes her daily routine which includes making a to-do list of priorities for the day and having weekly stand-up meetings with her team. The product she is currently working on has two apps - a customer app for placing orders and a shopper app similar to Uber for drivers. Kristine designed the onboarding experience for the shopper app to help people sign up to make side income through the app. After work, she attends design events but does not deliver food or eat fried food.

1. English For IT:Starter
Module 4

2. What you will learn
Vocabulary
Job Responsibilities
and Daily Routine
Grammar Pronunciation
1 5
3
2 4
Soft Skills Speaking
Present Simple
Common Prepositions
letter “U” Personal pitch
Networking game
“Find Someone
Who”

3. Warm up
● What are your professional
responsibilities?
● Name 1-2 jobs in tech. What
do people do in those jobs?

4. Vocabulary. A day in the life
Hi! I’m Hugo. I work at Best Buy as a Java developer. I am currently based in California
although I am originally from France. I have many friends who don’t work in the software
industry and they often ask me: What does a software developer do on a daily basis? Do you just
sit in your chair all day and write code?
My answer to that is usually: “Not really”.
Now, let me elaborate on it a little bit and tell you more about what I actually do as a software
developer.
Software developers design and create computer software programs and systems for their
employer or client. On a day-to-day basis, a software developer helps create and test software
from start to finish. They discuss and analyze user requests and requirements, then
research and brainstorm practical solutions to meet those needs, and determine the best
course of action to create the application. As a software developer, you are responsible for a
program’s overall framework. I like to say that a software developer’s main role is to support the
business. It’s all about solving a business problem, improving an existing service, helping your
company save money or increase profit.
Taken from: https:/
/www.ziprecruiter.com/e/What-Do-Software-Developers-Do

5. A day in a developer’s life
I am currently based in … although I am originally from … .
I am responsible for …
I like to say that a software developer’s main role is to …
It’s all about …
- How long have you worked in the software industry?
- What does a software developer do on a daily basis? Do you just sit in your
chair all day and write code?
- Can you elaborate on it a little bit and tell you more about what you
actually do as a software developer?
design - create -
On a day-to-day basis -
from start to finish - discuss -
analyze - research brainstorm -
to meet … needs, -
determine the best course of
action to …

6. Questions
How does your job help
support the business?
Do you need to do a lot of
research in your job? What
kind?

7. 8:30
10:00
10:15
9:00
9:30
Go to the office. Yes, I work in
the office most of the time, even
though a lot of my colleagues
work from home. However, I’m
not a big fan of working
remotely.
Get up, grab a drink of
water and go for a quick
run. Come back home and
take a shower.
Have breakfast. I really like cooking
but I don’t spend much time making
breakfast.Usually I just have toast and
some fruit juice.
Have a standup meeting with the team.
Those meetings don’t take long. We try
to keep to the point and discuss only
relevant things.
Check Slack to see if there is anything
urgent. I read through the Jira ticket,
which always contains information that
provides the context of the problem, to see
what I need to know before diving into the
code.
So what does
my daily
routine
typically look
like?
1pm
Go on a lunch break. Try to
clear my head, chill on the sofa
and have a chat with my
colleagues.

8. 2pm
6pm
4:30pm
5pm
Sync up with PM (project
manager). We go over our
priorities and
achievements for the day
and plan our next scope.
Go back to work
Prepare a positive handoff.
Clean up my code, submit a
pull request and tag my
colleague as a reviewer.
Wrap up my work and go home.
If I don’t hang out with my
friends after work, I just
watch TV at home, read
books, play video games etc.,
just the usual boring stuff.
So what does
my daily routine
typically look
like?
6:30pm
Look back and review my
progress for the day. Plan what I
want to accomplish tomorrow.
10pm

9. Questions
Can you describe your
daily routine?
What do you do on a
daily basis?

10. 10
Grammar
+ I work as a software developer
? What do you do all day?
- I don’t like Slack very much
+ My friend works as a voice-over artist
? What does a software developer do all day?
- She doesn’t want to move to the US

11. 11
Grammar. Present Simple
Present Simple is a present tense that describes actions
which happen routinely, based on some frequency
We often use Present Simple with words like:
always, never, often, rarely, sometimes, all the time,
usually, typically, in the (morning, evening), every day

12. 12
Grammar. Present Simple
+ I, you, we, they + verb (I watch TV in the evenings)
He, she, it + verb+s/es (He never watches football)
? Do + I, you, we, they + verb (Do you like puppies?)
Does + He, she, it + verb (What does she like to drink?)
- I, you, we, they + don’t + verb (I don’t want another drink)
He, she, it + doesn’t + verb (It doesn’t matter)
To use this tense correctly, we need to modify the verb:

13. Practice
Consult the formula and complete the gaps in the sentences.
1. I often ______ (come) home for lunch
2. He _______ (want) to buy a new house
3. My boss _________ (not want) to give me a pay raise
4. He ________ (hate) sad movies
5. _______ he (play) mobile games?
6. What _____ you (think) about his project?
7. They ______(not know) SQL
8. My sister _______(go) to New York every month
9. ________ you (work out) at the gym every day
10. What kind of tea _______ (drink) your wife?

14. 14
Grammar. Common Prepositions
At - precise locations
At home, at work, at the meeting, at the
store
At - precise time
At 5 pm, at this moment

15. 15
Grammar. Common Prepositions
To
- directions
Go to work, go to the store, go to a
meeting
(exception: go home)

16. 16
Grammar. Common Prepositions
In
With parts of the day
in the morning, in the evening, in the
afternoon (but at night)
With time
In 5 minutes, in 2 years
In = inside
In my code, in my phone, in the app

17. 17
Grammar. Common Prepositions
On
- online platforms
On the Internet, on youtube, on Instagram
- with days
On Monday, on Friday, on the weekend, on
my birthday

18. Practice
Complete the gaps
1. Let’s meet ______ Wednesday
2. The meeting starts ____ 10 minutes. Don’t be late
3. We’ll go _____ the office ____ 11 am
4. ____ the morning, I usually do yoga and talk to my friends
_____ Facebook
5. He’s ______ work now but he will go _____ home soon.

19. Audio task.Part 1
You will hear a woman talking about her job. Listen to the
recording and answer the questions
1.What is the difference between
UX vs Product Designer?
2.What does a Product Designer do?

20. Audio task.Part 1
1.What is the difference between UX vs Product Designer?
2.What does a Product Designer do?
I'm Christine and I'm a ux designer working in San
Francisco. Most people outside of tech are familiar with the
term ux designer, but my official job title is actually product
designer and that's also a more commonly used term here
in the Bay Area and in Tech in general, but for those of you
who aren't familiar with what a ux or product designer does
I basically design apps and websites and when we're
talking about product here, we're not talking physical
products. We're talking about apps like Yelp Facebook or
Spotify

21. Audio task.Part 2
Kristine talks about her daily activities and the product she works on. Listen to
the recording and complete the sentences
I like to make a to-do list of my ________ for the day.
It has two apps. One is the customer app where people ____________
and __________ is the shopper app which is similar to the Uber Driver
app?
I designed the onboarding experience of the shopper app, specifically helping
people who want to make side income using InstaCart to
______________.
On Mondays, I have __________ with my team where everyone goes
around and shares ____________ on the projects they’re working on for
the week.

22. Audio task.Part 2
Kristine talks about her daily activities and the product she works on. Listen to
the recording and complete the sentences
I like to make a to-do list of my priorities for the day.
It has two apps. One is the customer app where people place orders and the
other one is the shopper app which is similar to the Uber Driver app?
I designed the onboarding experience of the shopper app, specifically helping
people who want to make side income using InstaCart to to successfully sign
up.
On Mondays, I have weekly stand-ups with my team where everyone goes
around and shares status updates on the projects they’re working on for the
week.

23. Questions
Do you write a to-do list for
each day?
Why / why not?

24. Audio task
Listen and mark the things that Kristine DOESN’T DO after work
● She goes to design events
● She delivers free food to the homeless
● She takes a yoga class
● She eats fried food
● She watches youtube videos
● She takes online classes

25. Audio task
Listen and mark the things that Kristine DOESN’T DO after work
● She goes to design events
● She delivers free food to the homeless
● She takes a yoga class
● She eats fried food
● She watches youtube videos
● She takes online classes
Questions
Do you do any of
these things?
How often do you do
them?

26. Pronunciation tip
U = [a] / [u] / [e:]
[A] support, discuss, run, cup, fun, lunch, ugly
[U (soft or hard)] rude, suit, sure, unit, true, usual, utility
OO (is also pronounced as long [u:]) shoot, look, soon, tool
[E: ] urgent, turn, surname, curtain

27. Soft skills
When we introduce ourselves to new
people, we need to deliver a personal pitch
- a quick overview of the most interesting
and important things about you.
To create a well-structured and clear
personal pitch, you can follow these steps:
* Describe your job and main skills
* Explain how you help your customers /
team
* Mention any other interesting or unique
facts about yourself

28. Soft skills
Some good phrases to use here
are:
I specialize in …(building cross-platform apps)
I am proficient in (Python)
I handle (a variety of duties)
I take care of (finding and fixing bugs)
I deal with (client communication)

29. Practice
Create your own personal pitch.
Make it as detailed as you like.
Example:
I am a DevOps engineer with over 4
years of experience.
I help developers set up IDEs and
track issues. I am also proficient in
test automation.
In my free time, I love to listen to
audiobooks and take long walks.

30. Speaking. Find someone who
The goal of this game is to complete any vertical, horizontal or
diagonal row. The row is completed when you find one person who
can answer “yes” to all the questions in that row.
Has a pet Doesn’t like big parties Knows how to play chess
Has over 7 years of
professional experience
Doesn’t like beer Loves shopping for clothes
Works out every day Goes to the beach every
summer
Never gets sick

31. Audio task
Listen and answer the questions
1. How do designers at Kristine’s
company give feedback to each other?
2. Why does Kristine say that
“designing is only half the work?”
* Critique - критичний
аналіз
Articulate -
сформулювати (думку)
Include in the process -
залучити в процес
HW assignment

32. Grammar task
HW assignment
1. I am know Java well
2. She not want to do her job
3. He need to buy Christmas presents for his
family
4. You like fruit juice?
5. What time you finish work?
6. Are you do those things on a day-to-day basis?
7. We goes back to work at 2 pm
8. Let’s go over this topic in Thursday
9. I will be here on 3 pm
10. She goes at work at 10 am

33. That’s a wrap!
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