You don’t need a pile of materials. Use something from your day to practice a short piece of English you’ll actually use.
01 · Progress updates
Three sentences to explain your progress.
Say what you’ve finished, what you’re still working on and where you need help. Write one sentence for each using today’s work, then say them together.
We’ve completed the first test.
We’re still checking the failure cases.
Could you help us confirm the requirements?
Make it yours: replace completed, checking and requirements with your own details. Record a progress update of about 30 seconds.
02 · Interview preparation
Explain not just what you did, but how.
Choose a project you worked on. Explain the problem, your responsibilities and the outcome. Write the key points, then tell the story in your own words rather than memorizing a script.
The main challenge was…
My role was to…
As a result, we…
Make it yours: prepare an answer of about 60 seconds, then think of one follow-up question the interviewer might ask.
03 · Clarifying requirements
When something is unclear, check before continuing.
If requirements or deadlines are unclear, restate your understanding and ask a specific question. Give the other person a chance to clarify rather than guessing.
Just to confirm, you’d like us to…
Does that include…?
When do you need the first version?
Make it yours: choose a recent requirement you needed to clarify and practice using these three patterns.