🐞 LESSON 5 — Reporting Bugs

💻 A2–B1 Individual Online English Lesson (60 minutes)

🎯 Topic: How to Report a Bug Clearly

🧠 Grammar: Imperatives + Sequencing Words

🗣️ Speaking: Explain how to reproduce a bug

🎯 Lesson Goals

By the end of this lesson, you can:

✅ describe a software bug clearly
✅ explain steps to reproduce a bug
✅ use sequencing words correctly
✅ write a simple bug report
✅ speak like a QA tester 🧑‍💻

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1. WARM-UP (5–7 min)

💬 Discussion Questions

💻 Do you use mobile apps every day?

🐞 Have you ever found a bug in an app?

😤 What is the most annoying software problem?

📱 What happens when an app crashes?

🧑‍💻 Why is software testing important?

Sample Answers

💬 Yes, I use apps every day.

💬 Sometimes I find bugs in websites.

💬 A login problem is very annoying.

🖼️ Let's Look at Software Testing

📚 2. VOCABULARY

🐞 Reporting Bugs Vocabulary

Word	🇺🇦 Ukrainian	Example Sentence
🔄 reproduce	відтворити	I can reproduce the bug every time.
📝 steps	кроки	Follow these steps carefully.
✅ expected result	очікуваний результат	The expected result is a successful login.
❌ actual result	фактичний результат	The actual result is an error message.
📸 screenshot	скріншот	Please take a screenshot.
🚨 severity	серйозність	This bug has high severity.
🔥 priority	пріоритет	The priority is high.
🌐 environment	середовище	The bug appears in Chrome.
📄 description	опис	Write a clear description.
📎 attach	прикріпити	Please attach the screenshot.

🎯 Vocabulary Practice

Match:

Picture of the screen → ________
What should happen → ________
Add a file → ________
Actions to follow → ________
Make the bug happen again → ________

📖 3. READING

🐞 The Strange Login Bug

Tom works as a QA tester. 💻

One morning, he found a bug in a mobile application. 📱

First, he opened the application.

Then he clicked the login button.

After that, he entered his username and password.

Finally, he clicked "Log In".

The expected result was to open the homepage. ✅

However, the actual result was an error message. ❌

Tom could reproduce the bug every time.

He wrote a clear description and included all the steps.

Then he took a screenshot and attached it to the bug report. 📸📎

The bug had high severity and high priority because users could not log in.

❓ Reading Comprehension

What is Tom's job?
What bug did he find?
What was the expected result?
What was the actual result?
What did Tom attach?

🧠 4. GRAMMAR

Imperatives

👉 We use imperatives to give instructions.

Structure

Verb + object

Examples

✅ Open the application.

✅ Click the login button.

✅ Enter your password.

✅ Attach a screenshot.

✅ Save the report.

Negative Imperatives

❌ Don't close the browser.

❌ Don't skip any steps.

Sequencing Words

These words help us explain a process.

Word	Meaning
1️⃣ First	спочатку
2️⃣ Then	потім
3️⃣ After that	після цього
4️⃣ Finally	нарешті

Examples

📱 First, open the application.

👆 Then, click the login button.

⌨️ After that, enter your password.

✅ Finally, click Submit.

🗣️ 5. SPEAKING PRACTICE

How to Reproduce a Bug

💬 First, open the application.

💬 Then, click the login button.

💬 After that, enter incorrect data.

💬 Finally, click Submit.

💬 The application crashes.

🖼️ Picture Discussion

Questions

📱 What problem can you see?

📸 Why is a screenshot useful?

🧑‍💻 What should the tester do next?

🚀 FINAL SPEAKING TASK

🎤 Explain a Bug Report

Imagine you found a bug.

Describe:

✅ environment

✅ steps

✅ expected result

✅ actual result

✅ severity

✅ screenshot

Useful Model

💬 I found a bug in a mobile application.

💬 First, I opened the app.

💬 Then, I clicked Login.

💬 After that, I entered my password.

💬 Finally, I clicked Submit.

💬 The expected result was a successful login.

💬 The actual result was an error message.

💬 I attached a screenshot.

✍️ WRITING TASK (Homework)

Write a short bug report (8–10 sentences).

Use:

🔄 reproduce

📝 steps

📄 description

📸 screenshot

🚨 severity

🔥 priority

Example Start

🐞 Bug: Login Error

First, open the application.

Then click the login button.

After that, enter your username and password.

Finally, click Log In.

The expected result is successful login.

The actual result is an error message.

🎉 Great Job!

You can now:

✅ report bugs professionally
✅ explain steps clearly
✅ use sequencing words confidently
✅ communicate like a QA tester 🐞💻🚀

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