Lesson 6 - Communications with developers
💻 LESSON 6 — COMMUNICATION WITH DEVELOPERS
🎯 Topic: Tech teamwork, software development communication
🧠 Grammar: Present Continuous + Present Simple vs Present Continuous
🎯 LESSON OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, you can:
✅ communicate with developers clearly
✅ describe ongoing technical work
✅ ask and answer questions in a tech team
✅ use Present Continuous correctly in real work situations
🔥 1. WARM-UP (TECH TALK)
💬 Answer the questions:
💻 Do you use any apps or websites daily?
🧑💻 Have you ever worked with developers or IT teams?
🐞 What do you do when an app has a bug?
⚙️ Do you think software updates are important?
📱 How often do you update apps on your phone?
🖼️ SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM
📚 VOCABULARY (TECH & DEVELOPMENT)
| Word | Meaning | 🇺🇦 Translation | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| developer | person who builds software | розробник | The developer is fixing the issue. |
| fix | repair a problem | виправляти | We need to fix the bug. |
| deploy | release software | розгортати | They are deploying the update. |
| build | version of software | збірка | The new build is ready. |
| version | software edition | версія | This version has new features. |
| backend | server side | бекенд | The backend is not responding. |
| frontend | user interface | фронтенд | The frontend looks great. |
| database | data storage system | база даних | The database is updating. |
| comment | note in code | коментар | I added a comment in the code. |
| feedback | opinion or review | зворотний зв’язок | We received feedback from users. |
🔊 VOCABULARY PRACTICE
🧠 GRAMMAR — PRESENT CONTINUOUS
📌 FORM:
👉 am / is / are + verb + -ing
🎯 USE:
✔ actions happening now
✔ temporary ongoing work
✔ current projects
💬 EXAMPLES (REAL WORK CONTEXT)
👨💻 The developer is fixing the bug.
🧪 We are testing a new build.
📝 I am writing feedback.
🚀 They are deploying the system update.
❌ NEGATIVE
The developer is not working on backend issues now.
We are not testing the old version.
❓ QUESTIONS
Is the developer fixing the issue?
Are you testing the new build?
What are you working on now?
🔄 GRAMMAR — PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS
| Present Simple | Present Continuous |
|---|---|
| facts / routines | happening now |
| The developer fixes bugs. | The developer is fixing a bug. |
| We test builds daily. | We are testing a build now. |
💡 EXAMPLES
🧑💻 Developers fix bugs every day.
🧑💻 Developers are fixing a critical bug right now.
📖 READING — “A DAY IN A DEV TEAM”
Today the development team is working on a new version of the application.
The backend developer is fixing a database issue, while the frontend team is improving the user interface.
We are testing a new build because users have reported several bugs.
The team is also collecting feedback from customers.
At the same time, the project manager is communicating with developers and prioritizing tasks.
The system is improving every hour.
❓ READING QUESTIONS
What is the backend developer doing?
Why is the team testing the build?
Who is collecting feedback?
What is improving over time?
💬 Example answers:
👨💻 The developer is fixing a bug.
🧪 We are testing the new build.
🚀 They are deploying the update.
✍️ WRITING TASK
Write 8–10 sentences:
👉 “What is happening in a development team”
Use:
💻 developer
🐞 fix
🚀 deploy
🧪 test
🗄️ database
📝 feedback
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