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Video Lesson: Programmers and communication problems - Becoming a Senior Developer #10 English (Level 1)
BEFORE YOU WATCH
You will hear the words below in the video. Read the words out loud to practice your pronunciation. Write a definition for any word you don't know.
1. people
2. communication
3. problem
4. team
5. software
6. programmers
7. skills
8. issues
9. person
10. developer
11. idea
12. way
13. others
14. style
15. product
16. manager
17. time
WATCH AND LISTEN
Watch the video. As you listen, pause and write down any words you want to learn.
WHILE YOU LISTEN
As you listen, fill in the blanks using the adjectives below.
  • average
  • bad
  • different
  • good
  • great
  • other
  • popular
  • potential
  • principal
  • second
  • such
  • sudden
  • whole
1. team
2. programmers
3. people
4. path
5. idea
6. problems
7. problem
8. shifts
9. things
10. communication
11. team
12. behavior
13. developer
SPEAKING PRACTICE
Discuss with a partner.
  • What are the issues that people face when talking to their team about a project?

Video Information

General Details

  • Not Only Code
  • CEFR Level of Vocabulary: B1
  • CEFR Level of Grammar: A1

Verb forms used:

  • 155 present simple affirmative
  • 33 infinitive
  • 26 conditional affirmative
  • 23 present simple negative
  • 17 gerund
  • 16 present continuous affirmative
  • 9 simple affirmative
  • 9 present passive affirmative
  • 8 past simple affirmative
  • 7 future simple affirmative