English For Tech

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 Trending Technology
Agenda:

● Vocabulary: Technology
● Grammar: How to talk about future plans and intentions
● Pronunciation: How to pronounce verbs with -ed ending
● Soft skills: How to create a good LinkedIn profile in English
Topic: Trending technology
Part 1: Vocabulary booster
What is the first thing that pops up in your mind when
you think of trendy/cutting-edge technology?
 Quantum computing
Quantum computers could spur the development of new breakthroughs in
science, medications to save lives, machine learning methods to diagnose illnesses
sooner, materials to make more efficient devices and structures, financial
strategies to live well in retirement, and algorithms to quickly direct resources such
as ambulances. The variety of issues that can be tackled with this technology is
fascinating.

What gives them advantage over binary ones?

Do you think quantum computers will soon render the traditional ones and zeros
obsolete or maybe their power is largely overestimated?
 Artificial intelligence

A threat destroying humans and taking over the world or

a tool that has a vast number of useful applications and is even
leveraged for lie detection?

Some point out that one big downside of AI is that it replaces a lot of
low-skilled jobs whereas others believe that in will probably create more
high-skilled ones.
 Virtual reality

Virtual Reality (VR) is the use of computer technology to create a

simulated environment. Unlike traditional user interfaces, VR places the
user inside an experience.

There are many fields in which VR technology can be used these days, the
primary ones are education and healthcare. The healthcare industry, in
particular, has been a major early adopter of VR. On top of that, VR has
applications in business forecasting allowing businesses to come up with
new creative products and collect user feedback without needing a
finished MVP.

Where else can it be used?

 Augmented reality
Can you think of the brightest example of AR which took the world by
storm?

When someone talks about AR, they are referring to technology that
overlays information and virtual objects on real-world scenes in real-time. 

Why do you think the following is mentioned below?

• Ikea Place app

• Award-winning airport app
• Make-up artists
Part 2: Grammar bit:
will / be going to / present
continuous
G
Have you submitted your bug report?

Not yet, I will do it now.

Nope, I am going to do it on Friday.

Sure. I am having a meeting on that on Friday at 10 a.m.

 Use ‘will’ for:
● instant decisions
The café is closed today, but
it’s ok I’ll order us a takeaway.
● making promises
I won’t be late for the meeting.
● to express opinions
(typically with phrases like:
“I think/believe”, I'm sure”,
maybe, probably, perhaps)
I personally believe it will work
well in the future.
+ will+V1
- won’t (will not) + V1
? will…V1
I will submit a bug report.
I won’t submit a bug report.
Will you submit a bug report?
Use ‘be going to’ for:
● intentions and plans
I’m going to spend the weekend
with my family.
He’s gonna (going to) go to the
gym next Monday.
+ am/is/are going to (gonna) +V1
- am/is/are not going to (gonna)
+V1
? am/is/are…..going to (gonna) +V1
He is going to submit a bug report.
I’m not going to submit a bug report.
Is he going to submit a bug report?
Use Present Continuous for:
● fixed arrangements
I’m having dinner with my boss
tomorrow at 10.
+ am/is/are +Ving
- am/is/are not +Ving
? Am/is/are …..Ving
He’s having a meeting this Friday.
He isn’t having a meeting this Friday.
Are you having a meeting this Friday?
Which form would you use in these sentences (will, be going to, Present Continuous):

● I assure you we _________ the deadline. (not miss)

● Maybe we _________ this project. (cancel)
● Sophia _________ our company at the end of this month so we want to throw a
goodbye party for her. (leave)
● _______ you _________ anything this afternoon? Maybe we could meet over
lunch? (do)

What are you planning to do in the next 2/5/10 years?

 Which form would you use in these sentences:

Check
yourself ● I assure you we won’t miss the deadline. (not miss) a promise

● Maybe we will cancel this project. (cancel) expressing an opinion

● Sophia is leaving our company at the end of this month so we want to throw a goodbye

party for her. (leave) a fixed arrangement

● Are you doing anything this afternoon? Maybe we could meet over lunch? (do) asking

about plans
Part 3: Pronunciation:
-ed ending in English
 -ed /id/
If the word before 'ed' ends in the sounds ‘d’, ‘t’, then –ed is pronounced
/id/ and adds a whole syllable to a word:

wanted (want-id)

decided (decide-id)

admitted (admit-id)

suggested (suggest-id)

recommended (recommend-id)

intended (intend-id)

Be careful! It's the sound, not the letter: 'decided' is pronounced

'decide-id' even though 'decide' ends in 'e', because we don't say the 'e', so
the last sound is 'd'.
 -ed /t/
If the word before 'ed' ends in the voiceless sounds 'p', 'f', 's', 'ch', 'sh', 'k’, then
'ed' is pronounced 't’:

'p' stopped

'f' laughed

's' promised

'ch' watched

'sh' finished

'k' walked
 -ed /d/
For all other words including vowels, 'ed' is pronounced 'd’:

allowed

cried

enjoyed

cleaned

imagined
Write ‘t’, ‘íd’ or ‘d’ next the following verbs:

designed  named
changed used
caused detected
helped asked
canceled fixed
banned noticed
assigned  responded 
committed compiled 
tested estimated 
converted placed 
talked pushed
Check yourself:

designed  /d/ named /d/

changed /d/ finished /t/
caused /d/ detected /id/
helped /t/ asked /t/
canceled /d/ fixed /t/
banned /d/ noticed /t/
assigned /d/ responded /id/
committed /id/ compiled /d/ |kəmˈpaɪəld|
tested /id/ estimated /id/
converted /id/ placed /t/
talked /t/ pushed /t/
Soft skills focus: LinkedIn profile
 LinkedIn Summary 1:

A dynamic leader with the ability to drive

change and proven track record of high
accomplishments in various areas. Highly
organized individual, believes in empowerment
and team work, highly adaptable, strong
business sense, effective
communicator, result-oriented, and can-do
attitude.
 LinkedIn Summary 2:

15+ years of experience leading teams of

10-200 staff members. Managed 30+ projects
ranging from $100K-$1.7M in budget. 200+
hours of presenting and training on a wide
variety of subjects including innovation,
teamwork and project management.
 See the difference?
In the first summary, the person is claiming to be all those things. In the
second summary they are proving it.

When it comes to your LinkedIn summary, remember you need to

compel the reader to scroll down the page and look at your work
history.

Make your summary concise and to the point focusing on the most
important and interesting information about yourself.
 Tips for your LinkedIn profile

Focus on who you are in the first sentence

Data-driven DevOps Engineer over 5 years experience in network

architecture and administration.

Mention your key skills upfront

I have in-depth knowledge of CI/CD systems or solid hands-on experience

working with Linux and Unix Systems.

End with a mentioning of what you are doing now and what you are most
interested in

Currently expanding my knowledge in Cloud computing and microservices to make

sure I stay on top of the industry changes.
Vocabulary recap:
● cutting-edge
● to spur the development
● a breakthrough
● to tackle the issues
● fascinating
● to give an advantage over
● to render
● obsolete
● overestimated
● to take over
● to leverage
● low-skilled / high skilled
● simulated environment
● primary
● an early adopter
● to come up with
● to take the world by storm
● to overlay
● concise
● to the point
Questions