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English for IT: Upper-Intermediate course

60 lessons built around real work in IT — from introducing yourself to a new team to pitching your own app. Every lesson brings new words, recordings to listen to and grammar in context, and words from earlier lessons keep coming back so you don't forget them.

Descoperă cursul „Engleză pentru IT” (Upper-Intermediate, B2–C1), conceput special pentru profesioniștii din Moldova care vor să discute fluent în engleză despre arhitectură, incidente, AI și strategie. Înveți online, în propriul ritm, cu ajutorul a 60 de lecții interactive și practice.

Добро пожаловать на курс «Английский для IT» (уровень Upper-Intermediate, B2–C1), созданный для специалистов из Молдовы, которым нужно уверенно говорить на технические темы, обсуждать архитектуру, инциденты и искусственный интеллект. Вас ждут 60 интерактивных уроков для самостоятельного изучения онлайн.

60 lessons10 units1,388 words to learnCEFR B2 → C1
Unit 1

Leading the team

Lesson1

Stepping up to tech lead

Grammar reviewTense and aspect review: simple, continuous and perfect forms and what each one adds

24 new words: hands-on, bird's-eye view, force multiplier, technical direction, to set the bar, to lead by example…

hands-onbird's-eye viewforce multipliertechnical directionto set the barto lead by exampleto second-guessleadership styleservant leadershipownership mentalityto hold backgrowing painssteep learning curveto rise to the challengeto let gonewly promotedto take the helmto grow into a rolespan of controlto wear many hatsplayer-coachtechnical visionto pull rankto lose touch with the code

Lesson2

Running one-on-ones that matter

New grammarThe future in the past: was going to, was about to, would, was supposed to, was to Regula →Правило →

23 new words: one-on-one, agenda item, talking point, to check in, to open up, career aspirations…

one-on-oneagenda itemtalking pointto check into open upcareer aspirationsto give someone a heads-upskip-level meetingto driftdisengagedto read between the linesrecurringto pick someone's braincareer trajectorypulse checkto brush offopen-ended questionto put someone on the spotto fizzle outto air a concernunspokenin confidencelukewarm

Lesson3

Delegating without micromanaging

New grammarVerb + object + infinitive: let / make / help someone do; allow / expect / encourage / persuade / enable someone to do Regula →Правило →

23 new words: to micromanage, to entrust, autonomy, to hand off, to oversee, to step in…

to micromanageto entrustautonomyto hand offto overseeto step into check up onguardrailsto sign off onleewayto spread yourself too thinoutcome over outputto bite off more than you can chewto pick up the slackto look over someone's shoulderto empowerdiscretionhands-offto back someone upjudgment callto let someone run with ittrust but verifyto step aside

Lesson4

Friction in the team

New grammarHabits and annoying behaviour: will / would, be always + -ing, keep (on) + -ing Regula →Правило →

23 new words: to clash, personality clash, to take sides, to air grievances, to bottle up, to hold a grudge…

to clashpersonality clashto take sidesto air grievancesto bottle upto hold a grudgeto mediateto talk past each otherto get on someone's nervespet peeveto bikeshedto bury the hatchethot-headedterritorialsilo mentalityturf warto blow upto bickerto snap atto smooth things overbad bloodto point fingersto get defensive

Lesson5

Building psychological safety

New grammarUnreal past: it's (high) time, would rather, as if / as though, suppose / what if + past Regula →Правило →

23 new words: blame culture, to dismiss, to shoot down, to belittle, to let your guard down, to take risks…

blame cultureto dismissto shoot downto belittleto let your guard downto take riskscandordissentto tiptoe aroundgroupthinkto own up tolearning cultureto normalizenon-judgmentalto feel heardto validatefear of failureto stay silentto voice a concerninterpersonal riskhumilityto admit ignorancefallibility

Lesson6

Revise and check: the tech lead's first 90 days

Grammar reviewReview: tenses and aspect, the future in the past, verb + object + infinitive, habits, the unreal past

23 new words: 90-day plan, listening tour, to take stock, to map out, to prioritize ruthlessly, to set the tone…

90-day planlistening tourto take stockto map outto prioritize ruthlesslyto set the toneto inheritinherited codebaseto course-correctcheck-in pointto hit the ground runningmomentumto win overskepticto deliver onto earn your stripeshoneymoon periodearly warning signto reflect onin hindsightto gain tractionto make your markto take the pulse

Unit 2

Architecture and design decisions

Lesson7

Monolith or microservices?

New grammarContrast and concession: although, even though, whereas, while, despite / in spite of, nevertheless, much as Regula →Правило →

24 new words: service boundary, tightly coupled, loosely coupled, coupling, cohesion, modular monolith…

service boundarytightly coupledloosely coupledcouplingcohesionmodular monolithdistributed systemnetwork latencyto decomposebounded contextdomain-driven designservice meshinter-service communicationto split outoperational complexityto outgrowpremature optimizationto over-engineersingle point of failurefault isolationindependent deploymentbig ball of mudseparation of concernsto untangle

Lesson8

Writing a design doc

New grammarNominalisation: from verbs and adjectives to nouns in formal writing (decide → the decision to…, available → availability) Regula →Правило →

23 new words: design doc, request for comments, rationale, alternatives considered, non-goal, prior art…

design docrequest for commentsrationalealternatives considerednon-goalprior artto solicit feedbackto circulateto weigh into flesh outhigh-level overviewto iterate onto supersededeprecation planimplementation detailssign-offscope statementto articulatestakeholder alignmentto preemptto lay outdesign reviewto scope down

Lesson9

Scaling under load

New grammarAlternatives to if: otherwise, or else, supposing, assuming (that), but for, if it weren't / hadn't been for Regula →Правило →

24 new words: horizontal scaling, vertical scaling, to scale out, caching layer, cache hit, cache invalidation…

horizontal scalingvertical scalingto scale outcaching layercache hitcache invalidationread replicashardingto shardconnection poolthundering herdto throttlerate limitingbackpressurepeak loadheadroomload sheddinghot spotto saturatespike in demandelasticto absorbtraffic surgeburst

Lesson10

Shortcuts and technical debt

New grammarPast modals of necessity and criticism: needn't have vs didn't need to, could have, ought to have, was supposed to Regula →Правило →

23 new words: quick-and-dirty, stopgap, band-aid fix, to accrue, to pay down, maintainability…

quick-and-dirtystopgapband-aid fixto accrueto pay downmaintainabilityto future-proofto bolt onhard-codedbrittlecruftdead codeto rewrite from scratchsunk costhindsight is 20/20interest on debttemporary fixdebt ceilingto come back to biteto pile upkludgespaghetti codeduct tape

Unit 3

Reliability and incidents

Unit 4

Security and trust

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Lesson21

Zero trust

New grammarAdvanced relative clauses: preposition + which / whom, of which, whereby, sentence relative "which" Regula →Правило →

22 new words: perimeter, implicit trust, least privilege, identity provider, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication…

perimeterimplicit trustleast privilegeidentity providersingle sign-onmulti-factor authenticationdevice postureaccess policyto grant accessrole-based access controlentitlementsegmentationto authenticateauthorizationcontinuous verificationtrust boundarybastion hostcastle-and-moatjust-in-time accessto lock downstanding accessaccess token

Lesson22

Compliance and audits

New grammarThe subjunctive and formal requirements: insist / require / recommend / demand that someone (should) do; it is essential / vital that… Regula →Правило →

25 new words: auditor, audit trail, to collect evidence, regulatory, retention period, non-compliance…

auditoraudit trailto collect evidenceregulatoryretention periodnon-complianceattestationaudit findingpolicy ownersegregation of dutiescheckbox exercisepaper trailto pass an auditaccess reviewcontrol frameworkto attestcontrol ownerto fall underdata controllerdata processorlawful basisright to be forgottenrecord-keepingto mandatecompliance officer

Lesson23

Responsible disclosure

Grammar reviewConditionals and wishes review: mixed and inverted conditionals, wish / if only + past and past perfect

22 new words: responsible disclosure, coordinated disclosure, bounty hunter, security researcher, to disclose, embargo…

responsible disclosurecoordinated disclosurebounty huntersecurity researcherto discloseembargoproof of concept exploitseverity ratingfull disclosuregrace periodto stonewalllegal threatsafe harborhall of fameethical hackerwhite hatblack hatreputational damageto creditto triage a reportsilent patchdisclosure deadline

Lesson24

Revise and check: the security incident briefing

Grammar reviewReview: negative inversion, verb + preposition + -ing, advanced relative clauses, the subjunctive, conditionals

22 new words: briefing, data breach, exfiltration, indicator of compromise, forensics, to isolate…

briefingdata breachexfiltrationindicator of compromiseforensicsto isolatecompromised accountcredential stuffingto rotate credentialsbreach notificationlegal counselpress statementto downplayto control the narrativeroot accessto restore confidenceaftermathattributiontabletop exerciseto briefneed-to-know basisincident response plan

Unit 5

AI in production

Lesson25

From prototype to production ML

New grammarNoun phrases: compound nouns and compound adjectives (a two-week, data-heavy rollout; a well-tested, low-latency model) Regula →Правило →

22 new words: machine learning pipeline, feature engineering, to generalize, model drift, data drift, model serving…

machine learning pipelinefeature engineeringto generalizemodel driftdata driftmodel servingfeature storeexperiment trackingreproducibilitybaseline modelground truthshadow modeproduction-readynotebook-to-productiondata-hungrytraining setholdout setdata leakageclass imbalancemodel registrybatch inferencereal-time inference

Lesson26

Prompts, evaluations and hallucinations

New grammarModals of deduction with continuous, perfect and passive infinitives: must be running, might have been trained on, can't have been tested Regula →Правило →

25 new words: large language model, system prompt, to hallucinate, grounding, retrieval-augmented generation, embedding…

large language modelsystem promptto hallucinategroundingretrieval-augmented generationembeddingvector databaseevaluation setjailbreakprompt injectiondeterministicnon-deterministicconfidently wrongfact-checkingtoken limitchain of thoughtto ground ineval harnessregression in qualitycontext lengthto fabricatesource citationfaithfulnessoutput filterred-teaming

Lesson27

AI and copyright

New grammarDiscourse markers for argument: admittedly, arguably, granted, that said, even so, on balance, by the same token Regula →Правило →

22 new words: copyright holder, fair use, to scrape, web scraping, opt-out, attribution clause…

copyright holderfair useto scrapeweb scrapingopt-outattribution clausederivative workoriginal workto infringeinfringementlawsuitroyaltyto compensatecreatorgenerativesyntheticwatermarkprovenancegray areapublic domainlicensing dealtraining rights

Lesson28

Explainable AI and regulation

New grammarMore passive forms: the get-passive, need + -ing, passive gerunds and infinitives (being asked, to be told, having been chosen) Regula →Правило →

23 new words: explainable, interpretability, high-risk, impact assessment, to regulate, regulatory sandbox…

explainableinterpretabilityhigh-riskimpact assessmentto regulateregulatory sandboxauditabilitydecision-making processright to explanationmodel cardalgorithmicautomated decisionhuman reviewenforcementto be held accountablefeature importanceappeal processopaquetraceabilityto trace backdisparate impactproxy variabletransparency report

Lesson29

Will AI take my job?

SkillsUseful phrases for a balanced argument and your own position: On the one hand…, It could be argued that…, I'd tend to…, Where I stand is…

25 new words: to augment, augmentation, to displace, copilot, productivity gain, repetitive work…

to augmentaugmentationto displacecopilotproductivity gainrepetitive workto commoditizeirreplaceablejudgmentempathyadaptabilityjob marketbacklashto coexistnet effectalarmistdisruptionto make redundantlabor marketto retoolcareer pivotto stay relevantto level the playing fieldto hollow outwhite-collar

Lesson30

Revise and check: an AI ethics panel

Grammar reviewReview: compound noun phrases, modals with continuous and passive infinitives, discourse markers, passive forms, argument phrases

23 new words: panel discussion, ethicist, audience question, stance, to take a stance, nuanced…

panel discussionethicistaudience questionstanceto take a stancenuancedto oversimplifyunintended consequencesmisusedual-usecivil libertiespublic trustto strike a balanceto weigh upthought-provokingto play devil's advocatecommon goodto frame a debateto dodge a questionevasiveto rebutethical dilemmaslippery slope

Unit 6

Product strategy and growth

Lesson31

Finding product–market fit

New grammarQuantifiers for precise meaning: a great deal of, the vast majority of, hardly any, a handful of, few / a few, little / a little, a fraction of Regula →Правило →

24 new words: beachhead market, total addressable market, retention curve, customer discovery, problem-solution fit, organic growth…

beachhead markettotal addressable marketretention curvecustomer discoveryproblem-solution fitorganic growthto scale prematurelyto burn cashevangeliststickywillingness to paygo-to-marketmarket signallighthouse customerdesign partnercustomer interviewaha momenthair-on-fire problemfirst-mover advantagecrowded marketincumbentmarket saturationto pre-sellwaitlist

Lesson32

Experiments and A/B tests

New grammarCause and effect: lead to, result in, stem from, give rise to, account for, be attributable to, bring about Regula →Правило →

23 new words: statistical significance, sample size, confidence interval, uplift, null hypothesis, to randomize…

statistical significancesample sizeconfidence intervalupliftnull hypothesisto randomizenovelty effectconfounding factorcorrelationcausationto cherry-pickvanity metricnorth star metricto peek at resultsunderpoweredholdout groupto run an experimentcounterintuitiveto roll out graduallywinning variantsplit testtreatment groupminimum detectable effect

Lesson33

Pricing and monetization

New grammarApproximate numbers and degree: roughly, just under, well over, upwards of, in the region of, the best part of; fractions and percentages Regula →Правило →

23 new words: to monetize, paywall, subscription model, usage-based pricing, per-seat pricing, annual billing…

to monetizepaywallsubscription modelusage-based pricingper-seat pricingannual billingaverage revenue per userlifetime valuecustomer acquisition costprice anchoringprice sensitivityto undercutgross marginrecurring revenueprice hikegrandfatheredenterprise tierprice pointprice elasticityto price yourself outloss leaderintroductory offermetered billing

Lesson34

Roadmaps and saying no

New grammarConcession with -ever and no matter: however + adjective, no matter how / what / who, whatever, whoever, wherever Regula →Правило →

23 new words: wishlist, to say no gracefully, opportunity cost, now-next-later, theme-based roadmap, strategic bet…

wishlistto say no gracefullyopportunity costnow-next-latertheme-based roadmapstrategic betto commit resourcessqueaky wheelhighest-paid person's opinionevidence-basedto placateto appeaseiceboxtough callto stick to your gunsto cave inscope disciplineto earmarkto ring-fencekeep-the-lights-on workcompeting demandsback burnerto shelve

Lesson35

Growth metrics and churn

Grammar reviewDescribing trends and statistics (review): verbs and nouns (a sharp rise in…), prepositions by / of / at / from… to

24 new words: churn rate, net revenue retention, monthly active users, activation rate, to plateau, cohort analysis…

churn ratenet revenue retentionmonthly active usersactivation rateto plateaucohort analysisyear-over-yearmonth-over-monthcompound growthleading indicatorlagging indicatorseasonalitydipto reboundto stagnatewin-back campaignexit surveyhealth scoreto bleed usersstickinessto taper offto bottom outdormant userreactivation

Lesson36

Revise and check: the quarterly business review

Grammar reviewReview: quantifiers, cause and effect, approximate numbers, concession with -ever, describing trends

23 new words: key takeaway, headline number, to beat expectations, to miss a target, to overperform, to underperform…

key takeawayheadline numberto beat expectationsto miss a targetto overperformto underperformto reforecastvariancetop lineto break evenprofitabilityto double downto cut your lossesscorecardyear to dateoff trackstretch targetto outpacerun rateupsidedownsideoperating expensesmixed results

Unit 7

Influence and negotiation

Lesson37

Mapping your stakeholders

New grammarTact and diplomacy: distancing with past forms and modals (I was wondering if…, I'd have thought…, Wouldn't it be better to…?, It might be an idea to…) Regula →Правило →

22 new words: stakeholder map, power-interest grid, decision-maker, gatekeeper, ally, detractor…

stakeholder mappower-interest griddecision-makergatekeeperallydetractorto bring on boardpolitical capitalto lobbybehind the scenesinformal networkoffice politicshidden agendavested interestto sound outto cultivateto tread carefullyto step on someone's toesto ruffle feathersto navigate politicskey playersphere of influence

Lesson38

Pitching to leadership

New grammarEmphasis: do / did for emphasis, the very…, at all, whatsoever, by no means, not in the slightest Regula →Правило →

22 new words: to pitch an idea, cost of inaction, to frame, to cut to the chase, bottom line up front, to anticipate objections…

to pitch an ideacost of inactionto frameto cut to the chasebottom line up frontto anticipate objectionsto make the case forto secure fundingheadcount requestto get the green lightto lose the roomto read the roomto land a messagefollow-up memoairtimethe askexecutive presenceto boil downpayoffcrispto sell a visionone-slide summary

Lesson39

Negotiating with a vendor

SkillsUseful phrases for bargaining, conditional offers and closing a deal (We'd be prepared to… if…, That's as far as we can go, Shall we shake on it?)

24 new words: supplier, request for proposal, to haggle, best alternative, payment terms, opt-out clause…

supplierrequest for proposalto hagglebest alternativepayment termsopt-out clauseto shake on itto close a dealnon-bindingprice lockasking pricelist priceto drive a hard bargainto lowballto split the differenceto play hardballto give groundpackage dealto bundleto call someone's bluffto back downtake it or leave itnegotiating tableopening offer

Lesson40

Managing up

New grammarTentative suggestions: might want to, could always, it might be worth + -ing, you may wish to, there's something to be said for Regula →Правило →

23 new words: managing up, no surprises, to escalate early, to bring solutions, not problems, to anticipate needs, working style…

managing upno surprisesto escalate earlyto bring solutions, not problemsto anticipate needsworking stylepreferred channelto push back respectfullycompeting prioritiesto clarify expectationsweekly digestbrag documentto advocate for yourselfblind spotair covertrusted advisorto keep someone postedto manage your managerto bring someone alongone-page updateto own your careerto read your managerto bring bad news early

Lesson41

When a deal goes wrong

New grammarAdvanced reporting: no backshift for things still true; the passive in reporting (It was agreed that…, They are reported to…); reporting nouns (an assurance that…, a claim that…) Regula →Правило →

26 new words: missed milestone, to withhold payment, dispute, to escalate a dispute, arbitration, mediation…

missed milestoneto withhold paymentdisputeto escalate a disputearbitrationmediationtermination clausein writingverbal agreementto backtrackto renege onassuranceto honor a commitmentgood faithamicableto part wayspaper over the cracksletter of complaintto fall throughto go sourfalloutlegal actionto sueout-of-court settlementblame gameto cover yourself

Lesson42

Revise and check: the contract renegotiation

Grammar reviewReview: diplomatic language, emphasis, negotiation phrases, tentative suggestions, advanced reporting

22 new words: renegotiation, to renegotiate, price adjustment, inflation clause, carve-out, exclusivity…

renegotiationto renegotiateprice adjustmentinflation clausecarve-outexclusivityminimum commitmentto waivewaiverdraft agreementcounterpartylegal reviewto countersigneffective dateaddendumto hammer outmutually agreeableto put pen to paperambiguitywordingtracked changesto sign on the dotted line

Unit 8

Hiring and culture

Lesson43

Writing a job ad that works

New grammarPerfect and passive infinitives and gerunds: to have done, to be done, having done, being done Regula →Правило →

25 new words: job ad, job description, inclusive wording, gendered language, to deter, to attract talent…

job adjob descriptioninclusive wordinggendered languageto deterto attract talenttalent poolapplicantcandidate experienceemployer brandpay transparencyhybrid rolefully remoteto overstateapplication funnelto screen outmust-have requirementcompensation packagecompetitive salaryto sell the rolegrowth opportunitiesto oversellbuzzwordrock starto cast a wide net

Lesson44

Interviewing candidates

New grammarNegative and follow-up questions: Didn't you…? Wouldn't it…? What made you…? How come…? What would you have done if…? Regula →Правило →

26 new words: structured interview, interview loop, panel interview, take-home assignment, live coding, whiteboard interview…

structured interviewinterview looppanel interviewtake-home assignmentlive codingwhiteboard interviewsystem design interviewto probe deeperunconscious biashalo effectculture addto extend an offerdebriefstrong hireno hiregut callinterview rubricbehavioral interviewsituational questionhypothetical questioninterview panelpair programming interviewto put someone at easeto think out loudtrick questionleading question

Lesson45

Diversity and inclusion

New grammarGeneralising and qualifying: tend to, on the whole, by and large, to a large extent, as a rule, in most cases, there is a tendency for Regula →Правило →

23 new words: representation, belonging, neurodiverse, neurodiversity, reasonable adjustment, accommodation…

representationbelongingneurodiverseneurodiversityreasonable adjustmentaccommodationglass ceilingallyshipmicroaggressionstereotypeinclusive meetingemployee resource grouptokenismequal opportunityto broaden the poolblind reviewlived experienceto amplifyto make space forto feel like an outsiderinclusive languagecareer breakreturnship

Lesson46

Remote culture and rituals

New grammarDependent prepositions with nouns and adjectives: aware of, responsible for, approach to, impact on, reliance on, in favor of, keen on Regula →Правило →

22 new words: remote-first, hybrid model, all-hands meeting, team ritual, virtual social, watercooler chat…

remote-firsthybrid modelall-hands meetingteam ritualvirtual socialwatercooler chatcamera fatigueto feel isolatedsense of communityto bondwritten culturedocumentation-firstasync updateto over-communicatestatus indicatorto blur the linework-life boundarydigital nomadhome office stipendto stay connectedin-persontime zone overlap

Lesson47

Burnout and wellbeing

Grammar reviewHypothetical meaning (review): wish, if only, it's (high) time, would rather, as if / as though

24 new words: to burn out, always-on culture, mental health day, wellbeing, to pace yourself, sustainable pace…

to burn outalways-on culturemental health daywellbeingto pace yourselfsustainable pacecynicismdetachmentto hit a wallrunning on emptyto decompressemployee assistance programworkaholicto come up for airto say yes to everythingrecovery timewarning signsoverworkchronic stressto set limitsemotional exhaustionself-caredrainedfatigue

Lesson48

Revise and check: the hiring committee

Grammar reviewReview: perfect and passive infinitives and gerunds, negative questions, generalising, dependent prepositions, hypothetical meaning

21 new words: hiring committee, candidate packet, split decision, leveling, to downlevel, compensation band…

hiring committeecandidate packetsplit decisionlevelingto downlevelcompensation bandoffer letterto negotiate an offerbackground checkreference checkto accept an offerto decline an offerto ghosthiring freezeto fast-trackbar raisertiebreak voteto make a case forhiring barexploding offersign-on bonus

Unit 9

Writing that matters

Lesson49

The perfect pull request description

New grammarEllipsis in notes and short forms: dropping subjects, articles and auxiliaries (Fixed bug in…, Needs review, Tested locally, Not ready yet) Regula →Правило →

22 new words: pull request description, imperative mood, summary line, changelog entry, testing notes, before and after…

pull request descriptionimperative moodsummary linechangelog entrytesting notesbefore and afterlinked issueto squashto rebasedraft pull requestwork in progressnitblocking commentnon-blockinglooks good to mefollow-up PRdiffreviewablecontext for reviewersto split up a changeatomic commitmerge request

Lesson50

Writing an executive summary

New grammarCohesion: this / these + summarising noun (this approach, these risks), the former / the latter, such, respectively, the above Regula →Правило →

23 new words: key finding, at a glance, to condense, succinct, to distill, supporting detail…

key findingat a glanceto condensesuccinctto distillsupporting detailthe formerthe latterrespectivelyaforementionedto front-loaddecision neededbackground sectionone-pagerto cut the fluffverboseto trimmain pointbriefing notekey figurefor decisionrecommended optionhigh-level summary

Lesson51

Writing for users: docs and release notes

SkillsUseful phrases for plain-language writing: explaining changes, giving instructions, replacing jargon (In short…, This means you can…, You no longer need to…, To do this, …)

22 new words: plain language, end user, what's new, tooltip, help center, troubleshooting guide…

plain languageend userwhat's newtooltiphelp centertroubleshooting guideuser-facingto rewordto spell outreading levelto talk down toto anticipate questionsfrequently asked questionshelp articleonboarding tourempty statemicrocopyUX writinglocalizationplaceholder textjargon busterrelease highlights

Lesson52

Difficult emails: bad news, apologies, refusals

SkillsUseful phrases for bad news, apologies and polite refusals (I'm afraid…, We're unable to…, We sincerely apologize for…, I appreciate this isn't what you were hoping for)

21 new words: to break bad news, to soften the blow, regrettably, to decline a request, refusal, to let someone down gently…

to break bad newsto soften the blowregrettablyto decline a requestrefusalto let someone down gentlysincere apologyto apologize unreservedlyto make it up to someonegoodwill gestureto acknowledge frustrationto empathizedisappointmentrevised timelineto over-apologizeto sugarcoatdiplomaticallyto take the sting out ofto bury the ledenon-apologyto cushion

Lesson53

Speaking at a conference

New grammarFronting and inversion for effect: So complex was the bug that…, Such was the demand that…, Only then did…, Here comes… Regula →Правило →

21 new words: call for papers, abstract, talk proposal, lightning talk, speaker notes, to ad-lib…

call for papersabstracttalk proposallightning talkspeaker notesto ad-libdemo godsto bombQ&A sessionhallway trackto captivatespeaker bioto overrunclickerto engage the audienceaudience engagementpacingto pause for effectopening linestanding ovationspeaker lineup

Lesson54

Revise and check: the technical blog post

Grammar reviewReview: ellipsis in notes, cohesion, plain-language and bad-news phrases, fronting and inversion

22 new words: technical blog post, engineering blog, catchy title, intro paragraph, code snippet, first draft…

technical blog postengineering blogcatchy titleintro paragraphcode snippetfirst draftword countto publishcross-postreadershipcomment sectionguest postbylineeditorial calendarevergreen contentto repurposeseriesto edit downhot takeclickbaitto citeproofreader

Unit 10

Careers and the future

Lesson55

The founder's story

Grammar reviewNarrative tenses (review and extension): past perfect continuous, the future in the past, would have, was to have done

26 new words: bootstrapped, to bootstrap, dilution, to raise a round, pitch deck, accelerator…

bootstrappedto bootstrapdilutionto raise a roundpitch deckacceleratorincubatorgarage startupramen profitablenear-death experiencedown roundacqui-hirecap tableequity stakevestingfounding teamto go all into quit your day jobfirst hireinvestor updatepre-seedSeries Aoversubscribedfollow-on fundingliquidity eventfounder-led

Lesson56

Going independent: freelancing and consulting

New grammarPurpose and precaution: in case, so as not to, in order not to, for fear of, lest, so that… wouldn't Regula →Правило →

26 new words: consultant, consultancy, independent contractor, to go freelance, billable hours, late payment…

consultantconsultancyindependent contractorto go freelancebillable hourslate paymentscope of workto underchargeto niche downclient basefeast or faminedry spellsafety bufferto put money asideliability insurancetax returnto set your ratesto turn down workrainy-day fundrate cardto land a clientcold outreachreferral networkto chase invoicesportfolio careerto go it alone

Lesson57

Ethics at scale

Grammar reviewConditionals (review and extension): inverted, mixed, without if (but for, otherwise, supposing)

23 new words: unintended harm, dark pattern, engagement-driven, addictive design, attention economy, to manipulate…

unintended harmdark patternengagement-drivenaddictive designattention economyto manipulateinformed consentwhistleblowerto blow the whistlecode of ethicsconscientious objectormoral responsibilityto look the other waycomplicitethical reviewharm reductionfor the greater goodpublic interestto resign in protestinfinite scrollpersuasive technologyethical red lineto draw the line

Lesson58

Open source and the people behind it

Grammar reviewInversion and emphasis (review): negative inversion, fronting, emphatic do, cleft sentences

21 new words: maintainer burnout, core team, benevolent dictator, hostile fork, funding model, to hand over the keys…

maintainer burnoutcore teambenevolent dictatorhostile forkfunding modelto hand over the keyssuccessorstewardshipto stewardabandonwareunsung herolabor of lovelong-term supportdownstream userto give creditfirst-time contributorunpaid laborpermissive licensecommunity-drivenpatronsustainability

Lesson59

Where technology is heading

Grammar reviewSpeculating about the future (review and extension): be set to, be poised to, may well, in all likelihood, is bound to, future perfect and continuous

25 new words: emerging technology, spatial computing, ambient computing, post-quantum cryptography, agentic, autonomous agent…

emerging technologyspatial computingambient computingpost-quantum cryptographyagenticautonomous agentclimate techto be poised toin all likelihoodinflection pointhype cycletrough of disillusionmentearly majoritymainstream adoptionto leapfrogmoonshotwildcardto hedge your betsquantum-safeon-device AIwearable techsatellite internetfusion energyto come of agefrontier technology

Lesson60

Revise and check: your career story

Grammar reviewReview: all the course grammar

24 new words: career story, personal narrative, defining moment, career highlight, proudest achievement, long-term goal…

career storypersonal narrativedefining momentcareer highlightproudest achievementlong-term goalto reinvent yourselfalumniwell-earnedbittersweetto come full circleto pay it forwardonwards and upwardsnext chapter in lifeto raise a glassto reminisceto look back fondlyroad less traveledcareer milestoneto set new goalsto stretch yourselfto step out of your comfort zoneto make the leapgraduation day

Despre cursul English for IT, nivelul Upper-Intermediate

Dacă lucrezi în domeniul tehnologic în Chișinău sau oriunde în Moldova și cauți un curs de engleză online care să treacă dincolo de engleză generală, ai ajuns unde trebuie. Acest program de nivel Upper-Intermediate (CEFR B2 spre C1) este dedicat programatorilor, liderilor de echipă, inginerilor QA și managerilor de produs care au nevoie de o comunicare clară la job. Poți începe imediat cu lecțiile noastre, fără să fie nevoie să cauți alte lecții de engleză sau meditații complicate.

Programa conține 60 de lecții împărțite în 10 unități tematice esențiale pentru lumea tech: de la conducerea echipei și decizii de arhitectură, până la fiabilitate și incidente, securitate și încredere, AI în producție, strategie de produs, influență și negociere, angajări și cultură, până la scrierea profesională și perspective de carieră. Printre subiecte se numără "Stepping up to tech lead", "Scaling under load", "Zero trust", "Will AI take my job?", "The perfect pull request description" sau "Ethics at scale".

Pe lângă vocabularul tehnic și de afaceri, cursul abordează gramatica avansată de care ai nevoie pentru a suna natural și precis: the future in the past, verbe cu obiect și infinitiv, obiceiuri și comportamente enervante, unreal past, contrast și concesie, nominalizare, alternative la if, modale de necesitate și critică din trecut, distanting și hedging, future perfect continuous, elipsă și substituție, condiționale inversate, clauze participiale, inversiune negativă, verbe cu prepoziție și -ing, clauze relative avansate, subjonctivul, sintagme nominale complexe, modale de deducție, markeri discursivi, forme pasive avansate, cuantificatori preciși, exprimarea cauzei și efectului, numere aproximative, tact și diplomă, sugestii tentante și raportare avansată.

În total, vei învăța între 20 și 30 de cuvinte noi per lecție, ajungând la un total de 1388 de termeni, cu repetiție constantă pentru fixare sigură. Platforma este optimizată pentru telefon, astfel încât poți studia oricând și oriunde în Moldova. Fiecare lecție include exerciții interactive, înregistrări audio pentru ascultare, texte de citit, un dicționar încorporat cu traduceri în română și rusă, plus o listă de cuvinte personală.

După parcurgerea acestui nivel, vei putea conduce ședințe în engleză, negocia oferte, scrie documentație tehnică clară, explica decizii arhitecturale complexe și discuta deschis despre cod, securitate sau inteligență artificială cu mai multă încredere. Gramatica avansată și nuanțele de diplomație te vor ajuta să ai o exprimare clară și sigură în fața clienților și a echipei.

Poți începe gratuit: primele 10 lecții sunt deschise oricui, fără cont. Următoarele 10 lecții (11–20) sunt gratuite dacă îți creezi un cont cu nume și adresă de e-mail. Întregul nivel cu toate cele 60 de lecții pentru studiu individual costă doar 210 lei, plătiți o singură dată, cu acces pe viață și rambursare integrală în 14 zile.

Dacă preferi interacțiunea directă, poți alege lecții cu profesor: 1 la 1, online, cu o durată de 50 de minute, la prețul de 250 de lei per ședință. Prima lecție, cea de probă, este complet gratuită, oferindu-ți ocazia să testezi metodologia înainte de a lua o decizie.

Întrebări și răspunsuri

Cât costă cursul și ce include accesul pe viață?

Primele 20 de lecții sunt gratuite (primele 10 fără cont, următoarele 10 cu un cont simplu). Întregul nivel cu toate cele 60 de lecții pentru studiu individual costă 210 lei, plătiți o singură dată, oferind acces nelimitat pe tot parcursul vieții și posibilitatea de rambursare în 14 zile.

Pot studia direct de pe telefonul mobil în Moldova?

Da, întreaga platformă este optimizată pentru dispozitive mobile. Poți face exerciții interactive, poți asculta înregistrări audio, poți citi textele și folosi dicționarul integrat direct de pe telefonul tău, oriunde te-ai afla.

Cum funcționează lecțiile individuale cu profesorul?

Poți rezerva lecții one-to-one online, cu o durată de 50 de minute, la prețul de 250 de lei per ședință. Prima lecție, cea de probă, este complet gratuită, ca să poți discuta cu un profesor și să vezi cum te pot ajuta aceste ore.

О курсе English for IT, уровень Upper-Intermediate

Если вы работаете в технологической сфере в Кишиневе или других городах Молдовы и ищете качественные курсы английского языка онлайн, этот специализированный курс уровня Upper-Intermediate (CEFR B2–C1) разработан именно для вас. Программа создана для разработчиков, тимлидов, тестировщиков и продакт-менеджеров, которым необходим профессиональный английский для работы в международных командах без языкового барьера.

Курс включает 60 уроков, разделенных на 10 ключевых тем IT-сферы: лидерство в команде, архитектура и проектные решения, надежность систем и инциденты, безопасность и доверие, искусственный интеллект в продакшене, продуктовая стратегия, влияние и переговоры, найм и корпоративная культура, техническая документация и карьерный рост. Среди тем вы встретите "Stepping up to tech lead", "Scaling under load", "Zero trust", "Will AI take my job?", "The perfect pull request description" и многие другие.

Помимо профессиональной лексики, программа охватывает сложную грамматику для точного выражения мыслей: the future in the past, глаголы с объектом и инфинитивом, выражение привычек, unreal past, средства противопоставления и уступки, номинализацию, альтернативы if, модальные глаголы прошлого для необходимости и критики, хеджирование, future perfect continuous, эллипсис и подстановку, инвертированные условные предложения, причастные обороты, негативную инверсию, сложные относительные придаточные, сослагательное наклонение и многое другое.

На каждом уроке вы будете изучать от 20 до 30 новых слов (всего 1388 терминов), причем пройденная лексика регулярно возвращается в упражнениях для надежного запоминания. Платформа отлично работает на мобильных телефонах. Каждый урок содержит интерактивные упражнения, аудиозаписи, тексты для чтения, встроенный словарь с переводами на румынский и русский языки, а также ваш личный список слов.

После завершения уровня вы сможете увереннее вести митинги на английском, обсуждать код и архитектуру, аргументированно отстаивать технические решения, писать понятные описания pull request и уверенно общаться с коллегами и клиентами. Разнообразие грамматических структур и дипломатичных формулировок выведет ваше общение на уровень носителя языка.

Вы можете начать бесплатно: уроки с 1st по 10th доступны абсолютно всем без регистрации. Уроки с 11 по 20 открываются бесплатно после создания аккаунта по имени и email. Полный курс из всех 60 уроков для самостоятельного изучения стоит всего 210 леев при единоразовой оплате, дает пожизненный доступ и защищен гарантией возврата денег в течение 14 дней.

Если вам нужна разговорная практика с преподавателем, вы можете записаться на индивидуальные онлайн-уроки продолжительностью 50 минут по цене 250 леев за занятие. Первый пробный урок предоставляется бесплатно, чтобы вы могли оценить формат обучения.

Вопросы и ответы

Сколько стоит полный курс и как долго действует доступ?

Первые 20 уроков доступны бесплатно (первые 10 без регистрации, следующие 10 — после создания аккаунта). Полный уровень из 60 уроков для самостоятельного обучения стоит 210 леев с единоразовой оплатой, пожизненным доступом и возможностью возврата средств в течение 14 дней.

Удобно ли учиться с мобильного телефона?

Да, платформа полностью адаптирована для смартфонов. Вы можете выполнять интерактивные упражнения, слушать аудио, читать тексты и использовать встроенный словарь прямо со своего телефона в любой точке Молдовы.

Как проходят индивидуальные уроки с преподавателем?

Вы можете заниматься один на один онлайн (продолжительность урока — 50 минут, стоимость — 250 леев). Первый пробный урок полностью бесплатный, что позволяет познакомиться с преподавателем и попробовать интерактивный формат.

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