English test by Tallinn Learning

English for IT — topics

23 topics · level A2 – early B1 · Each topic has 15–20 multiple-choice questions with explanations.

A2–B1 Elementary – intermediate

General module. English for the workday

Talk about your tasks, write short work messages, understand dates, deadlines and tool names

1

My workday and tasks

I usually…, I work on…, most of my time, twice a week

2

Work messages: chat and email

Hi team, Quick question…, FYI, Please find attached, Thanks in advance

3

Numbers, dates and deadlines

by Friday, It’s due on…, 3 p.m. CET, Can we move it to…?

4

Work tools and tech stack

I use… for…, We work with…, ticket, branch, deploy

5

Modal verbs at work

You should…, Could you…?, We need to…, You mustn’t…, You don’t need to…

Module 1. Introducing yourself and talking to colleagues

Talk confidently about yourself and your role in the company

6

Setting goals

My goal is to…, I want to improve…, by the end of the year

7

Starting at a new company

I’m the new…, I’m responsible for…, Who should I ask about…?

8

Small talk with colleagues

How was your weekend? Any plans? What are you working on?

9

Challenging situations

Could you repeat that? I’m afraid…, I see your point, but…

Module 2. Teamwork and networking

Share updates on your work at regular team meetings and estimate tasks

10

Planning meetings

backlog, estimate, priority, How long will it take?

11

Daily stand-ups

Yesterday I…, Today I’m going to…, I’m blocked by…

12

Sprint review

Let me show you…, We’ve delivered…, We didn’t finish because…

13

Retrospective

What went well? What could be improved? Next time we should…

Module 3. Communication in an IT team

Discuss tasks and present results to business people and stakeholders

14

Requirements clarification

Could you clarify…? What do you mean by…? Just to confirm…

15

Technical solution review

pros and cons, trade-off, I’d recommend… because…

16

Asking colleagues for help

Do you have a minute? I’m stuck with…, Could you take a look?

17

Stakeholder meeting

on track, behind schedule, In simple terms…, We expect to…

18

Demo meeting: passive voice

The layout was designed…, The bug has been fixed…, It will be released…

19

Roles in an IT team

QA engineer, developer, PM, designer, DevOps engineer