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Yuri · Lesson 12: What Happened Yesterday?

Student: Yuri (A2)
Duration: 60 mins
Focus: Past Simple & Incident Report
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⚡ Recall Check (3 min) — from Lesson 11

Say the missing word. Click to check. Then say 3 chunks from Lesson 11 aloud.

1. I ___ start at nine. 👁️
usually
Frequency words go BEFORE the verb: «Я обычно начинаю в девять.»
2. We have a ___ at ten. 👁️
standup
Chunk: We have a standup at ten. «У нас стендап в десять.»
3. After lunch I ___ bugs. 👁️
fix
Chunk: I fix bugs after lunch. «После обеда я исправляю баги.»
🔊 Shadowing Pacer: What Happened Yesterday

Shadowing Focus: Past simple for finished actions. Listen for found, didn't work, looked at the logs, and the time phrases (yesterday, at first, after two hours). Не торопись: сначала послушай, потом повторяй.

00:00
«Вчера был трудный день. Утром я нашёл баг на проде. Сначала я посмотрел логи и проверил ошибку. С первого раза не работало, поэтому я протестировал исправление дважды. Через два часа всё работало. Потом я написал короткий отчёт и сказал команде: уже работает. Вечером я закончил в шесть и пошёл домой.»
Record yourself, then compare with the model
🎯 Today's Targets

1. Six past chunks — say them fast:

I found a bug yesterday. · It happened in production. · I looked at the logs. · It didn't work at first. · I fixed it after two hours. · Then I tested it again.

Past forms of your work verbs — found, looked, fixed, tested. — готовые фразы про вчерашний день.

2. Past simple — finished actions

✅ "I found a bug yesterday."
✅ "It didn't work at first."

❌ "I find a bug yesterday." — yesterday → past form.
Вчера = прошедшее время: found / didn't work / Did you check?

🧩 Work Chunks — Say It Without Thinking

Six everyday chunks for IT work. Click 🔊 and repeat each one twice. Шесть готовых фраз для работы. Нажми 🔊 и повтори каждую два раза.

Chunk
When to use it
Example
I found a bug yesterday. Вчера я нашёл баг.
Tell about yesterday's work. рассказать о вчерашней работе
"I found a bug yesterday morning."
It happened in production. Это случилось на проде.
Where the problem was. где произошла проблема
"It happened in production, not in the test system."
I looked at the logs. Я посмотрел логи.
Investigating the problem. разбор проблемы
"I looked at the logs and found the error."
It didn't work at first. Сначала не работало.
First attempt failed. первая попытка не сработала
"I fixed it, but it didn't work at first."
I fixed it after two hours. Я исправил это через два часа.
Resolution and time. решение и время
"I fixed it after two hours."
Then I tested it again. Потом я протестировал снова.
Check after the fix. проверка после исправления
"Then I tested it again — it was OK."
⏱️ Past Simple — The Frame

I found / I looked / It didn't work — finished actions with finished time (yesterday, last week, two hours ago). Прошедшее время для законченных действий: found, looked, didn't work.

yesterday→last week→two hours ago
"Yesterday I found a bug and fixed it." — всё действие закончено.

Time notes: last night (not "yesterday night") · the day before yesterday · a year ago · no the with last (last week ✓).

🚫 WATCH — three things to fix today
"I find a bug yesterday."
"I found a bug yesterday." (yesterday → past form!)

"It didn't worked at first."
"It didn't work at first." (didn't + base verb)

"Did you checked the logs?"
"Did you check the logs?" (Did + base verb)
🎲 Game 1: Work Scenarios

Roll the dice, get a work situation, and answer in the past — 30 seconds. Short is good! Бросай кубик, отвечай про вчерашний день — 30 секунд. Коротко — хорошо!

WORK_SCENARIOS.EXE STATUS: READY
Roll to pick a situation...
30
Scenario #1
The Bug Hunt
Your manager asks: "What did you find yesterday?" Начальник спрашивает: «Что ты нашёл вчера?»
Scenario #2
The Release
A colleague asks: "How did the release go?" Коллега спрашивает: «Как прошёл релиз?»
Scenario #3
A Hard Morning
Tell about a problem last week. Расскажи о проблеме на прошлой неделе.

💬 Starter Chunks — point at one, then speak

"Yesterday I…"
«Вчера я…»
"Last week I…"
«На прошлой неделе я…»
"First, I…"
«Сначала я…»
"Then I…"
«Потом я…»
"It didn't work…"
«Сначала не работало…»
"After two hours…"
«Через два часа…»
🎧 Model Answer (listen AFTER you speak)
Click a scenario card to see (and hear) a model answer.
📝 Practice: Finish the Sentence

Say the missing word (or chunk). Click to check. Скажи пропущенное слово (или фразу). Нажми, чтобы проверить.

1. Yesterday I ___ a bug in production. 👁️
found
"I found a bug." — «Я нашёл баг.»
2. I ___ at the logs. 👁️
looked
"I looked at the logs." — «Я посмотрел логи.»
3. It ___ work at first. 👁️
didn't
"It didn't work at first." — didn't + базовый глагол.
4. I ___ it after two hours. 👁️
fixed
"I fixed it after two hours." — «Я исправил это через два часа.»
5. Then I ___ it again. 👁️
tested
"Then I tested it again." — «Потом я протестировал снова.»
6. ___ you check the logs? 👁️
Did
"Did you check the logs?" — вопрос: Did + базовый глагол.
🧠 Game 2: What Do You Say?

Read the situation and answer about the past — 60 seconds for all six. Short answers are correct answers. Прочитай ситуацию и ответь про прошлое — 60 секунд на все шесть. Короткий ответ — правильный ответ.

60
Situation #1
The Bug
The manager asks: "What did you find yesterday?" Начальник спрашивает: «Что ты нашёл вчера?»
Situation #2
First Attempt
A colleague asks: "Did it work immediately?" Коллега спрашивает: «Сразу сработало?»
Situation #3
The Logs
A colleague asks: "How did you find the problem?" Коллега спрашивает: «Как ты нашёл проблему?»
Situation #4
The Fix
A colleague asks: "How long did it take?" Коллега спрашивает: «Сколько времени это заняло?»
Situation #5
Testing
The manager asks: "Is it safe now?" Начальник спрашивает: «Теперь всё надёжно?»
Situation #6
Last Week
A colleague asks: "Was last week busy?" Коллега спрашивает: «Прошлая неделя была занятой?»

📋 How to play:

  • Chunk + stop: "Yesterday I found a bug…" — enough!
  • Chunk + one more: "First, I looked at the logs. Then I fixed it." — even better.
  • Click a card → check the model answer → listen 🔊.
🎧 Model Answer (listen AFTER you speak)
Click a situation card to see (and hear) a model answer.
📚 English File Practice — Past Simple

EF-style follow-up. Say or write your answer first, then click 👁️ to check. Сначала ответь, потом проверь.

1. Grammar — past forms, negatives, questions

1. Yesterday I ___ a bug in production. (find) 👁️
found
Irregular: find → found.
2. I ___ at the logs after the bug. (look) 👁️
looked
Regular verb: + -ed.
3. It ___ work at first. (not) 👁️
didn't
Negative: didn't + base verb.
4. ___ you check the logs yesterday? 👁️
Did
Question: Did + base verb.
5. The release ___ OK yesterday. (be) 👁️
was
be → was / were.
6. The tests ___ green in the morning. (be) 👁️
were
Plural → were.
7. Place the time: I fixed it. (after two hours) 👁️
I fixed it after two hours.
Time expression at the end.
8. Put in order: did / what / you / yesterday / do / ? 👁️
What did you do yesterday?
Question word + did + subject + verb.
9. I didn't ___ the error at first. (see) 👁️
see
After didn't — base form (not saw / seen).
10. ___ the build finish on time? 👁️
Did
Did + base verb.
11. I ___ a short report after the fix. (write) 👁️
wrote
Irregular: write → wrote.
12. I ___ my team about the problem. (tell) 👁️
told
Irregular: tell → told.
13. We ___ home at six. (go) 👁️
went
Irregular: go → went.
14. I ___ no time for lunch yesterday. (have) 👁️
had
Irregular: have → had.

Irregular past you need: find → found · write → wrote · tell → told · go → went · have → had · get → got

2. Pronunciation — -ed endings

Regular verbs all end in -ed, but we say it in three ways. Click 🔊 and repeat each column twice.

/t/
worked
checked
looked
fixed
finished
stopped
/d/
happened
listened
arrived
played
called
/ɪd/
tested
wanted
started
decided

/t/ after k · p · f · s · ch (worked, stopped) — /d/ after voiced sounds, the biggest group (happened, played) — /ɪd/ after t or d (tested, wanted): one extra syllable.

3. Word order — make the sentences

1. bug / found / I / yesterday / a 👁️
I found a bug yesterday.
Make one sentence.
2. production / happened / it / in 👁️
It happened in production.
Make one sentence.
3. the / looked / I / logs / at 👁️
I looked at the logs.
Make one sentence.
4. work / at / didn't / first / it 👁️
It didn't work at first.
Make one sentence.
5. after / fixed / I / hours / it / two 👁️
I fixed it after two hours.
Make one sentence.
6. tested / then / it / I / again 👁️
Then I tested it again.
Make one sentence.

4. Read and answer — Tomas's Monday

Tomas is a developer at a hospital. Yesterday was a hard day for him. In the morning he found a bug in the production system. Tomas looked at the logs and checked the error. It didn't work at first, so he tested his fix two times. After two hours everything worked again. Tomas wrote a short report and told his team: "It's fixed now." He finished at six and went home.
1. What did Tomas find in the morning? 👁️
A bug in the production system.
Find it in the text above.
2. Did it work at first? 👁️
No, it didn't work at first.
Find it in the text above.
3. How long did the fix take? 👁️
After two hours everything worked again.
Find it in the text above.
4. What did he do at the end? 👁️
He wrote a report, told the team, and went home at six.
Find it in the text above.

5. Write & say — your turn

Write 4 sentences about yesterday at work: what happened, what you checked, how you fixed it. Then read it aloud. Check: found, didn't, Did you…?