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Daily Standup English: Clear Updates, Blockers, and Next Steps

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1. 🎙️ 팟캐스트 인트로

Good morning and welcome to your practical English output session. Today’s theme is running effective daily standups in English with confidence and clarity. You’ll practice short, natural sentences for updates, blockers, and next steps. Let’s train your speaking so you can sound calm, concise, and professional in real meetings.

2. 📝 핵심 표현 5개

ExpressionMeaning (KR)Example
Here’s a quick update.간단히 업데이트 드릴게요.Here’s a quick update on the ingestion pipeline task.
I’m currently working on ~현재 ~를 진행 중입니다.I’m currently working on API integration tests.
I’m blocked by ~~ 때문에 진행이 막혔습니다.I’m blocked by missing access to the staging database.
I need a quick sync with ~~와 짧은 동기화가 필요합니다.I need a quick sync with the frontend team after this call.
By EOD, I’ll ~오늘 업무 종료 전까지 ~하겠습니다.By EOD, I’ll share the draft and test results.

3. 🔇 빈칸 채우기 — 5문제

  1. Here’s a quick __ on the Polaris migration task.
    정답: ||update||

  2. I’m currently __ on the Docmate evaluation report.
    정답: ||working||

  3. I’m __ by unclear requirements from the client side.
    정답: ||blocked||

  4. I need a quick __ with backend before noon.
    정답: ||sync||

  5. By __, I’ll push the final patch and notes.
    정답: ||EOD||

4. 🗣️ 말하기 연습 — 3문제

  1. 상황: 스탠드업에서 20초 안에 오늘 할 일을 보고하세요.
    모범 답안: ||Here’s a quick update. I’m currently working on the ingestion retry logic, and by EOD I’ll open a PR with tests.||

  2. 상황: 진행이 막힌 이유를 짧고 명확하게 말하세요.
    모범 답안: ||I’m blocked by missing credentials for the production mirror. I need a quick sync with DevOps right after standup.||

  3. 상황: 팀원 도움을 요청하며 마무리하세요.
    모범 답안: ||I need a quick sync with the data team to confirm the schema change. If anyone is available at 11, please ping me.||

5. 🔄 한→영 번역 퀴즈 — 3문제

  1. “간단히 공유드리면, 현재 에이전트 안정화 작업 중입니다.”
    정답: ||To share briefly, I’m currently working on agent stabilization.||

  2. “현재 QA 승인 대기 때문에 진행이 막혀 있습니다.”
    정답: ||I’m currently blocked by pending QA approval.||

  3. “오늘 퇴근 전까지 테스트 결과를 팀 채널에 올리겠습니다.”
    정답: ||By EOD, I’ll post the test results in the team channel.||

6. 👂 리스닝 챌린지

다음 문장을 듣고 빈칸을 채우세요.

A) “I’m currently __ on improving the search latency.”
정답: ||working||

B) “I’m __ by a dependency issue in staging.”
정답: ||blocked||

C) “By __, I’ll send a summary and next steps.”
정답: ||EOD||

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