Vocabulary
Check these words before you do the reading
| Rollercoaster | Carelessness, |
| Caution | Nightmare |
| Blazingly | Thrilled |
| Paying off | Worthwhile |
| Mishaps | Smoother |
| Shout out | Acknowledge |
| Pleasant | Wins |
According to Vocab Kitchen, this text is:
| A1 | 60% |
| A2 | 16% |
| B1 | 9% |
| B2 | 8% |
| C1 | 1% |
| C2 | 1% |
| Off List | 5% |
Reynold: Hey, how was your week? Has anything exciting happened?
Joyce: Oh man, it was a rollercoaster! Some tragic and some really good things happened. Where should I start?
Reynold: Well, let’s start with the tragedy.
Joyce: Fair enough. So, tragically, I accidentally deleted a critical file from our project repository. It was a moment of carelessness, and I didn’t have a recent backup. We lost a significant amount of code and had to spend hours reconstructing it. It was a tough lesson in the importance of backups and caution.
Reynold: Ouch, that must have been a nightmare. Losing code is never easy.
Joyce: Absolutely, I’ve learned my lesson for sure. Now, on to the good news! Last week, I finally managed to fix a long-standing performance issue that was plaguing one of our applications. The application now runs blazingly fast, and everyone is thrilled!
Reynold: That’s fantastic news! I know how much effort you’ve put into solving that issue. It’s great to see your hard work paying off and making a real impact. Well done!
Joyce: Thanks! It was definitely a challenging puzzle to solve, but the satisfaction of finding a solution made it all worthwhile. It’s these moments that remind me why I love being a software developer.
Reynold: So, despite the tragic incident, it sounds like you had a productive week overall. Hopefully, this week brings more positive experiences and fewer mishaps!
Joyce: Definitely hoping for a smoother week ahead. Fingers crossed! How about you? Any tragic or good moments worth sharing from your week?
Reynold: Thankfully, nothing tragic occurred, but I did experience something quite good. I was recognized by my team for my contributions to a major project. They gave me a shout-out during our weekly meeting, and it felt great.
Joyce: I’m glad your team acknowledged your contributions. You deserve it!
Reynold: Thanks! It was a pleasant surprise, and it motivated me to keep pushing myself.
Joyce: Absolutely, it’s those small wins and moments of appreciation that keep us going.
