curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-talk-about-numbers-with-a-coworker/68470a03a36f3b3107a63547.md
This is a review of the entire dialogue you just studied.
Write the following words or phrases in the correct spot:
redefine, allocate, first, two, timeline, tenth, and crucial.
Jessica: Hey, James. I've been reviewing our project schedule, and I think we need to BLANK our milestones. How many phases do we currently have planned?
James: Hi Jessica, we have four major phases. For the initial phase, the BLANK task is to finalize the software requirements by next Friday.
Jessica: Okay, that's good. For the second phase, how many development tasks are we looking at?
James: We've outlined ten tasks for development. The third task involves setting up the core database, and it's BLANK since everything else depends on it.
Jessica: Right, let's make sure we BLANK enough time for that. By when do you think we can complete the third phase?
James: If all goes well, we should complete the third phase, which includes all initial testing, by the end of April.
Jessica: Perfect. For the final phase, we should aim to have at least BLANK weeks for beta testing and fixing any critical issues that our testers find. What's the last task in that phase?
James: The last, or BLANK task, is to prepare the deployment documentation. We should have that ready near the last week of the project.
Jessica: Excellent. I'll update our project BLANK with these numbers and make sure everyone's clear about the order and deadlines. Thanks for the breakdown, James!
redefine
Think of a word that means to change or adjust something that was already defined.
first
This is an ordinal number — it shows what comes before second.
crucial
This word means extremely important or necessary.
allocate
This verb is used when you are planning or setting aside time or resources.
two
This is a cardinal number — it tells you how many weeks are needed.
tenth
This is an ordinal number that comes after ninth.
timeline
This word refers to the full schedule or plan that shows when tasks happen.