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Write Me a Scope

B1 Scope, Time & Money
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Every unit so far has been about the design. This one is about the document that turns a design into a job someone will actually pay for and schedule — the scope of work.

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01
Warm-up · 5 min

Write me a scope

Your teacher describes a small job. Write a scope-of-work statement for it — a few words, not a paragraph. Do not overthink the format; just try.

  • Did you write full sentences, or short phrases?
  • Did you use "I will…" anywhere?
  • How is what you wrote different from how you would say the same job to a client?
Teacher note Describe a simple job — "replace the fence, add a paver path" — and see what she produces without coaching. Most designers at this baseline default to full sentences, because that is the natural, unmarked register for English. The scope register is the marked one, and this unit teaches it explicitly.
Predict

Before you see any real examples, predict:

1. What does a real scope-of-work statement most likely look like?

02
Input & Noticing · 10 min

What "scope, time and money" actually covers

Three questions, three kinds of language

QuestionDocumentRegister
What are we doing?Scope of workNominal, verbless — a list
By when?Schedule / milestonesFuture forms
For how much?Estimate / change orderNumbers and unit prices

This unit is really about knowing which register a document calls for, and switching on purpose. A scope statement, a schedule, and a client email explaining both are three different jobs, even when they describe the exact same work.

Discovery Check

Check what you just read.

1. Which document answers "by when?"

2. What is this unit really teaching, according to the card above?

03
Focus on Form · 8 min

Money and quantity vocabulary

Scope, time and money terms

Listen and repeat.

The Money Timeline

Put these five in the order they actually happen on a real job.

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04
Diagnostic Practice · 12 min

What do you already know?

Lexical Matching

Match each term to what it means. Click the term, then its meaning.

A projected cost, not a fixed final price
A placeholder budget line for something not yet chosen exactly
Money paid up front to secure the job before work starts
A formal, priced addition or change to the original scope
A defined point in the schedule that marks real progress
MCQ Reading

Choose the best answer.

1. What is the difference between an estimate and a fixed price?

2. A client wants to add a feature that was not in the original scope. What document formalises that?

3. Why might a scope statement and a client email describing the same job read completely differently?

05
Baseline Performance · 15 min

Write a scope, again

Your Day One marker for this unit.

Task card

A described job: replace a fence, add a paver patio, install irrigation

Write a scope-of-work statement for this job. No coaching, no examples shown yet.

  • Try to write it the way you think a real scope statement should look.
  • Do not worry about getting the register "right" — that is what the rest of the unit teaches.
  • Keep it. Lesson 8 comes back to it.
Teacher note Note whether it comes out as full sentences, a list, or something in between. This is purely diagnostic — do not correct it now.
Before You Write

One check on what this task is actually for.

1. What is this task really measuring?

06
Feedback & Reflection · 5 min

Sentences or phrases?

  1. Did you write "I will replace the fence" or "Fence replacement"?
  2. Which felt more natural to write?
  3. Which do you think a real scope-of-work document actually looks like?
One More Check

One more check before you move on.

1. Real scope-of-work statements are written mostly as:

07
Wrap-up · 5 min

Before the next lesson

Homework. Find a scope-of-work statement on any of your own permit sets. Bring it, or write down what you remember of one.

Quick Check

One check before you go.

1. What should you bring to Lesson 2?