Cloud Cost Optimization

B2 · Upper-intermediate1 hr 13 minIT & TechnologyLesson 8 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: explain a budget overrun to a CFO — own it in the first sentence, decompose it into drivers, pitch savings with hedged numbers, and prevent the repeat.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Defend the bill, pitch the fix

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: What the CFO is actually judging

    Read a 214-word text about What the CFO is actually judging

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Cost Optimization Vocabulary

    6 items

  3. Framework6 min

    Framework: The Budget Defence

    Own – Explain – Plan – Prevent, 4 steps

  4. Reading10 min

    Reading: Three model performances

    Read a 355-word text about Three model performances

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Cost Management Terms

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  6. Practice7 min

    Practice: Fix the Cost Statements

    Error-correction exercise, 4 items

  7. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Cloud Cost Review Meeting

    Role-play: The CFO has asked about the rising cloud costs. You need to explain why costs went up and present an optimization plan. (8 lines)

  8. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Face the CFO

    3 discussion questions

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