Business Skills - Essential words for performance appraisals

in this exercise, you'll first hear a dialogue between Claire and Jamie. Then we'll do an exercise in which will test you on some of the words used. Okay first listen very carefully. Hello, Jamie, the moment you've been dreading. It's time for your yearly performance appraisal. I hope you're not feeling too nervous maybe a little. But I think it's good to sit down face to face and get some honest feedback. Well exactly. That's a great mindset to have. Now, how well do you think you've delivered on the goals that were set at your last appraisal? Do you think you've met them? Have you gone above and beyond them? I've prepared a summary of all the presentations I've given and also the certification process as I've been through. Excellent. Thank you. I'm really interested in acquiring new skill sets that shows commitment, Jamie, what about your long term goals? Do you have a timeline for achieving them? Yes, it's my ambition to become a team leader next year. Okay, now we'll give you two alternative words and then you'll hear one of the sentences from the dialogue again this time with a beep where one of the words belongs in the pause, choose the right word to complete the sentence. Then you'll hear the full sentence again, repeat the sentence, trying to copy the speakers pronunciation and intonation ready. Here's the first pair of words to choose from appreciation or appraisal. It's time for your yearly performance. Yeah, yeah, it's time for your yearly performance appraisal and here's the next pair of words facing or face to face but I think it's good to sit down and get some honest feedback, but I think it's good to sit down face to face and get some honest feedback. And another pair of words to choose from goals or missions. Now, how well do you think you've delivered on there? That was set at your last appraisal now? How well do you think you've delivered on the goals that were set at your last appraisal? And the next pair of words, survey or summary? I've prepared uh of all the presentations I've given, I've prepared a summary of all the presentations I've given and here's the last pair of words to choose from acquiring or performing. I'm really interested in whoa, New skill sets, I'm really interested in acquiring new skill sets. Well done. Did you get all the words right, if not, go back and listen to the dialogue again?