Whether it’s an appraisal, a job interview, disciplinary action, or simply discussing a project with colleagues, business success depends on your ability to talk about employee qualities and performance with clarity and accuracy.
Below, you will find a series of interactive worksheets designed to test your knowledge of essential business adjectives. From matching descriptions to mastering tricky prefixes, these tasks will ensure you’re never at a loss for words in a professional setting.
Tip: When describing ‘bad’ performance in an appraisal, it is often more professional to use a negative prefix (e.g., ‘unreliable’) or a synonym (e.g., ‘inconsistent’) rather than blunt language. It keeps the conversation focused on the behaviour rather than the person.
Metaphor Business English is jam-packed (full) with metaphor – a word or phrase used to describe one thing as if it were another – for example, time is money is…
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“Time isn’t the main thing. It’s the only thing.”― Miles Davis Language related to time, including phrases and idioms like “time is of the essence,” “a race against time,” and…
