noun · neutral
performance
UK/pəˈfɔː.məns/US/pɚˈfɔːr.məns/per·FOR·mance
Band 5-6speakingtask2
how well someone does in an activity or task; in sport, the standard of a player or team
Examples
“Her performance in the final match impressed the scouts.”
“Coaches analyse players' performance to plan training.”
“A drop in performance can be due to lack of sleep.”
Band 8 sentence
“The coach attributes the team's inconsistent performance to inadequate recovery between fixtures.”
Collocations
- peak performance
- improve performance
- performance analysis
Word family
perform verbperformer noun
Common mistakes
performence→performance
good performer→good performance / a good performer (tùy ngữ cảnh)
Say it for a higher band
5result→6form→7+performance
Synonyms
form
output
Easily confused
form
“The striker is in excellent form this season.”
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In Sport & Exercise
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