noun phrase · neutral
performance review
UK/pəˈfɔːməns rɪˈvjuː/US/pərˈfɔːrməns rɪˈvjuː/per·FOR·mance re·VIEW
Band 5-6speakingtask2
a regular meeting where an employee’s work performance is assessed
Examples
“annual performance review”
“undergo a performance review”
“performance review meeting”
Band 8 sentence
“During the annual performance review, my manager gave detailed examples of my strengths and clear targets for the next quarter.”
Collocations
- annual performance review
- undergo a performance review
Word family
performance (n) nounreview (n) nounreview (v) verb
Common mistakes
make a performance review→undergo / have a performance review
performance reviews (after 'an')→performance review
Say it for a higher band
5evaluation→6performance evaluation→7+performance review
Synonyms
appraisal
evaluation
Easily confused
feedback session
“We had a quick feedback session after the meeting.”
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