Business (Expert Chapter 1)｜ビジネス会話（上級１章）Lesson88: Performance evaluation

PART A_1

Let’s learn vocabulary. Listen and repeat the words and the sentences with your tutor.

PART A_2

1.　meticulous
	-very careful and with great attention to every detail
	Ms. Bianca is known for her meticulous approach to work.
2.　liaise
	-to speak to people in other organizations, etc. in order to work with them or exchange information with them
	I need to liaise with our suppliers tomorrow morning.
3.　punctual
	-arriving, doing something, or happening at the expected, correct time; not late
	Everyone admires Norman for being a kind, trustworthy, and punctual employee.
4.　shortcoming
	-a fault or a failure to reach a particular standard
	You must not let your shortcomings at work get you down.
5.　output
	-the amount of goods and services, or waste products, that are produced by a particular economy, industry, company, or worker
	The marketing team has produced its best output in years.

PART A_3

Let’s make sentences using the vocabulary we’ve just learned.

PART A_4

1. meticulous
Answer:
2. liaise
Answer:
3. punctual
Answer:
4. shortcoming
Answer:
5. output
Answer:

PART B_1

Let’s read the dialogue. After that, we’ll switch roles.

以下の会話文を読みましょう。終わったら交代してもう一度読みましょう。

PART B_2

Tom

Hi, Laura. I hope everything is well with you. You’ve been at the company for two years now. Time flies, huh?

Laura

Yes, indeed. I still remember my first week here. It’s been amazing.

Tom

That’s great. Well then, I would like to give my feedback on your performance for the past two months.

Laura

Yes, sir. Please let me hear it.

Tom

I am pleased to inform you that as a public relations coordinator, you have been demonstrating an outstanding performance as of late. You’re creative and meticulous. I’m also impressed with how well you liaise with our clients.

Laura

I’m glad to hear that, sir.

Tom

However, you need to work on being punctual. We noticed that you have been late for several meetings.

Laura

Yes, sir, I apologize. There is no excuse for my tardiness. I will do my best to be punctual at all times.

Tom

I appreciate that. Despite that shortcoming, I am satisfied with your outputs and with that, we would like to offer you a raise.

Laura

Thank you very much. I will work even harder in the future.

PART B_3

Please summarize the conversation using your own words and expressions.

PART B_4

PART C_1

Let’s do a roleplay. Talk with me according to the situation below, using the expressions you just learned.

PART C_2

Evaluate the performance of your team’s marketing assistant. Your tutor will act as the marketing assistant. Please use the following as a guide:
– Praise his/her overall work performance.
– State areas for improvement.

PART C_3

PART D_1

Let’s discuss today’s theme. Please answer the questions below.

PART D_2

1.	Why is performance evaluation important?
2.	How should an employee deal with negative feedback?

REVIEW AND FEEDBACK

Now, let us review the things that you learned in this lesson.

ではこのレッスンで学んだことを振り返りましょう。

(Please give a short feedback on how your student did on your class.)

	Grammar 文法	Pronunciation 発音	Vocabulary 単語	Comprehension 理解
GOOD	文法の誤りはほとんどなく、完全な文章で話すことができる	ほとんどの単語をはっきりと正しく発音することができる	習った表現を適切に使うことができる	文章を理解し、質問に正しく答えることができる
FAIR	文法の誤りはあるが、完全な文章で話すことができる	発音の練習が必要な言葉がいくつかある	たまにミスはあるが、習った表現を適切に使うことができる	文章を完全に理解するのは難しく、質問に正しく答えられないときもある
POOR	文章で話すのは難しく、単語だけで話すことができる	発音の練習が必要である	習った単語と表現を少しだけ使うことができる	文章を理解するのは難しく、質問に答えるのは難しい

TUTOR FEEDBACK

GRAMMAR
Good:	Was able to speak in complete sentences with minimal grammatical errors.
Fair:	Was able to speak in complete sentences with evident grammatical errors.
Poor:	Was able to speak using words only.
PRONUNCIATION
Good:	Was able to pronounce most of the words clearly and correctly.
Fair:	Mispronounced a few words.
Poor:	Mispronounced most of the words.
VOCABULARY
Good:	Used appropriate expressions learned in class.
Fair:	Used appropriate expressions learned in class and made a few errors in word choice.
Poor:	Used only a few words and expressions.
COMPREHENSION
Good:	Was able to understand the passages and answer the questions correctly.
Fair:	Had a little difficulty in understanding passages and answering questions.
Poor:	Had a hard time understanding passages and answering questions.