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Beyond "Good" and "Bad": Business English Adjectives for Evaluating Results and Performance
When a colleague asks about the results, “good” or “bad” rarely gives them the full picture. Sales might be up from last month, for example, but still below target.
In this lesson, you’ll practice five business English adjectives for evaluating results and performance. You’ll see how they’re used in workplace conversations, choose the right word in each quiz, and practice giving your own assessment.
Business English Adjectives: Choose the Right Word
Listen to each scenario and choose the correct adjective to complete the response.
1. Finding the Right People
An engineering company has struggled to recruit bilingual project managers.
A recruiter fills three positions in six weeks, and the HR director asks how she did it.
Answer
The correct answer is B.
Wow, three hires in six weeks—that’s impressive. Those roles were open for—what—a year? What did you do differently this time?
A) inconclusive
B) impressive
C) disappointing
D) short-lived
impressive
adjective
very good or successful, making people admire or respect something
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