{"id":53309,"date":"2013-12-31T12:58:33","date_gmt":"2013-12-31T12:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/aee-35-english-tip-how-to-answer-a-question-about-your-performance-at-work\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T15:57:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:57:52","slug":"aee-35-english-tip-how-to-answer-a-question-about-your-performance-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-35-english-tip-how-to-answer-a-question-about-your-performance-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 35: English Tip: How to Answer a Question about Your Performance at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/AEEArtwork.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-114 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/AEEArtwork-300x300.png\" alt=\"English at work\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"><\/a>Today we\u2019ll show you how to answer a key question about your performance at work in English plus 3 other common English expressions!<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday we talked about your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-episode-34-new-years-english-reverse-resolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Year\u2019s English reverse resolutions.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The key phrase from this episode was:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cHow did it go?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What does this phrase mean? It means \u201cwhat happened?\u201d When someone asks you this, they want to know if something went well or not.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ways to answer this question:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cGreat!\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAwesome\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAmazing\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIt went so well\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIt was all right\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNot bad\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOK\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMore or less\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI\u2019m sure next time will be better.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIt could have been better.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Three bonus phrases:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cTo give yourself credit\u201d : To recognize your efforts, to get recognition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cTo put a spin on something\u201d : To give something your own unique perspective or thoughts, making something slightly different, to take a reverse point of view on something<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cTo take off\u201d : Meaning 1: To succeed, Meaning 2: To leave the ground (airplane), Meaning 3: To leave a place or an event, Meaning 4: To remove clothing (hat, shoes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thanks for listening and reading today! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Good luck in the new year!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you tried these phrases at work yet?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Let us know if you try them and tell us how it goes!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we\u2019ll show you how to answer a key question about your performance at work in English plus 3 other common English expressions! 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