What is the best way to give feedback?

Answer each question with 2–3 sentences.

1. Who gave you the best feedback you ever received?
2. Do you find it easy to give feedback?
3. How do you feel when someone criticises your work?
4. Do you prefer direct or gentle feedback?
5. Have you ever received feedback that changed your mind?
6. Do you ask for feedback at work?

Read each word and the example. Then say a sentence about feedback.

Choose the word that fits.

1. Her comments were : she suggested clear ways to improve the report.
2. Remarks that point out faults are called .
3. Words that show admiration for someone's work are called .
4. When people feel attacked, they often become and reject every comment.
5. Managers hold an annual to review each employee's performance.
6. She was brutally , saying exactly what she thought.
7. Teachers essays by comparing them with set criteria.
8. A particular good quality that someone has is a .

Choose the right answer, then press Check answers.

1. feedback is information about how well someone is
   doingsleepingtravelling
2. constructive = helpful and aimed at
   delaylossimprovement
3. criticism points out
   faultspricesprizes
4. defensive = protecting yourself from
   criticismweatherpraise
5. candid = honest and
   slowdirectsilent
6. an appraisal is a formal
   reviewpartytrip

Use these phrases to give feedback diplomatically.

• What worked well was...Що вдалося добре — це...What worked well was the clear opening.
• One thing you might consider is...Одне, що ви могли б розглянути,...One thing you might consider is adding examples.
• It would be even better if you...Було б ще краще, якби ви...It would be even better if you included a summary.
• I wish you had...Шкода, що ви не...I wish you had told me earlier.
• I'd rather you...Я б хотів, щоб ви...I'd rather you shared a draft first.
• I was wondering whether...Я міркував, чи не...I was wondering whether you could shorten it.
• It is by no means bad.Це аж ніяк не погано.The report is by no means bad.
• It is far from finished.Це далеко не завершено.It is far from finished, but the structure is clear.

Read the text. Hover over the dotted words for help.

1. The 1996 review found that feedback sometimes made performance worse.
   TrueFalse
2. The text says that feedback is always effective.
   TrueFalse
3. The text says that specific feedback helps more than general comments.
   TrueFalse
4. The text says that the feedback sandwich is proven to be very effective.
   TrueFalse
5. The text suggests that cultures differ in how direct feedback should be.
   TrueFalse

1. Is it better to be direct or gentle?
2. Why do people become defensive?
3. Should feedback be public or private?
4. How can you ask for better feedback?

Common mistakes: use One thing you might consider is… (no extra it), It would be better if you + past simple, I wish you had + past participle, I'd rather you + past simple and by no means (with s). ✗ One thing you might consider it is → is. ✗ It would be better if you include → included. ✗ I wish you told me earlier → had told. ✗ I'd rather you share → shared. ✗ by no mean → by no means.

1. One thing you might consider isOne thing you might consider it is
   adding examples.
2. It would be better
   if you includeif you included
   a summary.
3. I wish you
   had toldtold
   me earlier.
4. I'd rather you
   sharedshare
   the draft first.
5. I was
   wonderwondering
   whether you could shorten it.
6. The report is
   by no meanby no means
   bad.
7. What worked well wasWhat worked well it was
   the opening.
8. It is far
   fromto
   finished.

Each sentence has one mistake. Type the correct words.

1. One thing you might consider it is adding examples. →
2. It would be better if you include a summary. →
3. I wish you told me earlier. →
4. I'd rather you share the draft first. →
5. I was wonder whether you could shorten it. →
6. The report is by no mean bad. →

Answer in detail. Use diplomatic feedback and the grammar of Block 8.

1. What worked well in the last piece of work you did?
2. One thing you might consider is giving more feedback. When would that help?
3. I wish you had known... what would you tell a colleague?
4. Would you rather hear honest or gentle feedback?
5. By no means is feedback easy to give. Why not?
6. What would be utterly useless feedback?

Three people discuss feedback. Compare them. Who prefers honesty? Who prefers gentleness? Whose view is closest to yours?

This is the final speaking task of Block 8. Your teacher will time you.

1. Plan for one minute, then speak for two minutes.
2. Part 1: say what makes feedback useful (use a tentative phrase).
3. Part 2: use at least three structures from Block 8 (for example wish, would rather and an emphatic expression).
4. Part 3: give a short piece of diplomatic feedback to an imaginary colleague.

1. Do you like receiving feedback?
2. Do you ask for feedback?
3. Have you ever given feedback to a friend?
4. Do you find compliments easy to accept?
5. Do you prefer feedback in writing or in person?
6. How do you react to criticism?
7. Have you ever given harsh feedback?
8. What would you like feedback on?

1. Who gives you the best advice?
2. Who is honest with you?
3. Who in your life never gives praise?
4. Who do you ask for feedback?
5. Who should give feedback in a team?
6. Who taught you how to accept criticism?

1. Is honest feedback always kind?
2. Should feedback be public?
3. Are younger workers more sensitive to criticism?
4. Is praise more useful than criticism?
5. Should feedback be anonymous?