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Feifei: Hello, and welcome to The English We Speak.
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I'm Feifei and with me is Neil.
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Neil: Hi there.
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Feifei: Neil, what are you doing sitting down?
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Neil: Presenting this programme – like we always do –
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sitting in a chair.
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Feifei: You clearly don't know about our new
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healthy working policy – no more sitting down –
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standing up is better for you!
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Neil: Oh, alright then, I'll stand up if I have to.
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Feifei: Oh, Neil! No drinking coffee in the studio.
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Health and safety!
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Obviously, you missed our meeting about the new
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healthy working policy.
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You are clearly out of the loop.
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Neil: What?
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There's a loop I have to stand in now?
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Feifei: No, Neil. You missed our meeting
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where we discussed the new healthy working policy,
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and now you're out of the loop.
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It means you don't have,
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or are not aware of the knowledge
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a particular group of people do have.
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In other words, you've missed out on something.
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Neil: Oh, I hate missing out on things.
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We'd better hear some examples so I can be 'in the loop'
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about this English phrase.
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Examples: I've been out of the loop
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since I went on holiday.
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I didn't know Geeta and Bilal had got engaged!
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They kept me out of the loop,
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so it was a shock to discover that they were moving our
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sales team to Birmingham!
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Please keep me in the loop if you have
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any more discussions about the building work.
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Thanks!
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Feifei: This is The English We Speak
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from BBC Learning English.
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And we're hearing about the phrase 'out of the loop',
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which describes not having, or not being aware of the
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knowledge a particular group of people do have.
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The opposite is being 'in the loop'.
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But Neil, you are out of the loop.
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Neil: Yes, yes, yes. You've made that clear.
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I missed the meeting and I don't know about this stupid
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'healthy working policy'.
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Feifei: Where were you anyway?
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Neil: Down at the café. You know,
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having a big fry-up.
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Eggs, bacon, sausages!
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Delicious!
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Feifei: So unhealthy!
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That's got to stop.
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Come on, Neil!
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Neil: Where are we going?
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Feifei: We're going for a lunchtime run
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with the rest of the team.
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It's part of our new healthy working policy!
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Neil: Urghh!
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I think I'd rather stay out of the loop from now on.
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Both: Bye!
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