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Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English
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We Speak. I'm Feifei but where is Rob?
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Rob: Sorry, Feifei. I didn't know we were
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in this studio today.
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Feifei: Yes. Studio 62D.
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It says it on this plan.
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Rob: Really? The studios and offices are
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being refurbished and everything
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seems a bit chaotic.
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Feifei: As long as we follow the plan
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we will be OK. Calm down, Rob.
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Are things really that bad?
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Rob: Yes! First I sat at my desk
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and was told to move to another one.
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And then I sat at another desk,
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I was told the boss was sitting there...
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Feifei: ...so you had to move on.
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Rob: Well, of course! And then
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when I went to the studio, somebody
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was in there, reading the news!
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So I was told to find another studio...
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Feifei: Yes, yes, I get it, Rob. You could
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say you were moved from pillar to post.
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Rob: Exactly. You mean, going from
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one place to another in a disorganised
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and chaotic way?
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Feifei: I do. Let's hear some examples
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of this phrase in action...
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We got moved from pillar to post on our
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tour so we started to complain -
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it's not what
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was promised in the holiday brochure!
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As a child, both my parents worked, so I
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got dragged from pillar to post trying to
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find someone to look after me.
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I was passed from pillar to post when
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I phoned the bank to try and pay
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my credit card bill.
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Feifei: This is The English We Speak from
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BBC Learning English and
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I'm with Rob, who's
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been moved from pillar to post.
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That means moving from one place
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to another in a disorganised
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and chaotic way. But, Rob, things
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don't have to be chaotic.
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Rob: Why's that?
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Feifei: If you just follow
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the temporary plan. It tells you
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where to sit and which studio to use.
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Rob: OK. Let's have a look. Right - so we're
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meant to be in this studio - 62D.
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Feifei: Yes! And where is your desk?
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Rob: Err, oh no, my desk is right behind a
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pillar! Nobody will be able to see me now.
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I'll have nobody to talk to.
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Feifei: Oh, I think this office refurbishment
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is going to be really good!
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Rob: Thanks. Are we at the end
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of the programme now?
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Feifei: Yes. Bye.
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Rob: Bye bye.
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