Workation - The English We Speak

Hello and welcome to The English We Speak.

I’m Feifei.

And I'm Roy!

I hear you're on holiday next week!

I bet you're really excited about a lovely holiday

and not having to think about work for a whole week!

Well, I'm going to the beach, but I'll still be working –

I'm going on a workation.

Oh right, well I feel like I've been on a workation

since March to be honest,

because I haven't been to the office in months.

No, Roy.

You've been working from home.

A workation involves you going somewhere

where you might go on holiday, like a beach,

but working your normal routine.

Ahh that makes a lot of sense.

It's a portmanteau, or combination of two words -

'work' and 'vacation'.

So, that means you'll be working as normal then?

Yes, of course.

Which means that

there will be no office parties while I'm away.

Right, so I guess that means I should

send an email to cancel the office

Olympics while we listen to some examples.

She spent the day working from the hotel bar

and at night she visited the local area.

She really enjoyed her workation.

I'm going on workation next week to be closer

to nature while I work.

Hopefully the internet will be good.

My workation didn't go as planned as it rained

the whole time I was away.

I didn’t manage to see or do anything fun.

This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English,

and we’re talking about the expression 'workation'.

'Workation' is a combination

of the words 'work' and 'vacation'

and it refers to a holiday where you go to another

location but continue working as normal.

Yes, so you could go somewhere like a beach,

skiing resort or tourist area while working.

You can even go to another country on your workation

if your company permits it.

So, you were planning to hold the office

Olympic games while you thought I wasn't working?

No, I was only joking –

we would never hold any games or parties without you!

Well, good – because I bring the fun by winning all the games!

Right, I'm going to get

ready to go on my workation – a week by the beach

and I'll need my sunglasses and swimwear.

I can't wait to go to Brighton beach!

You're going to Brighton – in the south of the UK – in February?

Well, good luck finding the Sun –

You should probably take a coat on your workation.

OK Roy, bye!

Bye!