Workation - The English We Speak

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BBC Learning English


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Hello and welcome to The English We Speak.
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I’m Feifei.
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And I'm Roy!
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I hear you're on holiday next week!
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I bet you're really excited about a lovely holiday
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and not having to think about work for a whole week!
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Well, I'm going to the beach, but I'll still be working –
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I'm going on a workation.
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Oh right, well I feel like I've been on a workation
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since March to be honest,
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because I haven't been to the office in months.
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No, Roy.
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You've been working from home.
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A workation involves you going somewhere
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where you might go on holiday, like a beach,
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but working your normal routine.
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Ahh that makes a lot of sense.
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It's a portmanteau, or combination of two words -
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'work' and 'vacation'.
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So, that means you'll be working as normal then?
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Yes, of course.
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Which means that
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there will be no office parties while I'm away.
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Right, so I guess that means I should
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send an email to cancel the office
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Olympics while we listen to some examples.
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She spent the day working from the hotel bar
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and at night she visited the local area.
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She really enjoyed her workation.
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I'm going on workation next week to be closer
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to nature while I work.
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Hopefully the internet will be good.
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My workation didn't go as planned as it rained
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the whole time I was away.
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I didn’t manage to see or do anything fun.
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This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English,
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and we’re talking about the expression 'workation'.
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'Workation' is a combination
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of the words 'work' and 'vacation'
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and it refers to a holiday where you go to another
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location but continue working as normal.
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Yes, so you could go somewhere like a beach,
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skiing resort or tourist area while working.
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You can even go to another country on your workation
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if your company permits it.
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So, you were planning to hold the office
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Olympic games while you thought I wasn't working?
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No, I was only joking –
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we would never hold any games or parties without you!
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Well, good – because I bring the fun by winning all the games!
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Right, I'm going to get
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ready to go on my workation – a week by the beach
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and I'll need my sunglasses and swimwear.
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I can't wait to go to Brighton beach!
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You're going to Brighton – in the south of the UK – in February?
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Well, good luck finding the Sun –
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You should probably take a coat on your workation.
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OK Roy, bye!
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Bye!
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