Life in the modern office - 6 Minute English

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ. ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ืžืชื•ืจื’ืžื•ืช ืžืชื•ืจื’ืžื•ืช ื‘ืžื›ื•ื ื”.

00:08
Hello. This is 6 Minute English
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ืฉืœื•ื. ื–ื•ื”ื™ 6 ื“ืงื•ืช ืื ื’ืœื™ืช
00:10
from BBC Learning English.
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ืžื‘ื™ืช BBC Learning English.
00:11
I'm Sam.
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ืื ื™ ืกืื.
00:12
And I'm Neil. Have you seen my pen, Sam?
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ื•ืื ื™ ื ื™ืœ. ืจืื™ืช ืืช ื”ืขื˜ ืฉืœื™, ืกื?
00:15
It's not on my desk.
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ื–ื” ืœื ืขืœ ื”ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืฉืœื™.
00:16
No, I haven't touched your pen, Neil.
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ืœื, ืœื ื ื’ืขืชื™ ื‘ืขื˜ ืฉืœืš, ื ื™ืœ.
00:18
... and someone's taken my coffee mug too! Agh, ever
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... ื•ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืœืงื— ื’ื ืืช ืกืคืœ ื”ืงืคื” ืฉืœื™! ืื”,
00:23
since we started
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ืžืื– ืฉื”ืชื—ืœื ื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช
00:24
hot-desking, people in this
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ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื—ื, ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืžืฉืจื“ ื”ื–ื”
00:26
office think they can do
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ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช
00:27
whatever they like! Neil doesn't like the new
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ืžื” ืฉื”ื ืจื•ืฆื™ื! ื ื™ืœ ืœื ืื•ื”ื‘ ืืช
00:30
rule about office
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ื”ื›ืœืœ ื”ื—ื“ืฉ ืœื’ื‘ื™
00:31
hot-desking, the system
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ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื—ื ืœืžืฉืจื“, ื”ืžืขืจื›ืช
00:33
where workers don't have
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ืฉื‘ื” ืœืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืื™ืŸ
00:34
their own personal desk,
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ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืื™ืฉื™ ืžืฉืœื”ื,
00:36
but use any available
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ืืœื ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ
00:37
desk, on a temporary
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ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ื–ืžื™ืŸ, ืขืœ
00:39
basis. Maybe he should
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ื‘ืกื™ืก ื–ืžื ื™. ืื•ืœื™ ื›ื“ืื™ ืœื•
00:40
look for another job and
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ืœื—ืคืฉ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืื—ืจืช
00:42
quit the nine-to-five - a
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ื•ืœืขื–ื•ื‘ ืืช ืชืฉืข ืขื“ ื—ืžืฉ -
00:44
phrase describing jobs
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ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ื”ืžืชืืจ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช
00:45
which start at 9am and
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ืฉืžืชื—ื™ืœื•ืช ื‘-9:00
00:47
end at 5pm, the normal
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ื•ืžืกืชื™ื™ืžื•ืช ื‘-17:00,
00:49
hours that people in
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ื”ืฉืขื•ืช ื”ืจื’ื™ืœื•ืช ืฉื‘ื”ืŸ
00:50
offices work from
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ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื‘ืžืฉืจื“ื™ื ืžื™ื•ื
00:51
Monday to Friday.
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ืฉื ื™ ืขื“ ืฉื™ืฉื™.
00:52
Hmm, maybe I should quit.
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ื”ืžืž, ืื•ืœื™ ืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืคืกื™ืง.
00:53
I loved working from home
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ืื”ื‘ืชื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืžื”ื‘ื™ืช
00:55
during the pandemic - no early mornings, no
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืžื’ื™ืคื” - ื‘ืœื™ ื‘ื•ืงืจ ืžื•ืงื“ื, ื‘ืœื™
00:57
crowded trains... and
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ืจื›ื‘ื•ืช ืฆืคื•ืคื•ืช... ื•ืืฃ
00:59
no-one using my pens!
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ืื—ื“ ืœื ืžืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืขื˜ื™ื ืฉืœื™!
01:00
As the Covid pandemic slows down,
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ื›ื›ืœ ืฉืžื’ืคืช ื”ืงื•ื‘ื™ื“ ืžื•ืื˜ืช,
01:02
more and more people are returning to
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ื—ื•ื–ืจื™ื
01:04
work in the office.
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ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ืžืฉืจื“.
01:06
In this programme, we take
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ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ื–ื• ืื ื•
01:07
a look at life in the
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ืžืกืชื›ืœื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื
01:08
modern office. And of
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ื‘ืžืฉืจื“ ื”ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™. ื•ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ
01:10
course, we'll learn some
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, ื ืœืžื“
01:11
useful vocabulary as well.
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ื’ื ืื•ืฆืจ ืžื™ืœื™ื ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉื™.
01:13
But first I have a question for you, Sam.
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ืื‘ืœ ืงื•ื“ื ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืฉืืœื” ืืœื™ืš, ืกื.
01:15
As you know, I'm not an
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ื›ื™ื“ื•ืข, ืื ื™ ืœื
01:17
office lover. Besides
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ื—ื•ื‘ื‘ ืžืฉืจื“ื™ื. ืžืœื‘ื“
01:19
disappearing pens, workers
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ืขื˜ื™ื ื ืขืœืžื™ื, ืœืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื
01:20
have plenty of other
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ื™ืฉ ืขื•ื“ ื”ืžื•ืŸ
01:21
complaints about office
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ืชืœื•ื ื•ืช ืขืœ
01:22
life, from co-workers who
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ื—ื™ื™ ื”ืžืฉืจื“, ืžืขืžื™ืชื™ื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœืขื•ืœื
01:24
never do the washing up,
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ืœื ืฉื•ื˜ืคื™ื ืืช ื”ื›ืœื™ื
01:26
to fighting over spaces
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ื•ืขื“ ืœืจื™ื‘ ืขืœ ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช
01:27
in the car park. But
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ื‘ื—ื ื™ื•ืŸ. ืื‘ืœ
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according to a 2021 survey
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ืœืคื™ ืกืงืจ ืžืฉื ืช 2021
01:31
by the Metro newspaper,
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ืฉืœ ืขื™ืชื•ืŸ "ืžื˜ืจื•",
01:32
what did British workers
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ืžื” ื”ืฆื‘ื™ืขื• ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื”ื‘ืจื™ื˜ื™ื
01:34
vote the worst thing
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื’ืจื•ืข ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
01:35
about working in an office?
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ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืฉืจื“?
01:37
Was it: a) printers not working? ย 
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ื”ืื ื–ื”: ื) ื”ืžื“ืคืกื•ืช ืœื ืคืขืœื•?
01:40
b) people speaking too
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ื‘) ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ืงื•ืœ ืจื ืžื“ื™
01:42
loudly? or c) co-workers
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? ืื• ื’) ืขืžื™ืชื™ื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”
01:44
leaving empty milk cartons
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ืžืฉืื™ืจื™ื ืงืจื˜ื•ื ื™ ื—ืœื‘ ืจื™ืงื™ื
01:46
in the fridge?
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ื‘ืžืงืจืจ?
01:47
Hmm, I see stealing pens isn't on the list, so I'll
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ื”ืžืž, ืื ื™ ืจื•ืื” ื’ื ื™ื‘ืช ืขื˜ื™ื ืœื ื‘ืจืฉื™ืžื”, ืื– ืื ื™
01:51
say a) printers not
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ืื’ื™ื“ ื) ื”ืžื“ืคืกื•ืช ืœื
01:52
working. That really
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ืขื•ื‘ื“ื•ืช. ื–ื” ืžืžืฉ
01:54
makes me mad!
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ืžื›ืขื™ืก ืื•ืชื™!
01:55
OK, Sam. I'll reveal
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ื‘ืกื“ืจ, ืกื. ืื ื™ ืื’ืœื”
01:56
the correct answer later in the
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ืืช ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื”ื ื›ื•ื ื” ื‘ื”ืžืฉืš
01:58
programme. Nowadays most modern
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ื”ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช. ื›ื™ื•ื ืจื•ื‘
02:00
offices are open-plan,
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ื”ืžืฉืจื“ื™ื ื”ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ื™ื ื”ื ื—ืœืœื™ื ืคืชื•ื—ื™ื,
02:02
large spaces without internal walls dividing
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ื—ืœืœื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ืœืœื ืงื™ืจื•ืช ืคื ื™ืžื™ื™ื ื”ืžืคืจื™ื“ื™ื
02:05
them up. The idea is to
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ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื. ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื
02:07
create a sense of
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ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืชื—ื•ืฉืช
02:08
togetherness, but many
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ื‘ื™ื—ื“, ืื‘ืœ
02:10
employees prefer having
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ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืžืขื“ื™ืคื™ื ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื
02:11
their own space, and use
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ื—ืœืœ ืžืฉืœื”ื, ื•ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื
02:13
all types of objects to
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืกื•ื’ื™ ื”ื—ืคืฆื™ื ื›ื“ื™
02:14
mark out their own
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ืœืกืžืŸ ืืช
02:15
personal territory. These
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ื”ื˜ืจื™ื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื”ืื™ืฉื™ืช ืฉืœื”ื. ืืœื”
02:17
could be anything from
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ, ื”ื—ืœ
02:18
family photos and holiday
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ืžืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ื•ืช ื•ืžื–ื›ืจื•ืช ืœื—ื’
02:20
souvenirs, to home-made
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,
02:21
cakes and biscuits placed
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ืœืขื•ื’ื•ืช ื•ื‘ื™ืกืงื•ื•ื™ื˜ื™ื ืชื•ืฆืจืช ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžื•ื ื—ื™ื
02:23
at the end of a desk to
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ื‘ืงืฆื” ื”ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ื›ื“ื™
02:24
allow people grab a biscuit
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ืœืืคืฉืจ ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืœืชืคื•ืก ื‘ื™ืกืงื•ื•ื™ื˜
02:26
and start a conversation.
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ื•ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืฉื™ื—ื”.
02:28
Researcher, Harriet Shortt, travelled around Britain
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ื”ื—ื•ืงืจืช, ื”ืืจื™ื™ื˜ ืฉื•ืจื˜, ื ืกืขื” ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื‘ืจื™ื˜ื ื™ื”
02:31
interviewing office workers
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ื•ืจืื™ื™ื ื” ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ ืžืฉืจื“
02:33
about the types of objects
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ืขืœ ืกื•ื’ื™ ื”ื—ืคืฆื™ื ืฉื‘ื”ื
02:35
they use to decorate and
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ื”ื ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืงืฉื˜ ื•ืœืกืžืŸ ืืช ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืช
02:36
mark out their workspace.
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ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื”ื.
02:38
Here she is telling BBC
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ื”ื ื” ื”ื™ื ืžืกืคืจืช
02:40
Radio 4 programme,
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ืœืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช BBC Radio 4,
02:41
Thinking Allowed, about
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Thinking Allowed, ืขืœ
02:43
one young woman who stuck
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ืื™ืฉื” ืฆืขื™ืจื” ืื—ืช ืฉื”ื“ื‘ื™ืงื”
02:44
photos and postcards onto
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ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื•ื’ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ืขืœ
02:46
strips of cardboard: She had created this sort
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ืจืฆื•ืขื•ืช ืงืจื˜ื•ืŸ: ื”ื™ื ื™ืฆืจื”
02:50
of montage on this strip
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ืžื•ื ื˜ืื–' ื›ื–ื” ืขืœ ืจืฆื•ืขืช
02:52
of paper and would roll
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ื”ื ื™ื™ืจ ื”ื–ื• ื•ื”ื™ืชื”
02:54
it up daily - she had
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02:56
a little plant as
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ืฆืžื— ืงื˜ืŸ ื›ืžื•
02:57
well - and she would
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ื›ืŸ - ื•ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื”
02:58
take it to whatever desk
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ืœื•ืงื—ืช ืื•ืชื• ืœื›ืœ ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ
03:00
she was working at and
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ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ื• ื”ื™ื ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื”
03:02
would pin it up to a
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ืžืฆืžื™ื“ื” ืื•ืชื•
03:04
set of low-level desk
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ืœืกื˜ ืฉืœ ืžืคืจื™ื“ ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ื‘ืจืžื” ื ืžื•ื›ื”
03:05
divider... and so there's
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... ื•ื›ืš ื™ืฉ ืืช
03:07
that sense of, however
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ื”ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ื”ื–ื• ืฉืœ, ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ
03:08
temporarily they might
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ื–ืžื ื™ ื”ื ืขืฉื•ื™ื™ื
03:09
be in a particular space
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ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื—ืœืœ ืžืกื•ื™ื ื‘-
03:10
in the office, they
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ืžืฉืจื“, ื”ื
03:12
still... there's still
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ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ... ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื™ืฉ
03:13
evidence in this research
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ืขื“ื•ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืžื—ืงืจ ื”ื–ื”
03:14
that people want to
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ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืจื•ืฆื™ื
03:15
feel comfort, and
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ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื ื—ืžื”,
03:17
settled and have some
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ืžืกื•ืคืงื™ื ื•ื‘ืขืœื™
03:18
sense of familiarity.
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ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื”ื™ื›ืจื•ืช ืžืกื•ื™ืžืช.
03:20
The woman Harriet interviewed used photos
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ื”ืื™ืฉื” ืฉื”ืจื™ื™ื˜ ืจืื™ื™ื ื” ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื” ื‘ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช
03:24
and postcards to create
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ื•ื’ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ
03:25
a montage - a piece of
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ืžื•ื ื˜ืื–' -
03:26
work made by putting
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ื™ืฆื™ืจื” ืฉื ืขืฉืชื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™
03:28
together several different
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ื”ืจื›ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ื›ืžื”
03:29
items, often in
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ืคืจื™ื˜ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื, ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช
03:30
interesting combinations.
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ื‘ืฉื™ืœื•ื‘ื™ื ืžืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื.
03:32
Her photo montage
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ืžื•ื ื˜ืื–' ื”ืฆื™ืœื•ื ืฉืœื”
03:33
reminded her of the
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ื”ื–ื›ื™ืจ ืœื” ืืช
03:34
people and places she
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ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื•ื”ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืฉื”ื™ื
03:36
loved outside of work. For Harriet this shows
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ืื”ื‘ื” ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”. ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืจื™ื™ื˜ ื–ื” ืžืจืื”
03:39
that people want
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ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืจื•ืฆื™ื
03:40
workspaces to have a
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ืฉื‘ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืชื”ื™ื”
03:41
sense of familiarity - the
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ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื›ืจื•ืช -
03:43
feeling of knowing
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ื”ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉืœ ืœื“ืขืช
03:44
something so well that
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ืžืฉื”ื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื˜ื•ื‘
03:46
you feel comfortable
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ืฉืืชื” ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ื ื•ื—
03:47
and relaxed. Harriet also interviewed
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ื•ื ื™ื ื•ื—. ื”ืจื™ื™ื˜ ื’ื ืจืื™ื™ื ื” ืžืกืคืจื•ืช
03:49
hairdressers working in
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ืฉืขื•ื‘ื“ื•ืช
03:50
beauty salons about the
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ื‘ืžื›ื•ื ื™ ื™ื•ืคื™ ืขืœ
03:52
marks and stains found
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ื”ืกื™ืžื ื™ื ื•ื”ื›ืชืžื™ื ืฉื ืžืฆืื• ื‘ืžืงื•ื
03:54
in their workplace. Here
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ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชืŸ. ื›ืืŸ
03:55
she tells BBC Radio 4's,
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ื”ื™ื ืžืกืคืจืช ืœ-BBC Radio 4,
03:57
Thinking Allowed, about
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Thinking Allowed, ืขืœ
03:58
a strangely shaped mark
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ืกื™ืžืŸ ื‘ืขืœ ืฆื•ืจื” ืžื•ื–ืจื”
04:00
on the floor of
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ืขืœ ื”ืจืฆืคื” ืฉืœ
04:01
one hair salon:
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ืžืกืคืจื” ืื—ืช:
04:03
A sort of half-moon scuff mark
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ืžืขื™ืŸ ืกื™ืžืŸ ืฉืคืฉื•ืฃ ืฉืœ ื—ืฆื™ ื™ืจื—
04:06
that goes right round the
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ืฉืžืกืชื•ื‘ื‘ ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืขืœ
04:07
back of the chair - so literally,
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ื’ื‘ ื”ื›ื™ืกื - ืื– ืคืฉื•ื˜ื• ื›ืžืฉืžืขื•,
04:10
she's worn out the floor. It's exactly
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ื”ื™ื ื”ืชื‘ืœื” ืขืœ ื”ืจืฆืคื”. ื–ื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง
04:12
where a hairdresser would
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ื”ืžืงื•ื ืฉื‘ื• ืžืกืคืจื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื”
04:13
tread for many, many hours
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ืฆื•ืขื“ืช ื‘ืžืฉืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืื•ื“ ืฉืขื•ืช
04:15
of the day. And she took
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ื‘ื™ื•ื. ื•ื”ื™ื ืฆื™ืœืžื”
04:16
the photograph, and she
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ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื”,
04:17
showed it to me, and she
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04:17
said, 'This is me. You
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ื•ื”ืจืืชื” ืœื™ ืื•ืชื”, ื•ื”ื™ื
ืืžืจื”, 'ื–ื” ืื ื™. ืืชื”
04:19
want to know about identity.
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ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื“ืขืช ืขืœ ื–ื”ื•ืช.
04:20
It represents hard graft'. Harriet interviewed a
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ื–ื” ืžื™ื™ืฆื’ ืฉืชืœ ืงืฉื”'. ื”ืจื™ื™ื˜ ืจืื™ื™ื ื” ืžืกืคืจื” ืฉืจืฆืคืช
04:25
hairdresser whose salon
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ื”ืกืœื•ืŸ ืฉืœื”
04:26
floor had been worn out -
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ื ืฉื—ืงื” -
04:29
damaged by continual use,
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ื ื™ื–ื•ืงื” ืžืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ืžืชืžืฉืš,
04:31
after being walked on
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ืœืื—ืจ ืฉืฆืขื“ื• ืขืœื™ื”
04:32
again and again as the
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ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ืฉื•ื‘ ื›ืฉื”ืื™ืฉื”
04:34
woman cut people's hair.
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ื’ื–ืจื” ืืช ืฉื™ืขืจื ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื.
04:36
For her, the worn-out
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ืขื‘ื•ืจื”,
04:37
floor symbolised hard graft,
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ื”ืจืฆืคื” ื”ืฉื—ื•ืงื” ืกื™ืžืœื” ื”ืฉืชืœื” ืงืฉื”,
04:40
or hard work. Whatever your job, we all
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ืื• ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืงืฉื”. ืœื ืžืฉื ื” ืžื” ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœืš, ื›ื•ืœื ื•
04:42
spend most of each day
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ืžื‘ืœื™ื ืืช ืจื•ื‘ ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื
04:44
at work, so it's
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ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”, ื•ืœื›ืŸ
04:45
important to have a
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ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืฉื™ื”ื™ื”
04:46
workplace that's safe,
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ืžืงื•ื ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ื˜ื•ื—,
04:47
comfortable and familiar...
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ื ื•ื— ื•ืžื•ื›ืจ...
04:48
where people don't
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ืฉื‘ื• ืื ืฉื™ื ืœื
04:49
steal your pen! Oh, Neil - you sound like
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ื’ื•ื ื‘ื™ื ืœืš ืืช ื”ืขื˜! ื”ื•, ื ื™ืœ - ืืชื” ื ืฉืžืข ื›ืžื•
04:52
the office workers in
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ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ ื”ืžืฉืจื“
04:53
that newspaper survey. Yes, let's return to my
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ื‘ืกืงืจ ื”ืขื™ืชื•ืŸ ื”ื”ื•ื. ื›ืŸ, ื‘ื•ืื• ื ื—ื–ื•ืจ
04:56
question which was:
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ืœืฉืืœืชื™ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื”:
04:58
according to a 2021 Metro
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ืœืคื™
05:00
newspaper survey, what
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ืกืงืจ ืขื™ืชื•ืŸ "ืžื˜ืจื•" ืžืฉื ืช 2021, ืžื”ื™
05:02
is British workers'
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05:03
number one complaint
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ื”ืชืœื•ื ื” ืžืกืคืจ ืื—ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื”ื‘ืจื™ื˜ื™ื
05:04
about working in an office. I guessed it was the
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ืขืœ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืฉืจื“. ื ื™ื—ืฉืชื™ ืฉื”ืžื“ืคืกื•ืช
05:07
printers not working.
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ืœื ืขื•ื‘ื“ื•ืช.
05:08
Was I right? You were wrong, I'm
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ืฆื“ืงืชื™? ื˜ืขื™ืช, ืื ื™
05:10
afraid! In fact, the
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ื—ื•ืฉืฉ! ืœืžืขืฉื”,
05:11
top complaint was people
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ื”ืชืœื•ื ื” ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ืช ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืฉืื ืฉื™ื
05:13
speaking too loudly -
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ื“ื™ื‘ืจื• ื‘ืงื•ืœ ืจื ืžื“ื™ -
05:14
another of my pet hates! OK, let's recap the
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ืขื•ื“ ืื—ืช ืžื—ื™ื™ืช ื”ืžื—ืžื“ ืฉืœื™ ืฉื•ื ืืช! ื‘ืกื“ืจ, ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืกื›ื ืืช ืื•ืฆืจ
05:18
vocabulary from this
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ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ืžื”ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ื”ื–ื•
05:19
programme on the office
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ื‘ืžืฉืจื“
05:20
nine-to-five - work which
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ืชืฉืข ืขื“ ื—ืžืฉ - ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”
05:22
happens during normal Monday
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ืฉืžืชืจื—ืฉืช ื‘ืžื”ืœืš
05:24
to Friday office hours. Hot-desking is where office
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ืฉืขื•ืช ื”ืžืฉืจื“ ื”ืจื’ื™ืœื•ืช ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ืฉื ื™ ืขื“ ืฉื™ืฉื™. ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื—ื ื”ื•ื ื”ืžืงื•ื ืฉื‘ื•
05:27
workers do not have their
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ืœืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ ื”ืžืฉืจื“ ืื™ืŸ
05:29
own permanent desk but use
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ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืงื‘ื•ืข ืžืฉืœื”ื, ืืœื ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื
05:31
a different desk each day.
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ื‘ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืื—ืจ ื‘ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื.
05:33
A montage is made by
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ืžื•ื ื˜ืื–' ื ืขืฉื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™
05:34
putting together different
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ื”ืจื›ื‘ืช
05:35
items in interesting combinations.
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ืคืจื™ื˜ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื ื‘ืฉื™ืœื•ื‘ื™ื ืžืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื.
05:38
A sense of familiarity is
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ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื”ื™ื›ืจื•ืช ื”ื™ื
05:39
a feeling of knowing something
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ื”ืจื’ืฉื” ืฉืœ ืœื“ืขืช ืžืฉื”ื•
05:41
so well that you feel comfortable and
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ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื˜ื•ื‘ ืฉืืชื” ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ื ื•ื— ื•ื ื™ื ื•ื—
05:43
relaxed around it.
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ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื•.
05:44
When something is worn out
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ื›ืฉืžืฉื”ื• ื ืฉื—ืง ืžืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ
05:46
from overuse, it's so old or damaged.
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ื™ืชืจ, ื”ื•ื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื™ืฉืŸ ืื• ืคื’ื•ื.
05:49
And finally, hard graft is a slang phrase
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ื•ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ, ืฉืชืœ ืงืฉื” ื”ื•ื ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ืกืœื ื’
05:52
meaning hard work.
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ืฉืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื• ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืงืฉื”.
05:54
Once more our six minutes are up!
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ืฉื•ื‘ ื ื’ืžืจื• ืฉืฉ ื”ื“ืงื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•!
05:56
We hope you'll join us again soon for
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ืื ื• ืžืงื•ื•ื™ื ืฉืชืฆื˜ืจืฃ ืืœื™ื ื• ืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ืงืจื•ื‘
05:58
more trending topics and
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ืœื ื•ืฉืื™ื ืคื•ืคื•ืœืจื™ื™ื ื ื•ืกืคื™ื ื•ืื•ืฆืจ
05:59
useful vocabulary here
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ืžื™ืœื™ื ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉื™ ื›ืืŸ
06:01
at 6 Minute English.
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ื‘-6 ื“ืงื•ืช ืื ื’ืœื™ืช.
06:02
But that's
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื”
06:03
goodbye for now!
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ืœื”ืชืจืื•ืช ืœืขืช ืขืชื”!
06:04
Goodbye!
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ื”ึฑื™ื” ืฉืœื•ื!
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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