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[English]

Excuse me. Sorry. Um, do you speak

English?

>> No, I don't. Sorry.

[Music]

>> English. Do you speak it? Yes. English.

English. Do you English? English. Do you

speak it?

>> Hia. Hia.

>> Hia.

>> Hia.

>> Welcome to Easy English.

in the podcast.

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for those of you listening, you should

be made aware as per usual that this

episode is also available as a video

episode on our YouTube channel because

in this one I'm going to be showing you

some pictures and you might also want to

look uh and watch along as we identify

>> five

work habits that Germans might not

understand. Oh,

>> and I've harnessed the power of AI to

create some images of typical work

scenarios in the UK, which might be a

little bit strange, not just for

Germans, but for you guys, wherever

you're watching from, if it's not in the

UK,

>> okay, I don't know what's coming, but

I'm prepared

>> for nothing.

But before we go into this week's topic,

uh we have an exciting announcement that

we've been working on over the summer.

Right?

>> Yes.

>> We changed our memberships. I think

that's the first announcement. And with

that also produced a new trailer on our

YouTube channel. So if you're listening,

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channel, click on it here somewhere. Um,

so yeah, there's a new trailer, a very

detailed long trailer that explains

everything about our memberships, about

our work, about our content. So please,

please watch that. What we can tell now

is that we

made our memberships

easier.

>> Mhm.

>> And we had before five memberships, now

we have three. Um, and to us, they make

more sense. and hopefully to you.

>> Yeah, we've defined them a bit more in

the areas of supporter, which is for

anyone that wants to help keep our

project easy English running because at

the moment it's currently just myself

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It's just a small amount you pay every

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>> Is that right?

>> Server tool.

>> Tool uh where you can meet other members

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>> Yeah,

>> I share lots of pictures from Nola.

>> There'll be Nola pictures, there'll be

dinner pictures, there'll be holiday

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>> all my guilty pleasure food. It's on

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Discord is for us a place where we daily

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great.

>> The second membership is the learner

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the video and podcast membership into

one. So, you're going to get all of the

learning material for all of our

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>> All in one.

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background, a bit like what we're doing

here in the background, and we just chat

about topics which will be referenced in

videos. is we chat about topics that

will help you if you're working in

English, if you're coming to live in

England, or if you're just wanting to

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speaking world.

>> So, if you want to become a member and

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Lastly, if you're not sure if any of

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we'll get to meet you and say hello.

>> Come to the pub.

>> Yeah, we'll see you in our online pub.

Okay.

Your first image created by the all

powerful AI is this. And you

>> I want to see the name.

>> Okay. Okay. You you can see the titles

>> holidays.

>> But you have to tell me what this means

and what you think this might mean in

terms of the English work ethic and

traditional working experience in the

UK.

>> Where's the other foot coming from? Is

there a second person next to it? No,

there's only one chair. There are the

fees.

>> Yeah.

>> Why are there two laptops?

>> I don't know. But it What did you think?

I to

>> always be available on your holidays.

>> Exactly.

>> Is that right?

>> Yeah.

>> That's not good.

>> Yeah. So, in the UK, it's quite common

uh to be sort of this person who's like,

I'm going on holiday, however, I'll

still be available. You can reach me by

email. You can always reach me.

>> Call me.

>> Exactly. It's

>> even in non-emergencies.

Uh

yeah, people will still be kind of just

sifting through their emails, deleting

stuff, maybe not answering, but it's

quite common in England to take a

holiday and still kind of be doing bits

and bobs, especially if you're in a

higher position, which is not normal in

Germany, I think, when you're on holiday

in Germany. Quite typically, it's like

>> it's also quite common. It really

depends on the job.

>> Yeah. Some companies also expect you to

do that probably

>> or some people just want to do it.

Do you hear the seagulls in the

background? We have the door open. Um,

but

well, for a healthy holiday and for

resting, well, you shouldn't do it.

>> No, but it is common in Germany. You're

saying

>> I think it's quite common, but it by

like law, you should probably rest and

not

>> Yeah,

>> by law.

>> Okay. But yeah, the English are illegal.

>> We are workaholics. That is work is a

very

>> I don't know. It's very ingrained into

British life and

>> work hard, play hard.

>> Exactly. We're going to come on to that

soon, actually.

>> Okay. Next one.

>> Yeah. Okay.

>> What do you think this seductive looking

guy?

>> How did you do this?

>> I just typed in

the coffee cup.

>> I

>> Is that salmon? What is he even eating?

>> I don't know.

>> Is it as scammal? Why is he looking like

that? What do you think the prompt is I

put in for this?

>> Eating around on your desk. Eating at

your desk. Oh, like you eat lunch bag at

your desk.

>> Exactly.

>> Which also means workaholic.

>> Exactly.

>> Okay. Is it expected then as well?

>> Uh, it's not expected, but it's very

much a done thing that people will sort

of work through their lunch break. A bit

like the holiday thing. You'll be eating

and working at the same time. I know

that I have a friend who is from the

Netherlands

>> and uh I think there in certain

businesses it's very uh it's a very

uh prestigious thing that you must take

your lunch break and usually companies

some companies will even like say like

we have a room you go to and they'll get

something in and you'll sit with your

colleagues and it's a way that you can

socialize

>> outside of just you know demanding and

completing tasks. together.

>> Yeah.

>> Um so yeah, but in England it's very

common. I used to bring my little lunch

box to my desk and

>> would you then though um like clock a

break or not?

>> Uh there's a a allotted amount of time

you have to take for your break.

>> But you wouldn't do a break really.

>> There aren't a lot of time periods when

you do it. You just do it when you have

the time to take it usually, especially

in like high pressure jobs I guess or

you know I worked in theater and you

just take it when is applicable and not

with other people maybe maybe on your

own. So you generally just sit at your

desk with your phone.

>> No socializing

>> unfortunately not or

>> high pressure jobs.

>> Exactly. Very common. Very common. Maybe

you could write to us in the comments if

any of these are also uh ticking boxes

in your respective culture or country.

Did you also have a bagel in a coffee

cup?

>> No, mine was

>> in a coffee cup. Did I say that right?

>> I don't really know what's going on. And

there's all kind of things going on with

his fingers that AI. I don't really

don't know.

>> Yeah. Weird. Does he have

Let's go on. There's another hand as Why

is there always hand and feet

everywhere?

>> Anyway,

number three.

>> They are laughing.

>> What do you think? This demonic

>> humor at work. Look at this one on the

top right here on your when you're

screen.

>> They're all the same person. No, wait.

>> It's a very demonic board meeting.

>> Um,

>> but what specifically could this mean?

What could I have prompted them to be?

>> You need um every meeting starts with

some small talk and some good British

jokes.

>> Wow, that's absolutely perfect.

>> Yes. So I imagine this one we have we

have a difference maybe in Germany

because efficiency during meetings is uh

not there.

>> Yeah, a bit of small talk is good but

more like personal like how are you? how

was your week but yeah not too long you

know time is money

>> and that's also a part of this as well

being on time for meetings is not s

there's there's no sort of punctuality

uh order in

>> respect to the time of others

>> most meetings I've ever been in there's

small talk you're waiting around for

someone to show up who first shows up 5

minutes late and maybe and the meeting

at the end of it is probably unnecessary

as well

>> yeah that's true yeah but I like I love

meetings and I love small as well.

>> Okay.

>> So, I'm very English in that matter.

What do you do after work things?

>> Absolutely.

>> Yeah. Good.

>> The pub.

>> The pub.

>> The pub. This That's not part of this

cuz I kind of thought that was obvious,

but going to the pub after work is

something which I would really

um

>> Oh, I think we should talk more about

that. Yeah.

>> I would really motivate you to try to

get involved.

>> Oh, yeah. You're going to say no.

>> Yeah.

>> You have to come.

>> If you're invited, I would go. It

doesn't mean you have to drink, but it's

a great way to bond with all of your

colleagues. Wednesday is called hump

day, and people have hump day drinking

sessions. Or Thursday is a new Friday.

Funtime Friday drinks. Yeah,

>> miserable Monday booze pissups.

>> Really?

>> Any reason.

>> Okay.

>> Okay. Nice.

>> Let's go on.

>> Number four. What do you think this is?

This one looks kind of weird.

>> I just saw the Sorry for the I

just saw the um

>> other than the weird fingers finger

issue which AI can't quite do.

>> Oh, look. He has a blaster. Oh, no.

Already work accident.

>> Okay. What do you think this means?

>> Um yeah, I just saw it but by accident

already. Tea break. Yeah,

>> tea breaks.

>> So that you do together there you

socialize and lunch. No one cares about

food. No, but we're very protective of

tea breaks.

>> Do you have biscuits?

>> Um,

maybe not biscuits. People might bring

their own biscuits, but there I don't

know how it works in Germany, but do you

have a break in between starting and

lunch and between lunch and finishing?

>> Breakfast break.

>> Okay.

>> Um, no, not many people have it, but uh

some companies do and especially in

building and stuff. Yeah.

>> Yeah.

>> Yeah. There will be a 15inute allotted

time period between starting and lunch

and lunch and finishing

>> in between called the tea break.

>> Your back wall was like raw meat.

>> Uh, really? Oh, so German.

>> Yeah, it's really German.

>> But then this is so English that you

would have a 15-minute chance to go

down, make a cup of tea.

>> Yeah, it's coffee in Germany then.

>> Ah, really? And you'd even on the tea

break, maybe you're the one, you're the

allotted person who must then go make

the tea for everyone and you have to

remember everyone's orders. How much

milk? No milk, two sugars, one sugar,

three sugars.

>> Nah.

>> Yeah.

>> Put the sugar on the table. And the milk

as well.

>> But what's interesting is that they the

AI chose builders. And this is actually

quite interesting because um if ever you

have anyone working in your home,

>> it's quite common and quite um

>> uh to make them team.

>> Yeah.

>> H Yeah, that's that's the same in

Germany.

>> Okay.

>> Coffee.

>> Up our road. There was even some

builders doing some work over the road

and the woman over the road from them

brought them tea on like a little tray.

>> They're not even doing work in her

house.

>> That's nice, isn't it?

>> Yeah. Cuz I guess they're working away.

They're just in the either sat in their

vans or in their dusty house. So to make

them

>> someone makes them a new tea.

>> Yeah. Okay, last one.

What do you think this one means?

Images are so funny.

>> That's the same again. Okay, this

podcast actually shows that we are very

similar countries. Um or we are we grew

up in very similar countries. Um yeah,

there's Christmas parties every year and

people get shitfaced. The dreaded office

Christmas party.

>> Oh god. Christmas parties. Big ones.

Things happen.

>> Things happen.

>> Everyone talks about them.

>> Blurry lines.

>> People hope nobody saw. Yeah. Everyone

saw. Or everyone talked about it. And

you anyway know in the end.

>> Yeah. Right.

>> Gossip, gossip, gossip.

>> Do you see Pam and Rich? Pam and Rich

around the back of the Christmas tree

>> on the Christmas party. Is this a

company thing or is it just food and

then drinks have to be pro? Like do

people have to go buy their own drinks?

Is it in a pub or is it in the company

and there's like catering coming and

drinks coming or what's happening? Could

it be all?

>> Good question. And I actually have

another thing which we maybe can bring

up in the after show which is a question

to you and I have like a interesting

fact but the Christmas part is usually

organized by the business if you're very

lucky and they will supply

food and drinks but people will bring in

their own kind of thing as well that

people would have maybe baked cookies or

bring in some cakes you know if people

if that's their hobby.

>> Can you bring your own booze?

>> Um you probably could. Some people maybe

bring

>> Bob B.

>> No, it would be a little bit bring your

own booze, but um typically the office

should really be providing that. But

it's very strange because these office

parties will happen in most businesses

and you will really see people let their

hair down. People who you who are super

strict, who are really not really making

much conversation, maybe

>> on the desk.

>> Exactly. People really can go wild.

>> Yeah. Don't.

>> Exactly.

Why do they all look so miserable?

>> I put in something like

>> four people on the left. They all look

miserable.

>> I put in very drunken people at the

office Christmas party holding or

drinking wine and beer. These two are

like just fully drunken. And the one on

the the one with a hand in the air is

like just really having a great time.

>> And is that a cup of Bailey's? Did you

say please include a fullon 200 ml cup

of Bailey's? It does look like a good

bit of Bailey's.

>> Also, the the Bbles are not really nice.

>> Yeah.

>> But yeah, there will be loud music.

There'll be people dressed up. There

will be probably a secret Santa where

you have to buy a gift for like Pam who

you've never met before. And all you

know is that she has like uh cats on her

screen saver desktop. So, you think I'm

just going to buy her some ornamental

cat gift. One of those like Lucky Charm

waving cats.

>> Yeah. Yeah, I got Jackie and I don't

like Jackie.

>> Yeah, exactly. Jackie is a

Luckily, it's Suga Santa so I can buy

her.

>> Ah, that you will not know.

>> You never know who the giftter is.

>> I think it's Santa's that you Oh, you

will.

Even afterwards, you can write a little

card.

>> Nuh-uh. Oh, nice.

>> Secret Santa. No one knows who's you

bought for or who who

>> Oh, but you should always be nice.

>> Yeah.

Not to Jackie, though.

Yeah. So maybe they're not too

surprising for you, but those are five

essential work habits which if you're

coming to work in the UK or spend some

time I don't know hot desking then you

should know some of these things which

Brits will be doing very often.

>> I think it's probably

maybe Germany and the UK are very

similar there but it's probably for a

lot of you out there maybe not so

similar. Please drop us a comment and

talk about your Christmas parties or or

any other celebration that you do within

the year. Not everyone does Christmas.

>> What's happening in social events?

>> Yeah. What do we need to know when we

come to work in your country?

>> What should not happen? What's the most

embarrassing thing of the year

>> or the week or the Monday?

>> Oh yeah. Team building exercise weeks.

Uh

>> uh

>> uh

>> depends. Can also be good. Anyway,

>> anyway, we hope you enjoyed this week's

episode. Please check out our membership

by going to easyenglish.video/membership

if you want to learn with us or support

us. And if you are a new learner member,

then you'll be able to listen to us

discuss one more topic and also some

easy English updates with our after show

as part of the new learner membership.

>> Yeah. And we hope you don't work

anywhere because it's still summer in

the northern hemisphere,

but Christmas I love Christmas is around

the corner.

>> Yeah,

>> Christmas is coming soon. But first,

autumn. Love autumn too. But I also love

summer and I'm sad that summer goes and

but then spring we're coming and I love

spring as well.

>> Thanks for watching everybody.

>> Bye-bye.

[Music]

>> Hello. I am in.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
membership /ˈmɛm.bəˌʃɪp/ B2	noun - the state of being a member of a group or organization
podcast /ˈpɒd.kɑːst/ B2	noun - a digital audio program made available on the internet for downloading or streaming
habit /ˈhæb.ɪt/ B1	noun - a settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up
work /wɜːk/ A2	verb - to be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result noun - the activity of doing a job; employment
available /əˈveɪ.lə.bəl/ B1	adjective - able to be used or obtained; at someone's disposal
episode /ˈɛp.ɪ.səʊd/ B2	noun - one of a series of events, shows, or broadcasts that are part of a larger whole
community /kəˈmjuː.nɪ.ti/ B2	noun - a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common
support /səˈpɔːt/ B1	verb - to give assistance, encouragement, or approval to someone or something noun - the act of helping or backing someone; assistance
conversation /ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃən/ B2	noun - a spoken exchange of ideas, thoughts, or feelings between two or more people
schedule /ˈʃed.juːl/ B2	noun - a plan that lists when certain events or tasks will happen verb - to arrange an event to take place at a particular time
meeting /ˈmiː.tɪŋ/ B1	noun - a gathering of people for discussion or decision making
break /breɪk/ A2	noun - a short period of rest or interruption from work verb - to cause something to separate into pieces or to interrupt
holiday /ˈhɒl.ɪ.deɪ/ A2	noun - a period of time spent away from work or school for recreation or celebration
common /ˈkɒm.ən/ B1	adjective - frequently occurring; usual or ordinary
expect /ɪkˈspekt/ B2	verb - to regard something as likely to happen
AI /eɪ ˈaɪ/ B2	noun - artificial intelligence; the simulation of human intelligence by machines
scenario /sɪˈnɑːr.i.oʊ/ C1	noun - a written outline of a plot for a film, play, or a hypothetical situation
efficient /ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/ B2	adjective - achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense
punctual /ˈpʌŋk.tʃu.əl/ B2	adjective - arriving or doing something at the agreed or proper time
culture /ˈkʌl.tʃər/ B2	noun - the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or social group

Key Grammar Structures

• Excuse me. Sorry. Um, do you speak English?

  ➔ Tag Questions

  ➔ The phrase 'do you speak English?' is a direct question seeking information. The 'do' functions as an auxiliary verb to form the question. The rising intonation at the end indicates a genuine inquiry.

• English. Do you speak it? Yes. English. English. Do you English?

  ➔ Pronoun Substitution & Ellipsis

  ➔ The repetition of 'English' and the use of 'it' to replace 'English' demonstrate pronoun substitution. The incomplete sentence 'Do you English?' is an example of ellipsis, where words are omitted because they are understood from the context.

• We changed our memberships. I think that's the first announcement.

  ➔ Reported Speech (Indirect Statement)

  ➔ The phrase 'I think that...' introduces a reported statement. The speaker is relaying their belief about the announcement. The 'that' clause functions as the content of the thought.

• We made our memberships easier.

  ➔ Comparative Adjectives

  ➔ The word 'easier' is the comparative form of the adjective 'easy'. It indicates that the memberships are now less difficult than they were before.