Talk shop

Learning English Conversations

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2020

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

If you have to talk about work even when you’re not doing it, this is the phrase for you!

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	The English we speak.
0:09.0	From BBC learning English.
0:11.0	com. Hello and welcome to the English we speak with me, Fay Faye.
0:19.0	There you go, Faye Faye, one skinny cappuccino for you.
0:22.0	Oh, thanks, Neil.
0:23.8	It's good to get away from the office, and I like this cafe.
0:28.2	It's very stylish for you.
0:30.6	I'll take that as a compliment. Now, shall we get down to business?
0:34.0	Get down to business. Do we have to talk about business? I thought we'd forget about work, relax, talk about your
0:41.6	holiday plans. Where are you going this year?
0:44.0	Sorry, Faye Faye, we need to talk shop for a minute.
0:47.0	Shopping? I'd love to talk about shopping.
0:49.0	No, talk shop.
0:51.0	Which shop?
0:52.0	Our shop. I shop? Our shop.
0:53.0	I mean our work.
0:55.0	To talk shop means to talk about work even when you're not at work.
0:58.0	Oh, right.
1:00.0	And do we talk shop to just anyone?
1:02.0	No, Faye, just to the people we work with.
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