| [00:00.28] | Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. My name is Rob. |
| [00:04.14] | And hello, my name is Helen. |
| [00:06.60] | Hold on Helen, hold on. We can't hear you properly. I think your microphone is playing up. |
| [00:10.50] | Playing up? |
| [00:11.23] | Sorry, I didn't quite catch that. |
| [00:12.78] | Let me just push this button. Oh There! Hello. Now, you said the microphone was playing up? |
| [00:19.84] | That's right. It wasn't working properly. If something isn't working as it should be, we sometimes say it's playing up. |
| [00:26.28] | Up – not down? |
| [00:28.19] | Nope. Playing down is a different expression that means something totally different. |
| [00:32.64] | OK. So as the picture on my TV at home is flickering, I can say my TV is playing up? |
| [00:39.57] | Exactly. Let's hear about some other things that are playing up. |
| [00:44.95] | I don't think I'll be able to give you a lift to work today, my car's been playing up. |
| [00:51.50] | Oh,my phone keeps playing up. Every time I dial a number, it just switches itself off. |
| [01:00.88] | That sounds like my phone! So if something isn't doing what is should do then it's misbehaving? |
| [01:07.46] | Ha Ha! Well, you could say that. It's just like people. When they misbehave we can say they're playing up. Like this… |
| [01:15.30] | Sorry but I'm going to be late. The children have been playing up and I've still got so much to do. |
| [01:22.46] | BBC Learning English. |
| [01:25.79] | Oh,children are very good at playing up;it's usually because they want attention. |
| [01:31.46] | Now, Helen, could I have your attention now please . |
| [01:33.95] | Because playing up is also something you can say to describe a part of your body that's not working properly. |
| [01:42.50] | Ow! Ow! I'm going to have to lie down; my back's playing up again. |
| [01:51.31] | Count me out of this weekend's football match; my leg's playing up so I need to rest it. |
| [01:57.81] | So it seems playing up refers to anything that's not working or behaving as it should. |
| [02:03.80] | Now Rob, my leg's also been playing up so I wonder if you could give me a lift home in your car? |
| [02:10.60] | No way - oh it looks like my microphone's playing up now! |
| [02:14.11] | No, Rob, it's you who's playing up - now switch it back on! |
| [02:17.87] | Oh, Oh, OK. Then, Helen! |
| [02:20.15] | Let's go then. Bye! |
| [02:21.78] | Bye. |
| [00:00.28] | Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. My name is Rob. |
| [00:04.14] | And hello, my name is Helen. |
| [00:06.60] | Hold on Helen, hold on. We can' t hear you properly. I think your microphone is playing up. |
| [00:10.50] | Playing up? |
| [00:11.23] | Sorry, I didn' t quite catch that. |
| [00:12.78] | Let me just push this button. Oh There! Hello. Now, you said the microphone was playing up? |
| [00:19.84] | That' s right. It wasn' t working properly. If something isn' t working as it should be, we sometimes say it' s playing up. |
| [00:26.28] | Up not down? |
| [00:28.19] | Nope. Playing down is a different expression that means something totally different. |
| [00:32.64] | OK. So as the picture on my TV at home is flickering, I can say my TV is playing up? |
| [00:39.57] | Exactly. Let' s hear about some other things that are playing up. |
| [00:44.95] | I don' t think I' ll be able to give you a lift to work today, my car' s been playing up. |
| [00:51.50] | Oh, my phone keeps playing up. Every time I dial a number, it just switches itself off. |
| [01:00.88] | That sounds like my phone! So if something isn' t doing what is should do then it' s misbehaving? |
| [01:07.46] | Ha Ha! Well, you could say that. It' s just like people. When they misbehave we can say they' re playing up. Like this |
| [01:15.30] | Sorry but I' m going to be late. The children have been playing up and I' ve still got so much to do. |
| [01:22.46] | BBC Learning English. |
| [01:25.79] | Oh, children are very good at playing up it' s usually because they want attention. |
| [01:31.46] | Now, Helen, could I have your attention now please . |
| [01:33.95] | Because playing up is also something you can say to describe a part of your body that' s not working properly. |
| [01:42.50] | Ow! Ow! I' m going to have to lie down my back' s playing up again. |
| [01:51.31] | Count me out of this weekend' s football match my leg' s playing up so I need to rest it. |
| [01:57.81] | So it seems playing up refers to anything that' s not working or behaving as it should. |
| [02:03.80] | Now Rob, my leg' s also been playing up so I wonder if you could give me a lift home in your car? |
| [02:10.60] | No way oh it looks like my microphone' s playing up now! |
| [02:14.11] | No, Rob, it' s you who' s playing up now switch it back on! |
| [02:17.87] | Oh, Oh, OK. Then, Helen! |
| [02:20.15] | Let' s go then. Bye! |
| [02:21.78] | Bye. |
| [00:00.28] | Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. My name is Rob. |
| [00:04.14] | And hello, my name is Helen. |
| [00:06.60] | Hold on Helen, hold on. We can' t hear you properly. I think your microphone is playing up. |
| [00:10.50] | Playing up? |
| [00:11.23] | Sorry, I didn' t quite catch that. |
| [00:12.78] | Let me just push this button. Oh There! Hello. Now, you said the microphone was playing up? |
| [00:19.84] | That' s right. It wasn' t working properly. If something isn' t working as it should be, we sometimes say it' s playing up. |
| [00:26.28] | Up not down? |
| [00:28.19] | Nope. Playing down is a different expression that means something totally different. |
| [00:32.64] | OK. So as the picture on my TV at home is flickering, I can say my TV is playing up? |
| [00:39.57] | Exactly. Let' s hear about some other things that are playing up. |
| [00:44.95] | I don' t think I' ll be able to give you a lift to work today, my car' s been playing up. |
| [00:51.50] | Oh, my phone keeps playing up. Every time I dial a number, it just switches itself off. |
| [01:00.88] | That sounds like my phone! So if something isn' t doing what is should do then it' s misbehaving? |
| [01:07.46] | Ha Ha! Well, you could say that. It' s just like people. When they misbehave we can say they' re playing up. Like this |
| [01:15.30] | Sorry but I' m going to be late. The children have been playing up and I' ve still got so much to do. |
| [01:22.46] | BBC Learning English. |
| [01:25.79] | Oh, children are very good at playing up it' s usually because they want attention. |
| [01:31.46] | Now, Helen, could I have your attention now please . |
| [01:33.95] | Because playing up is also something you can say to describe a part of your body that' s not working properly. |
| [01:42.50] | Ow! Ow! I' m going to have to lie down my back' s playing up again. |
| [01:51.31] | Count me out of this weekend' s football match my leg' s playing up so I need to rest it. |
| [01:57.81] | So it seems playing up refers to anything that' s not working or behaving as it should. |
| [02:03.80] | Now Rob, my leg' s also been playing up so I wonder if you could give me a lift home in your car? |
| [02:10.60] | No way oh it looks like my microphone' s playing up now! |
| [02:14.11] | No, Rob, it' s you who' s playing up now switch it back on! |
| [02:17.87] | Oh, Oh, OK. Then, Helen! |
| [02:20.15] | Let' s go then. Bye! |
| [02:21.78] | Bye. |
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