| [00:00.46] | C: Hi, I'm Chris, and welcome to The English We Speak. |
| [00:03.79] | C: It's a nice day here in London, so I've come outside to meet Helen. |
| [00:07.97] | C: Ah, there she is. |
| [00:09.51] | C: Helen, how are you? |
| [00:11.32] | H: I'm fine thanks. |
| [00:14.16] | C: What are you doing? What are you looking at? |
| [00:18.40] | H: I'm looking up. |
| [00:20.43] | C: Right. But I can't see anything. |
| [00:25.35] | H: Neither can I. |
| [00:27.53] | C: Have you seen an aeroplane or something? |
| [00:30.57] | H: Not sure. |
| [00:31.86] | C: Maybe a bird? |
| [00:34.22] | H: Well, apparently things are looking up. |
| [00:37.61] | C: Things are looking up? |
| [00:39.69] | H: Yes, Rosie told me that the weather has been sunny for the last three days, so things are looking up. |
| [00:46.00] | H: I thought I'd come and see for myself. |
| [00:49.02] | H: But there's not much going on to be honest. |
| [00:52.72] | C: Ah, I think you've misunderstood. |
| [00:55.65] | C: Rosie didn't mean there are things up in the sky. |
| [00:59.14] | H: Really? What do you mean? |
| [01:01.18] | C: It's an expression. |
| [01:02.72] | C: You use the phrase "things are looking up" when you want to suggest that conditions are getting better or more positive. |
| [01:09.23] | H: Oh, right. |
| [01:11.04] | C: Here are some examples. |
| [01:12.90] | Examples: My wife and I both found great new jobs last month, so things are looking up. |
| [01:19.45] | Things are finally looking up now that he's recovered from his illness. |
| [01:24.67] | H: So when Rosie told me that things were looking up, she meant that the weather has been getting better at the moment. |
| [01:31.70] | C: Yes, she's suggesting that it looks like the weather in general is improving. |
| [01:36.51] | C: So what do you think? |
| [01:38.12] | C: Do you think the weather is getting better? |
| [01:40.77] | H: So far, yes, yesterday was really hot. |
| [01:43.18] | H: I hope it lasts for the weekend. |
| [01:45.21] | H: But if things get worse, would you say, "things are looking down"? |
| [01:50.29] | C: Not really. |
| [01:51.07] | C: Instead, you could say, "It's taken a turn for the worse". |
| [01:54.98] | H: It's taken a turn for the worse. |
| [01:57.80] | H: That's a useful phrase. |
| [01:59.58] | C: Oh, but hang on. |
| [02:01.30] | C: Look at that black cloud in the sky. |
| [02:03.32] | C: It looks like it might rain after all. |
| [02:05.90] | C: That's typical English weather. |
| [02:08.03] | H: Oh great. Things really have taken a turn for the worse. |
| [02:12.82] | H: Quick, let's get back to the office before it rains. |
| [02:15.82] | C: Let's go! |
| [02:16.85] | C: Do join us again for another edition of The English We Speak and visit our website, bbclearningenglish.com. |
| [02:22.77] | C: Bye. |
| [02:23.14] | H: Bye. |
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