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C: Hi, I'm Chris, and welcome to The English We Speak. |
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C: It's a nice day here in London, so I've come outside to meet Helen. |
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C: Ah, there she is. |
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C: Helen, how are you? |
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H: I'm fine thanks. |
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C: What are you doing? What are you looking at? |
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H: I'm looking up. |
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C: Right. But I can't see anything. |
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H: Neither can I. |
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C: Have you seen an aeroplane or something? |
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H: Not sure. |
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C: Maybe a bird? |
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H: Well, apparently things are looking up. |
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C: Things are looking up? |
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H: Yes, Rosie told me that the weather has been sunny for the last three days, so things are looking up. |
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H: I thought I'd come and see for myself. |
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H: But there's not much going on to be honest. |
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C: Ah, I think you've misunderstood. |
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C: Rosie didn't mean there are things up in the sky. |
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H: Really? What do you mean? |
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C: It's an expression. |
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C: You use the phrase "things are looking up" when you want to suggest that conditions are getting better or more positive. |
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H: Oh, right. |
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C: Here are some examples. |
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Examples: My wife and I both found great new jobs last month, so things are looking up. |
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Things are finally looking up now that he's recovered from his illness. |
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H: So when Rosie told me that things were looking up, she meant that the weather has been getting better at the moment. |
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C: Yes, she's suggesting that it looks like the weather in general is improving. |
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C: So what do you think? |
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C: Do you think the weather is getting better? |
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H: So far, yes, yesterday was really hot. |
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H: I hope it lasts for the weekend. |
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H: But if things get worse, would you say, "things are looking down"? |
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C: Not really. |
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C: Instead, you could say, "It's taken a turn for the worse". |
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H: It's taken a turn for the worse. |
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H: That's a useful phrase. |
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C: Oh, but hang on. |
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C: Look at that black cloud in the sky. |
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C: It looks like it might rain after all. |
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C: That's typical English weather. |
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H: Oh great. Things really have taken a turn for the worse. |
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H: Quick, let's get back to the office before it rains. |
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C: Let's go! |
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C: Do join us again for another edition of The English We Speak and visit our website, bbclearningenglish.com. |
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C: Bye. |
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H: Bye. |
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