Things are looking up

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Education, Language Learning

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2012

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Helen gets confused when she hears that 'things are looking up'. Find out what this phrase means with The English We Speak.

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0:00.0	This is a download from the BBC.
0:03.0	For more information and our terms of use, go to BBCworldservice.com
0:08.0	forward slash podcasts.
0:11.0	The English We Speak. We Speak.
0:14.0	Hi, I'm Chris and welcome to the English We Speak.
0:19.0	It's a nice day here in London, so I've come outside to meet Helen. Ah there she is. Helen how
0:26.4	are you?
0:27.4	Fine thanks. What are you doing? What are you looking at?
0:34.0	I'm looking up.
0:36.0	Right.
0:38.0	But I can't see anything.
0:41.0	Neither can I?
0:44.0	Have you seen an aeroplane or something?
0:46.0	Not sure.
0:48.0	Maybe a bird?
0:50.0	Well, apparently things are looking up.
0:53.0	Things are looking up.
0:55.0	Yes, Rosie told me that the weather has been sunny for the last three days,
0:59.0	so things are looking up.
1:01.0	I thought I'd come and see for myself. But there's not much going on to be honest.
1:08.0	I think you've misunderstood. Rosie didn't mean there are things up in the sky.
1:14.4	Really? What do you mean? It's an expression. You use the phrase,
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