In this mini episode, you will learn the expression “Keep up the good work.”
Episode 277 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode that teaches you the expression “Keep up the good work.” Send your questions about English and your suggestions for future episodes to EverybodyESL@gmail.com! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)
Intro
“Hi, guys. This is Elieden Estevam from São Paulo, Brazil. And you are listening to Everybody ESL.”
Welcome to episode 277of Everybody ESL, the podcast for everybody who wants to improve their English, practice their English, or just learn more English. My name is Ben, and I have a mini episode for you today, where I am going to teach you about one English topic. You can subscribe to the Everybody ESL podcast at Apple podcasts, on the Stitcher app, and wherever you find your podcasts. If you like Everybody ESL, leave it a good review so other people can find out about it too. And if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for me, please send an email to everybodyESL@gmail.com. Okay! Let’s get on with this mini episode.
The episode
In this episode, I am going to tell you about an expression that you might have heard before. The expression is “Keep up the good work.” Keep up the good work. That’s spelled keep: k-e-e-p, up: u-p, the: t-h-e, good: g-o-o-d, work: w-o-r-k. Keep up the good work.
What does it mean if someone says, “Keep up the good work”?
Let’s start with the end of this expression: good work. What does good work mean here? Good work means “good performance at something, doing something well, doing some activity well.”
This could be something at your job or at school or any kind of activity that you can do well. I think we usually use it when we are talking about some kind of action or activity that requires some effort.
That is the end of this expression.
Let’s look at the beginning of this expression: keep up. What does keep up mean? In this expression, keep up means “continue, continue doing something.”
When we put those two parts together, “Keep up the good work” means “Continue doing something well.”
This is something that people say when they want to praise or compliment somebody for doing good work. This is something that a boss might say. Or a coworker. Or just a friend. This is a very nice thing to hear and a nice thing to say. It means “I see that you are doing well. You are performing well, you are doing something well and putting effort into it. And I am encouraging you to continue. You’re doing well, and I think you can continue.”
That is “Keep up the good work,” a good expression that I think you should know.
Outro
This is the end of episode 277 of Everybody ESL. Remember: if you have questions about English, or if you have comments or suggestions for me, or if you would like to record an introduction that I can play at the beginning of future episodes—the same way Elieden Estevam recorded the introduction you heard at the beginning of this episode—send an email to everybodyESL@gmail.com. I’ll be back soon with a new episode, and until then, keep going, keep practicing, and keep up the good work. I’ll see you soon. Goodbye!