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- Well hey there, I'm Emma from mmmEnglish. Today we're gonna bust out some awesome phrases
- using 'keep'. Now I know what you're thinking,
- this is a really common English verb but we're going to focus on accuracy today,
- using these phrases correctly. So we'll practise some common collocations,
- words that are often used together with 'keep'. And if you're wondering why that's a good idea,
- it's a good idea to practise words together, well, because learning words together in chunks
- is going to help you to sound more natural when you speak.
- You'll be using words exactly as native speakers do when they speak not as Google Translate tells you to,
- which often sounds really unnatural and strange. So everybody keep calm, stay focused.
- You're about to learn fifteen common collocations with 'keep'.
- Now the verb 'keep' has two main uses. Firstly, we use it to explain that
- we have or we retain possession of something and that's why it's often used with the noun 'secret'
- or 'promise'. So you need to retain possession of that secret, right?
- And not share it with anyone else. My friend just told me that she's pregnant
- but she doesn't want anyone else to know yet. I don't know how I'll keep it a secret!
- Or we can say: I don't know how I'll keep her secret! You said you'd arrive by Monday.
- I just hope that you can keep your promise. We need you here.
- We also keep something safe and this means to look after it, right?
- To look after something. When I was back home in Melbourne over Christmas,
- my mum pulled out my primary school uniform. She'd been keeping it safe all these years.
- I had no idea. Keep it somewhere safe
- so you know where to find it when you need it/ Do you have something that you're keeping safe
- right now? See if you can use this expression and write a sentence
- about it in the comments below. What about 'keep in mind'
- which has quite a literal meaning, you know. You keep something in your mind, you remember it,
- right, until you need it. So when you get some helpful advice from someone
- you can say: Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. Keep in mind that there are five vegetarians
- coming for dinner so we may need to prepare their meals separately.
- Hopefully, you keep a few of these expressions in mind so that you can use them later.
- 'Keep' can also mean to remain in a certain condition or position which is why we always say:
- Keep quiet! Remain quiet.
- Ben kept quiet while she explained what had happened. And 'Keep away!'
- 'Keep away' means to stay or remain at that distance. Keep away from the sand dunes,
- there are snakes in there! Now if you're advising someone or you're warning them,
- you can use 'Keep your distance'
- When the monkeys started fighting, the ranger told us to keep our distance.
- And of course, you can tell someone that you want to remain in contact with them by saying: Keep in touch.
- Keep in touch. Now this is usually with someone who you don't
- see very often and as you're leaving you might say: Well, it was great bumping into you.
- Let's keep in touch. I shared a few extra examples about that expression
- up here in this video, so you can check it out later. 'Keep up'
- or 'keep up with' is a really handy phrasal verb, especially if you're falling behind
- and there's a couple of meanings. You can use it when you're
- falling behind in your understanding. It's really hard to keep up with native speakers
- when they speak at natural pace. Or if you're walking with someone who's really slow,
- you might say: Come on, keep up!
- They're physically far behind so you can use 'keep up' in a physical sense as well.
- Okay so there are a heap of expressions using 'keep' that we use to help get organised and stay informed.
- We keep track of things, we keep tabs on stuff. We keep people posted and we keep up to date.
- These are just a few. So let's take a look at a few examples.
- 'To keep track of something' has two different meanings actually,
- depending on whether that something is a physical object or it's information.
- If it's a physical object, then keeping track of it means that you know where it is.
- I'm sorry, I am listening to you. I'm just trying to keep track of where my kids have gone.
- Now if you're not talking about a physical thing, like your kids, then 'keeping track of it'
- means that you're staying informed. You've got up-to-date information
- and it's really clear in your mind. I use Google Calendar to keep track of all of my
- appointments and meetings. Is there anything in your life that you find difficult
- to keep track of? Let me know about it in the comments. Hey a super quick reminder to subscribe to my channel
- if you haven't already. If you have subscribed,
- then let me know in the comments because I like to keep track of
- who my regular students are. To keep tabs on someone or something,
- it's similar to keeping track of them but it means to watch something or someone carefully,
- to monitor their activity, to keep an eye on things. I try to keep tabs on my bank account
- so that I don't spend too much. If you're anything like me you like to feel organised
- and you like to have everything under control. Is that what you're like?
- Anyway, we can use 'keep with on top of' to say exactly that.
- I like to keep on top of things, most often it's used in this really general way with things.
- But you can make it a little bit more specific by saying something like:
- I like to keep on top of all my admin tasks at work. I do a little bit every day.
- So as I said earlier we use 'keep' in expressions when we want to have all of the information
- about something. For example, we like to keep up to date, don't we?
- Some people read the news every morning to keep up to date with world affairs.
- Do you like to keep up to date with world affairs? I do but I don't read the news every day.
- Most of the time the stories feel like they're quite negative, you know, all of the negative things
- from around the world and I start feeling really depressed.
- But I have a friend who's a journalist and she usually keeps me posted if there are any major stories breaking.
- Now you can use this expression when you're letting someone know that you'll give them updated
- information as soon as you receive it. It sounds a little bit formal right but this expression
- can actually be used all of the time, you know, if you're trying to organise dinner with friends
- and one of them may need to work late or they can't get a babysitter
- and they're unsure if they can come, you could say: No worries, but keep me posted.
- I may need to change our booking. A more formal way of saying this exact same thing is
- 'Keep me informed'. So this expression is more appropriate in the workplace
- and it's a little too formal to use with friends. Talking about a product order for the clothing company
- that you work for, you might say to your boss: I'll make sure that you're kept informed
- if there are any substantial changes to the shipment or the delivery dates.
- So you're letting your boss know that you can deal with the problem
- but you'll definitely update them and share important information with them.
- So did you keep up with me all the way through this video?
- I hope so! If not, never mind, the brilliant thing about all of my lessons
- here on YouTube is that you can go back and watch them again at any time.
- In fact, you can even go back and slow down or increase the speed of the video which is super cool.
- Now that we've been through fifteen expressions, I'm setting you a little bit of homework.
- I want you to try and use five of these expressions together in a comment below this video.
- So let me see that you're using them in ways that are meaningful to you.
- It's the best way to try and remember these expressions, you know, and make them relevant to you.
- How can you use them to talk about your daily life? Now if you get in early, I'll be down there giving feedback
- and checking that you're using all of those expressions correctly.
- If you're ready right now to keep going, then head into this lesson right here
- and I'll meet you in there. See you soon!