Synonym for 'keep it up'?

[Torsten]

Hi, could you please tell me another phrase that has a similar meaning to 'keep it up'? I have to create students' learning profiles and I'd like to use different phrases to encourage them.

Thanks in advance,
Torsten

TOEIC listening, photographs: Down hill skiing

[Alan]

Hi Torsten,

How about:

Carry on the good work/Keep up the good work/Carry on with the good work/Maintain your usual high standard?

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[Gypsy1900]

CONTINUE, MAINTAIN, GO ON,

[Torsten]

Yes Alan, that sounds good. I actually was also thinking of something like 'it seems you are going from strength to strength and I'm sure you will continue that way.'
What do you think of that?
T

TOEIC listening, photographs: Whitewater kayaking

[Alan]

Hi,

Even better! and also 'You're making great strides ...

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[Torsten]

Yes, the 'stride line' is a very good one too!

TOEIC listening, photographs: The cycle race

[Spearhead]

What about "you are making good headway"? Is that phrase acceptable too?
Cheers
Olaf

[Alan]

Hi,

Useful phrase in itself but to me it suggests that the person doing it is a bit of a plodder. You know, they're making progress but it's a slow business.

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[Conchita]

Here's my 'grain of salt':

(You're doing an) excellent job. Keep at it!
Good job -- you're making great progress.
You're progressing in leaps and bounds.
Your hard work is paying off.
Well done. You're doing (really) well/great/(just) fine/a fantastic job/a cracking job.

[Mister Micawber]

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Now, how about the plodders (Alan's term)?--

Time to pull up your socks!
Better get it in gear!
Move it or milk it!
Look alive-- the vultures are circling overhead!
Are you going to fool around all day or are you going to study English?
That stunk! Do you want to be a low intermediate all your life?
etc.
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[Conchita]

:lol:

MM, I have a sneaky suspicion that students at the receiving end won't be half as amused as I am by your exhortations!

[Haihao]

[Conchita]

'Grain of salt', as I've used it, is a French idiom: mettre son grain de sel, which means 'put in/throw in your two cents/tuppence (worth)' or 'give your opinion'.

The English idiom 'take something with a grain/pinch of salt' has a different meaning, which is 'not to believe something completely'.

[Torsten]

What do you think of this:

Your results are great, congratulations!

And what about the word "kudos" -- do you use it and if so how?

Another phrase I've just remembered is "Keep on trying!".

TOEIC listening, photographs: Relaxing