Nick Keyte

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[Nick Keyte @imnickkeyte]

@roma_mundi thanks! I've got some new podcasts and an interactive job interview on YouTube you might be interested in!

[Nick Keyte @imnickkeyte]

Check out my new podcasts - English that Sticks! FREE courses for improving your English!

Here's a clip from the first episode of the class on 'get around to'

Check out the rest of the episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and many more: https://t.co/tZDFEBIbZC

[Nick Keyte @imnickkeyte]

New INTERACTIVE job interview to practise your English and interview skills! Learn lots and be careful how you reply!! Enjoy and GOOD LUCK! #businessenglish #interactive

https://t.co/DkIEugYQzm

[Dani Rovira @DANIROVIRA]

A ver…¿ká paso con lo de “jaja no, kápasao?

[Nick Keyte @imnickkeyte]

"to rig" in context!

"The accusations of match-rigging aren't going to going away any time soon"

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"to rig" in context!

"How many boxing matches do you reckon are rigged?"

"There are accusations of election-rigging in the US"

"They believe that he rigged the tournament, investigations are being made"

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This week "to rig" in context!

This verb means that an election, sport event, competition or something similar has been manipulated secretly to try to get a desired result. The adjective is 'rigged'

"Ghana's minority leader says the election has been rigged"

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'kinda' and 'sorta' in context!

"This sorta thing annoys me"

"It's getting kinda cold, let's go home"

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'kinda' and 'sorta' in context!

"He says he hasn't got round to doing the work. This was bound to happen; work-wise you can't depend on him for anything! It's getting kinda ridiculous by this point"

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'kinda' and 'sorta' in context!

- don't you think he looks like Tom Selleck?
- yeah, kinda

"Quantum entanglement is sorta mind-blowing, I wanna learn more about it"

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'kinda' and 'sorta' in context!

Remember these are informal and relaxed uses of language!

"He's kinda moody today, I wouldn't talk to him if I were you"

"That's exactly the sorta thing I'm into!"

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[Nick Keyte @imnickkeyte]

@mrblokker Yes! When speaking it doesn't sound too informal, but written is very informal

[Nick Keyte @imnickkeyte]

This week, 'kinda' and 'sorta' in context!

These are abbreviations of 'kind of' and 'sort of'.

"What kinda pizza do you want?"

"It's sorta cold here, isn't it?"

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More 'to be bound to' in context!

"You're bound to make mistakes in life. You can't always control that. what you can control is how you react to the mistakes."

"Problems are bound to appear throughout life. It's best to always pick yourself up and carry on"

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More 'to be bound to' in context!

"There is bound to be an argument about this, I can already hear the shouting!"

"Let's discuss the obstacles that are bound to come up"

"This was bound to happen sooner or later, don't punish yourself too much"

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[Nick Keyte @imnickkeyte]

@mrblokker Yes this is another use, for destinations. You can also say "we're New York-bound" etc.

[Nick Keyte @imnickkeyte]

This week, 'to be bound to' in context!

"It's bound to rain tomorrow, let's cancel the walk"

"She's bound to make an inappropriate comment, she always does!"

"There are bound to be some problems at the beginning of the project, there always are"

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[Nick Keyte @imnickkeyte]

This week, 'to be bound to' in context!

This expresses that something is definitely or almost definitely going to happen. It refers to something in the future but grammatically it's in the present (although we'll see a past variation soon)

"He's bound to lie"

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'get out of doing something' in context!

"He always tries to get out of cleaning the kitchen, but it doesn't normally work"

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'get out of doing something' in context!

"Looks like I got out of writing an example yesterday!"

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