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Grammar fix

stay healthy

keep well

to continue being in good physical or mental condition, often by making good choices about food, exercise, and lifestyle.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • I try to eat lots of vegetables and exercise regularly to stay healthy.health
  • In my opinion, it's important to stay healthy by having a balanced diet and getting enough sleep, especially when life gets busy.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: stay healthy

WrongI want to stay in health.

RightI want to stay healthy.

'Stay healthy' (adjective), not 'stay in health'.

Patternstay healthy

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff It is important to maintain one's physical well-being.

Natural It's important to stay healthy.

Natural; 'maintain one's physical well-being' is a brochure phrase.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • stay healthy
    keepfit and healthyin order toways to

Don't confuse it

'Be healthy' means you are healthy now; 'stay healthy' means you keep being healthy in the future.

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