Phrases with "face"

• Talk until you’re blue in the face – You are wasting your efforts because you will get no
results.
Example: We can talk until we’re blue in the face, but we’ll never agree.

• Put on a brave face – Act as if something unpleasant or upsetting is not as bad as it

really is.
Example: Although the hiker had hurt his foot, he put on a brave face and went on
walking.

• On the face of it – Without knowing all the relevant facts.

Example: On the face of it, cultured meat appears to be the answer as it uses far
fewer resources than organic food.

• Face the music – Be confronted with the unpleasant consequences of one’s actions.
Example: It’s time for you to face the music and admit what you have done.

• Face up to the fact – To accept that a difficult situation exists.

Example: You should face up to the fact that you can’t lose weight because you’re
eating too much fast food.

• Let’s face it – Something that you say before you say something that is unpleasant but
true.
Example: Let’s face it: you didn’t want to give up meat in the first place.

• In the face of – When confronted with.

Example: In the face of strong public opposition, the government will be reviewing their
policies.

Future Tenses

Future continuous - Will/won’t + be + ing form

Talk about an action that will be in progress at a certain time in the future.
Example: She will be studying math next year.

Future Perfect Simple - Will/won’t + have + past participle

Talk about a completed action or event in the future, usually with in, by or before + a time
expression to say when the action is completed.
Example: She will have travelled to six countries in six months by the end of the month.

Future Perfect Continuous - Will/won’t + have been + ing form

Talk about an action that will continue up to a particular time in the future, usually with the time
expression for to focus on the duration of an activity.
Example: I will have been working on this project for ten weeks by the time I finally complete it.

Passive
The passive is formed with the verb be + past participle of the main verb. The tense of a
passive construction is determined by the tense of the verb be. For example:

Passive Structures
• We use being + past participle after the following verbs: like, dislike, hate, enjoy,
prevent, avoid, stop, finish, imagine, remember, suggest, miss, practice, object.
Example: I enjoyed being guided around the chocolate factory.

• We use to be + past participle after the following verbs: expect, want, prefer,
persuade, order, deserve, begin, hope.
Example: We expect our food to be prepared in advanced.

• We use being + past participle after the following prepositions: about, with, without, in,
at, of, for.
Example: I'm interested in being selected for this year's competition.
 Phrases with prepositions
 Most doctors recommend a diet based on the five main food groups. However, recently
there has been a rise in the number of vegetarians in the UK. The reasons for their
choice depend on a number of factors. 'Classic' vegetarians feel empathy for the
animals that are killed. 'Green eaters' are concerned about the impact of eating meat on
the environment. And there are people who feel that they are better off without meat
for health reasons.

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