Like/as

As is used

1. for similarities. She's just like a big baby.

(She is not a baby though.)

2. after: feel, look, smell, sound + noun.

It sounds like jazz.

He looks like Charles.

3. with nouns, pronouns or -ing form to express similarity.

This tastes like coffee.

Is that your Dad? You look like him.

(not: You look as him.)

It was like flying in a balloon.

1. to say what sb or sth really is (jobs or roles).

She works as a pilot. (She's a pilot.)

Liz Taylor was brilliant as Cleopatra.

2. in certain expressions: as usual, as...as, as much, such as, the same as.

He came late as usual.

3. after: accept, be known, class, describe,

refer to, regard, use. He's regarded as the

best jazz singer of all time.

4. in clauses of manner to mean "in the way that". Do it as I showed you.

  

1. Fill in: as or like.

Mary:  What do you want to do when you grow up, Fred?

Fred:   I'd like to work 1) ...... a chef in a big hotel.

Mary:Oh no! I've worked in a kitchen before. It's 2)....................... working in an oven.

Fred:At least it wouldn't be 3)…..boring 4)……working in a bank.

Mary:Don't you want to be something more interesting, such 5)…...................... a lawyer, or a doctor?

Fred:No, I'd prefer to do something creative 6)……….cooking. I could never see myself 7)……….a lawyer or a doctor.

Mary:You're just 8)......................... my brother. He's always saying things 9)…..that.

2. Fill in: as or like.

Mr Brown works 1) ...as... a gardener. Although he regards his job 2)…..interesting, he works 3)……a slave and gets so dirty that he looks more 4)….a miner at the end of the day. He doesn't earn 5)………much money 6)……his wife, because she works 7)…….a teacher. Her job sounds 8)… fun, but, although she doesn't work 9)……hard 10)…..her husband, she has just 11)… many problems. Sometimes she feels 12)…..screaming because the children are naughty.

3. Fill in: as or like.

1. He's been learning English for a few years but he still speaks…. a beginner.

 2. My feet are really cold. They're………blocks of ice.

3. Margaret once had a part-time job ……. a tourist' guide.

4. We don't need all the bedrooms in the house, so we use one of them…. a study.

5. His house is full of lots of interesting things. It's…..................... a museum,

6. Have you ever worked ...... ............. a labourer on a building site?

7. The news that he was getting married came … а complete surprise to me.

8. He's 35 but he sometimes behaves ….................. a child.

9. Your English is very fluent. I wish I could speak... …….you.

10. You needn't take my advice if you don't want to. You can do ...... you like.

11. He wastes too much time doing things … sitting in cafes all day.

12. There's no need to change your clothes. You can go out ......................... you are.

13. The weather's terrible for the middle of summer. It's…............ winter.

14.He's decided to give up his job ... a journalist and become a teacher.

15 think I prefer this room …..................... it was, before we decorated it.

16.When we asked Jack to help us, he agreed immediately …....... I knew he would.

17.  While we were on holiday, we spent most of our time doing energetic things……sailing, water-skiing and swimming.

18. Ann's been working … a waitress for the last few weeks.

4. Fill in: as or like.

1 Your English is very fluent. I wish I could speak…you.

2 You need not take my advice if you do not want to. You can do …you like.

3 He wastes too much time doing things …sitting in cafes all day.

4 My feet are really cold. They are …blocks of ice.

5 Do you think Ann looks…your mother?

6 He really gets on my nerves. I can^,t stand people...him.

7 Why didn^,t you do it...I told you to do it?

8 …I told yesterday, I am thinking of going to Canada.

9 This coffee is terrible. It tastes…water.

10 He never listens. Talking to him is…talking to a wall.

11 I shall phone you tomorrow evening, …usual, okay?

12 Suddenly there was a terrible noise.It was …a bomb exploding.

13 She is a really good swimmer. She swims …a fish.

14 Margaret once had a part-time job…a tourist guide.

15 His house is full of lots of interesting things. It is …a museum.

16 He is 35 but he sometimes behaves…a child.

17 Mary has been working …waitress for the last few weeks.

18 The weather is terrible for summer. It is …winter.

19 He decided to give up his job…a journalist and become a teacher.

20 She looks beautiful- …a princess.