Изучаем English Unit 117. Like and as
Unit 117; Part A
Like = 'similar to', 'the same as'. You cannot use as in this way:• What a beautiful house! It's like a palace. (not as a palace)
• 'What does Sandra do?' 'She's a teacher, like me.' (not as me)
• Be careful! The floor has been polished. It's like walking on ice. (not as walking)
• It's raining again. I hate weather like this. (not as this)
In these sentences, like is a preposition. So it is followed by a noun (like a palace), a pronoun (like me / like this) or -ing (like walking).
You can also say '... like (somebody/something) doing something':
• 'What's that noise?' 'It sounds like a baby crying.'
Unit 117; Part B
Sometimes like = for example:• Some sports, like motor-racing, can be dangerous.
You can also use such as (= for example):
• Some sports, such as motor-racing, can be dangerous.
Unit 117; Part C
As = in the same way as, or in the same condition as. We use as before subject + verb: • I didn't move anything. I left everything as it was.
• You should have done it as I showed you.
Like is also possible in informal spoken English:
• I left everything like it was.
Compare as and like:
• You should have done it as I showed you. (or like I showed you)
• You should have done it like this. (not as this)
Note that we say as usual / as always:
• You're late as usual.
• As always, Nick was the first to complain.
Unit 117; Part D
Sometimes as (+ subject + verb) has other meanings. For example, after do:• You can do as you like. (= do what you like)
• They did as they promised. (= They did what they promised.)
We also say as you know / as I said / as she expected / as I thought etc. :
• As you know, it's Emma's birthday next week. (= you know this already)
• Andy failed his driving test, as he expected. (= he expected this before)
Like is not usual in these expressions, except with say (like I said):
• As I said yesterday, I'm sure we can solve the problem. or Like I said yesterday ...
Unit 117; Part E
As can also be a preposition, but the meaning is different from like.Compare:| • Sue Casey is the manager of a company. As the manager, she has to make many important decisions. (As the manager = in her position as the manager.) | • Mary Stone is the assistant manager. Like the manager (Sue Casey), she also has to make important decisions. (Like the manager = similar to the manager) |
As (preposition) = in the position of, in the form of etc. :
• A few years ago I worked as a taxi driver. (not like a taxi driver)
• We haven't got a car, so we use the garage as a workshop.
• Many words, for example 'work' and 'rain', can be used as verbs or nouns.
• London is fine as a place to visit, but I wouldn't like to live there.
• The news of the tragedy came as a great shock.
Exercises
In some of these sentences, you need like (not as). Correct the sentences where necessary.Key.3 like her mother
4 people like him
5 OK
6 like most of his friends
7 like talking to the wall
8 OK
9 OK
10 OK
11 like a bomb exploding
12 like a fish
| 1 It's raining again. I hate weather as this. 2 Andy failed his driving test, as he expected. 3 Do you think Caroline looks as her mother? 4 Tim gets on my nerves. I can't stand people as him. 5 Why didn't you do it as I told you to do it? 6 Brian is a student, as most of his friends. 7 You never listen. Talking to you is as talking to the wall. 8 As I said yesterday, I'm thinking of changing my job. 9 Tom's idea seems a good one. Let's do as he suggests. 10 I'll phone you tomorrow as usual, OK? 11 Suddenly there was a terrible noise. It was as a bomb exploding. 12 She's a very good swimmer. She swims as a fish. | weather like this OK _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ |
Complete the sentences using like or as + the following:Key.2 like blocks of ice
3 like a beginner
4 as a tourist guide
5 like a church
6 as a birthday present
7 like winter
8 like a child
a beginner blocks of ice a child a church winter a tourist guide |
2 My feet are really cold. They're ___________________.
3 I've been playing tennis for years, but I still play ___________________.
4 Marion once had a part-time job ___________________.
5 I wonder what that building with the tower is. It looks ___________________.
6 My brother gave me this watch ___________________ a long time ago.
7 It's very cold for the middle of summer. It's ___________________.
8 He's 22 years old, but he sometimes behaves ___________________.
Put in like or as. Sometimes either word is possible.Key.2 like
3 as
4 like
5 like
6 as (like is also possible)
7 like
8 as
9 as
10 like
11 like
12 as
13 as
14 Like
15 as
16 As
17 like
18 as (like is also possible)
1 We heard a noise like a baby crying.
2 Your English is very fluent. I wish I could speak __________ you.
3 Don't take my advice if you don't want to. You can do __________ you like.
4 You waste too much time doing things __________ sitting in cafés all day.
5 I wish I had a car __________ yours.
6 You don't need to change your clothes. You can go out __________ you are.
7 My neighbour's house is full of lots of interesting things. It's __________ a museum.
8 We saw Kevin last night. He was very cheerful, __________ always.
9 Sally has been working __________ a waitress for the last two months.
10 While we were on holiday, we spent most of our time doing energetic things __________ sailing, water skiing and swimming.
11 You're different from the other people I know. I don't know anyone __________ you.
12 We don't need all the bedrooms in the house, so we use one of them __________ a study.
13 The news that Sue and Gary were getting married came __________ a complete surprise to me.
14 __________ her father, Catherine has a very good voice.
15 At the moment I've got a temporary job in a bookshop. It's OK__________ a temporary job, but I wouldn't like to do it permanently.
16 __________ you can imagine, we were very tired after such a long journey.
17 This tea is awful. It tastes __________ water.
18 I think I prefer this room __________ it was, before we decorated it.
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