UNACH

LANGUAGES
CAREER

GROUP N 6
Diana Mendoza
Elvis Guaranga
LIKE AND AS

LIKE

Like is used as a preposition and should

be followed by a noun:
"She works in a hotel, like me." - We
both work in a hotel.
The structure of the sentence is usually:
VERB + LIKE + NOUN / PRONOUN.
He speaks like a native speaker.

 Like is also possible in informal spoken

English
I left everything like it was.

AS

As is a conjunction, and can be used

before a clause containing a verb.
The structure of the sentence is usually:
AS + SUBJECT + VERB.
Nobody sings as she does.
NOTE THAT WE SAY AS USUAL / AS
ALWAYS:
Youre late as usual.
As always, Nick was the first to
complain.

 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 (=he expected this before)
Like is not usual in these expressions,
except with say (like I said):
As I said yesterday, Im sure we can solve
the problem. Or like I said yesterday.

COMMON PHRASES

As you know, this is not the first time

your son has been a problem in
class.(you know that.)
As expected, Ben was late for class
again today.
As I said, I hope this is the last time
you are late.
Here is the report,as requested.

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 havent got a car, so we use
the garage as a workshop.

WHEN TO USE AS

We use as to talk about function.

I worked as a teacher for 2 years
when I lived in Barcelona.
She used his chair as a stool to
climb over a wall.

IN COMPARISONS

,we use as adjective as.

Hes not as handsome as his
brother
He jumped as high as he
could.

 In the following comparisons as is a

conjunction its followed by a clause
with a subject and a verb.

He went to Wellington Idiomas to study

English as his father did before him.

Shes a talented singer, as most of her

family were.

LIKE vs. AS

Be careful, in similar sentences that use

LIKE and AS, the meanings of each

sentence are very different. For
example:

As your boss, I must warn you to be
careful. (I am your boss.)
Like your boss, I must warn you to be
careful. (I am not your boss, but he/she
and I have similar attitudes.)

 When listing things that are similar it is

better to avoid 'like' and use 'such as',
as in these examples.

The hero has many engaging qualities

like courage, kindness and compassion.

The hero has many engaging qualities
such as courage, kindness and
compassion.
I have visited many tropical countries
like India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia
and Brunei.
I have visited many tropical countries
such as India, Sri Lanka, Thailand,
Malaysia and Brunei.

EXERCISES

CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER

The situation is quite serious; just _______ we
heard yesterday.
LIKE
AS
From this angle, the building looks _______ the
Empire State Building.
LIKE
AS

 Monkeys live on a variety of fruit _______

bananas, oranges and breadfruit.
LIKE
SUCH AS
The pasta stew looked and tasted _______
porridge.
LIKE
AS
_______ we heard, the hurricane is coming!
LIKE
AS

 We could go down to the beach, just _______

we used to.
LIKE
AS
WRITE THE CORRECT ANSWER LIKE OR AS
Your English is very fluent. I wish I could
speak

you.
like
Don't take my advice if you don't want
to. You
can do
you like.
as
I wish I had a carlike yours.
My neighbour's house is full of
interesting
a museum.
like things. It's
When we asked Sue to help us, she
agreed immediately,
I knew she
as
would.

 Sharon has been working as

a waitress for
the last two months.
We dont need all the bedrooms in the house,
so we use one of as
them a study.
like

her father, Catherine has a very

good voice.
The news that Sue and Jim were getting
marriedas
came
a complete surprise to
me.
My sister is not at all like/as me.
I've had my hair cut, like/as you can see.
Tom has joined a telephone company like/as
product manager.
When James was a student, he worked every
summer like/as a waiter.

 Julie is completely overworked. She works

like/as a slave!
Today is Friday, so today, like/as on every
Friday, we wear casual wear.
Strong leaders, like/as Winston Churchill, are
few and far between.
He's a very good swimmer. He can swim
like/as a fish!