Практическая разработка по английскому языку на тему 'As or Like'

As or Like

1. Complete the following sentences with as or like.

a. ………… a boy, I used to like going for long walks in the early morning.

b. Some adults behave just ……… children when they don’t get their own way.

c. My daughter’s favourite game is to dress up ……… nurses and play hospitals.

d. They use a pencil ………. a thermometer, and take the temperature of all their teddy bears.

e. I’m a very fussy person, who wants everything to be in its right place. I’m …….. you in that way.

f. But I’m not intolerant of other people, ……… you are.

g. In America, ………….. in Europe, unemployment is a growing problem.

h. Andy drinks ……… a fish! I’ve never seen anyone drink so much.

i. My sister was always seen ………. the black sheep of the family.

j. When she was young, she never wore dresses because she wanted to look ………. a boy.

k. I met someone today who went to the same school …….. I did.

l. ………. me, he became a teacher, and then began to write.

m. He’s just got a job ………. director of a small company.

2. Change the structure of the following sentences, but without changing their meaning. Use as… as or not as/so…as. Each sentence has been begun for you.

a. Our children behave much better than theirs. Their children ……… .

b. Their house has a larger garden than ours. Our garden ……… .

c. What I earn in a month, he earns in a week. He earns ……… .

d. I expected the food they served to be nicer than it was. The food ………… .

e. Henry had more champagne than me. I ………. .

f. But I had more mussels than anybody else. Nobody had ………… .

g. The party ended earlier than I thought it would. The party didn’t go on ……… .

h. Fewer people came to the party than he anticipated. There weren’t …….. .

i. Sheila usually behaves dreadfully, but she didn’t this time. Sheila didn’t  …….. .

j. She usually wears a lot of jewellery, but she didn’t tonight. She didn’t ……. .

k. I see less of her than I used to. I don’t see ………. .

l. We enjoyed the evening more than the children. The children ………. .

3. Complete the sentences in an appropriate way.

a. Reports are coming into the news desk of a train crash in southern Scotland. As many as ………. .

b. Some restaurants have a fixed price, no matter how much you have to eat. At ‘The Carvery”, for instance, you can ……… for just £7.50.

c. I used to be able to get to work in an hour. Now it takes me two hours. So it takes me twice ……… .

d. David’s got more money than sense. As well as his house in London, ……… .

e. The city is a bit dangerous at night, but you’ll be perfectly safe as long as ……… .

f. Yes, I think Wednesday would be a good day for you to come. As far as I remember, …………. .

Look at the charts of two people’s monthly expenditure and make sentences.

Expenditure per month

		Last year	Now
	Food	£100	£200
John	Transport	£40	£120
	Entertainment	£100	£150
	Accommodation	£200	£200
	Salary	£500	£990

			Now
	Food		£300
David	Transport		£350
	Entertainment		£900
	Accommodation		£1000
	Salary		£3000