Like Vs As

LIKE OR AS? We use LIKE (preposition) to mean “the same as”, “similar to”. It’s followed by a noun, a pronoun or -ing: His house is like a castle/ He’s a doctor, like you/ It sounds like a woman shouting. It can also mean “for example”: I

We use AS to mean “in the position of”, “in the form of”: He worked as a carpenter. We also use it (an not like) before a subject + verb: He left everything as he found it. Expressions with as: as I said, as you know, as I thought, as I expected, as

a) This is Jane Fuller. She works ____ a reporter in an important newspaper. b) She covers different types of news, _____ sports, local news, etc… c) ______ usual, she is having a coffee before going to work. d) Her boss, the editor John Miller, regards her _____ his best reporter. e) _______ the boss, John Miller has to make important decisions regarding the news appearing in the newspaper. And ______ her boss, Jane also h to make decisions on what to include in the articles she writes. f) Before getting a job in the newspaper, Jane, ______ her sisters, worked ______ a waitress in a coffee shop in her hometown, Blackpool. Now that she lives in the city, she thinks Blackpool is fine _________ a place to visit, but she prefers big cities _______ London or Manchester to live. g) Jane knows she has a good job. Jobs _______ this are not easy to find nowadays. She isn’t ____ well paid _____ she expected, but she can afford a big apartment – her friends say it’s ________ a palace! – and she loves what she does. h) These are Anne, Karen and Olivia. They’ve been friends for such a long time that they

are _________ sisters. They met when they were working _______ shop assistants in a shopping centre. They love doing things _____going to the cinema, going to concerts or eating out. i) Last year, Anne was ill for a long time, and the news about her illness came ______ a great shock for her friends. But, ______ they hoped, she got better and she feels _________ a new person now. j) Karen has a flat in the centre, but the three of them use it ______ a meeting point. The flat is in a building, which was used ______ a warehouse during the Second World War. So, it’s really old. Karen says the building is ______ a museum, because it’s full of old stuff nobody wants. Sometimes, the pipes make strange noises ________ a bomb exploding. k) Today, _____ Olivia promised, they are going out for lunch. It’s her birthday and she wants to invite her friends to a fabulous lunch. _____ a present, Karen and Anne have bought her a pair of shoes _______ the ones her favourite actress was wearing in the Oscar awards ceremony.

l) The present has come ______ a complete surprise for Olivia. She didn’t expect such an expensive present! m) _______ always, they are having fun together. n) Later this evening, they’ll do something exciting ________ going ice-skating or going to a concert.