26th March 2020. like and as	
Like	As	
Like = similar to, the same as: (похожий на, такой же как)
o	What a beautiful house! It’s like a palace. (not as a palace)
o	Be careful! The floor has been polished. It’s like walking on ice. (not as walking)
o	It’s raining again. I hate weather like this. (not as this)
o	‘What’s that noise?’ ‘It sounds like a baby crying.’ (not as a baby crying)
In these examples, like is a preposition. So it is followed by a noun (like a palace), a pronoun (like this) or -ing (like walking). В этих примерах like –предлог. После него следует существительное, местоимение или герундий.

Sometimes like = for example. You can also use such as:
Иногда like = например
o	I enjoy water sports, like surfing, scuba diving and water-skiing. or
o	I enjoy water sports, such as surfing …
We also use like in this way (+ subject + verb):
o	I left everything like it was.
Like can be used with say only  (like I said):
As I said yesterday, I’m sure we can solve the problem. or Like I said yesterday …	As = in the same way as, in the same condition as.
(тем же способом, в тех же условиях)
We use as with subject (S) + verb (V):
o	I didn’t move anything. I left everything as it was.
o	You should have done it as I showed you.

We say as usual / as always:
o	You’re late as usual.
o	As always, Nick was the first to complain.
We say the same as … :
o	Your phone is the same as mine. (not the same like)

Sometimes as (+ subject + verb) has other meanings. For example, after do:
o	You can do as you like. (= do what you like)
o	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. :
o	As you know, it’s Emma’s birthday next week. (= you know this already)
o	Andy failed his driving test, as he expected. (= he expected this before)	
Compare as and like. You can say:
o	You should have done it as I showed you. or … like I showed you. but You should have done it like this. (not as this)
As can also be a preposition (as + noun), but the meaning is different from like.
o	As a taxi driver, I spend most of my working life in a car.(I am a taxi driver, it’s my job.)
o	Everyone in the family wants me to drive them to places. I’m like a taxi driver.(I’m not a taxi driver, but I’m like one.)
As (preposition) = in the position of, in the form of etc. :
o	Many years ago I worked as a photographer. (I was a photographer)
o	Many words, for example ‘work’ and ‘rain’, can be used as verbs or nouns.
o	London is fine as a place to visit, but I wouldn’t like to live there.
o	The news of the tragedy came as a great shock.	
Put in like or as. Sometimes either word is possible.
1. We heard a noise like a baby crying.
2. I wish I had a car_____ yours.
3. Hannah has been working________ a waitress for the last two months.
4. We saw Kevin last night. He was very cheerful, ________always.
5. You waste a lot of time doing things________sitting in cafes all day.
6. ________you can imagine, we were very tired after such a long journey.
7. Tom showed me some photos of the city_______ it was thirty years ago.
8. My neighbour’s house is full of interesting things. It’s ______a museum.
9. In some countries in Asia, _______Japan, Indonesia and Thailand, traffic drives on the left.
10. The weather hasn’t changed. It’s the same ______yesterday.
11. You’re different from the other people I know. I don’t know anyone else______you.
12. The news that they are getting married came_______ a complete surprise to me.
13. This tea is awful. It tastes ______water.
14. Suddenly there was a terrible noise. It was ______a bomb exploding.
15. Right now I’m working in a shop. It’s not great, but it’s OK ________a temporary job.
16. Brian is a student, ________most of his friends 	

Все материалы из книги  R. Murphy  «English grammar in use»