As, like, as if
Use as in comparisons in the
expression as ... as, with an adjective or adverb in between.
• Basketball is as popular
as football here.
• He can't read as well as
his classmates.
As is also used in the expressions not so .... as and the
same (...) as
• I wouldn't go so far as
that.
• He is the same age as me.
Use like in comparisons followed by a noun
• A movie is not like a
book (NOT not as a book).
• Like other people (NOT as
other people), he values his privacy.
Use as if followed by a clause to compare
a real situation with an imaginary situation
• He talked to them as if
they were children.!! Some people use like in this sort of
comparison
• They act like they own
the place.
It is better not to do this as many people think it is
incorrect!
As if cannot be followed directly by a noun• You
treat them as if they were your parents (NOT as if your parents).
Skilful UK
1 SOMEONE good at doing something
A skilful artist
2 SOMETHING done or made very well
Skilful use of language
Skilfully adverb UK
/ˈkʌltʃərəl/
Merry-go-round
1 [countable] a machine that turns around and around, and has model animals
or cars for children to sit on [= carousel AmE;
= roundaboutBrE]
Roller coaster [countable]
RIDE:
Machine
A large machine that people ride on for fun at a fair:
We went
on loads of rides.
Mosque /mɒsk/ noun [ C ]
[ RELIGION ] a building where Muslims say their prayers
/ˈruːɪn/
/ˈbɑːgɪn/
Surroundings /səˈraʊndɪŋz/ noun [ plural ]
The place where someone or something is and the things
that are in it
Have you got used to your new
surroundings?
greet /griːt/ verb [ T ]
1 WELCOME to welcome someone
He greeted me at the door.
2 REACT to react to something in a particular
way
[ often passive ] His story was greeted with shrieks
of laughter.
Meet and greet…
/rɪˈstɔːr /
/ˈkʌltʃər
/
/ˈkʌltʃərəl/
Breathtaking /ˈbreθˌteɪkɪŋ/ adjective
Very beautiful or surprising
breathtaking
views
breathtakingly
adverb
A short/ten-minute, etc walk
A journey that takes a short time/ten minutes, etc
when you walk.
The station is just a five-minute walk from the house.
Swim 2 /swɪm/ noun [ C ]
[ SPORT ] a time when you swim
I went for a swim before
breakfast.
/ˌmediˈiːvəl/
Jewish /ˈdʒuːɪʃ/ adjective
[ RELIGION , SOCIETY ] relating or belonging to the Jews
Jewish
history/law
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