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Like and As If Exercises

This document contains exercises to practice using common phrases to describe situations and appearances. 1. The exercises provide sample dialogues using phrases like "you look like you've been in a fight" and "it sounds like you're having a good time." 2. Students are asked to use phrases beginning with "It looks like..." or "It sounds like..." to describe scenarios where someone may need to see a doctor, there was an accident, or people are having an argument. 3. Another exercise has students complete sentences using the phrase "as if" to describe how people might look or what they express, such as looking exhausted or as if they haven't eaten in a week. 4.

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Like and As If Exercises

This document contains exercises to practice using common phrases to describe situations and appearances. 1. The exercises provide sample dialogues using phrases like "you look like you've been in a fight" and "it sounds like you're having a good time." 2. Students are asked to use phrases beginning with "It looks like..." or "It sounds like..." to describe scenarios where someone may need to see a doctor, there was an accident, or people are having an argument. 3. Another exercise has students complete sentences using the phrase "as if" to describe how people might look or what they express, such as looking exhausted or as if they haven't eaten in a week. 4.

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Unit

Exercises 118
118.1 What do you say in these situations? Use the words in brackets to make your sentence.
1 You meet Bill. He has a black eye and blood on his face. (look / like / be / a fight)
You say to him: You look like you’ve been in a fight.
2 Claire comes into the room. She looks absolutely terrified. (look / as if / see / a ghost)
You say to her: What’s the matter? You
3 You have just run one kilometre, but you are exhausted. (feel / like / run / a marathon)
You say: I
4 Joe is on holiday. He’s talking to you on the phone and sounds happy.
(sound / as if / have / a good time)
You say to him: You

118.2 Make sentences beginning It looks like … or It sounds like … .


you should see a doctor there’s been an accident they’re having an argument
it’s going to rain she isn’t coming they don’t have any
1 Sarah said she would be here an hour ago.
You say: It looks like she isn’t coming.
2 The sky is full of black clouds.
You say: It
3 You hear two people shouting at each other next door.
You say:
4 You see an ambulance, some policemen and two damaged cars at the side of the road.
You say:
5 You and a friend are in a supermarket. You’re looking for bananas, but without success.
You say:
6 Dave isn’t feeling well. He tells you all about it.
You say:

118.3 Complete the sentences with as if. Choose from the box, putting the verbs in the correct form.

she / enjoy / it I / be / crazy he / not / eat / for a week


he / need / a good rest she / hurt / her leg he / mean / what he / say
I / not / exist she / not / want / come
1 Mark looks very tired. He looks as if he needs a good rest .
2 I don’t think Paul was joking. He looked .
3 What’s the matter with Lisa? She’s walking .
4 Paul was extremely hungry and ate his dinner very quickly.
He ate .
5 I looked at Sarah during the movie. She had a bored expression on her face.
She didn’t look .
6 I told my friends about my plan. They were amazed.
They looked at me .
7 I phoned Kate and invited her to the party, but she wasn’t very enthusiastic.
She sounded .
8 I went into the office, but nobody spoke to me or looked at me.
Everybody ignored me .

118.4 These sentences are like the ones in Section D. Complete each sentence using as if.
1 Andy is a terrible driver. He drives as if he were the only driver on the road.
2 I’m 20 years old, so please don’t talk to me a child.
3 Steve has never met Nicola, but he talks about her his best friend.
4 We first met a long time ago, but I remember it yesterday.

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