Презентация на тему Confusing words. Part II

function.



For example: Before I became a teacher I worked

as a waiter.

Like has the meaning 'similar to' and is used when comparing things.



For example: I’’ve been working like a dog.

as a jaguar.
Mary is a nurse as her

mother was.
I don't like rice like they cook in Spain.
Why have you bought a new skirt as mine?
He behaves as a baby.
My sister is not at all like me.
She sings like an angel.
I use one of the bedrooms like an office.

like

as

like

like

as

at the side of or next to.




For example: The

house was beside the Thames.

Besides is an adverb or preposition. It means in addition to or also.






For example: Besides water, we carried some fruit.

_________________ football and tennis?
Our company was built right ________________

a lake.
Come and sit here ________________ me, Jack.
There were a lot of people at the party ______________ us.
People choose jobs for other reasons ______________ money.
I was standing right _____________ her all the time.
_____________ Italy, I would like to visit France and Spain.

besides

beside

beside

besides

besides

beside

Besides

something from somebody.



For example: Can I borrow your book?

Lending

is giving for
a time. You lend something to somebody.



For example: If you need a jacket I can lend one to you.