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C. Match the statements and questions with the correct responses.

1. Those clouds are pretty dark.
2. Kyla seems much happier these days.
3. I think Herr Hahn is the best German teacher ever.
4. Do you mind me using the karaoke machine?
5. Did the thunderstorm wake you up in the night?
6. I can’t believe Reuben hasn’t messaged all summer.
7. Did you talk to Brandon after class?
8. Oooh, I hope I never have to go through that again!

a. Are you OK? You look like you’ve seen a ghost.
b. As if! I was completely dead to the world!
c. As if! He’s nowhere near as good as Frau Schultz.
d. I know! It’s as if he’s dropped off the face of the Earth!
e. No, he ran off. I feel as though he’s annoyed with me, but I don’t know why.
f. Not at all, and it sounded as though you were having a good time.
g. Yeah, it looks like it might rain.

h. Yes, it sounds as though she’s getting on better with her stepdad now.

D. Mark the sentences as true (T) or false (F).

1. As if, as though and like have the same meaning in these sentences.
2. Like is more formal, whereas as though is more informal.
3. As if! can also be used on its own to show you disagree with a speaker.

E. Write sentences using as if, as though and like for these pictures.

F. When might you use these phrases? Discuss with a partner.
1. I feel as though the whole world is against me.
2. You look as though you need some chocolate.
3. It sounds as though it was her fault.

4. It seemed as if he was never going to shut up!
5. She spoke to me like I was stupid.

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