Naz looks great, except for her earrings. Gal Pal takes Naz jewellery shopping. Watch the video to find out what Gal Pal chooses. What will John think? Click "Start" to view the video and scripts.

Youth Speak II Episode 2 - Jewellery Advice

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Target language - Similes
Two similes introduced
1.	as......as
2.	like ......
* We often compare one thing to another in English. * This is called a simile. * We often make similes with 'as…as' and 'like'.
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Target language - Similes

as......as

The word in between 'as…as' is an adjective or adverb. i.e. as + adjective / adverb + as e.g. She's as kind as her mother.

Negative sentences Put the 'not' before the first 'as' e.g. She's not as kind as her mother.

Questions 'As…as' comes after the verb. e.g. Is she as kind as her mother?

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Target language - Similes

like

To compare two things, 'like' is usually followed by a noun or noun phrase. 'Like' is a preposition here. We often say someone looks like another person. e.g. He looks like Father Christmas in that suit. This floor is wet. It's like walking on the ice.

Negative sentences Put the 'not' before 'like'. e.g. He doesn't look like you.

Questions e.g. What was London like? What did Louis look like without his beard?

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Target language - Similes

as......as

There are many common expressions using 'as…as'. Here are some with their meanings. They are usually used to show that something is really like that.

e.g. as busy as a bee = very busy as strong as an ox = very strong

as bald as a baby's backside as blind as a bat as clean as a whistle as clear as crystal as cold as ice as cunning as a fox as dull as dishwater

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Target language - Similes

(cont) as......as

as keen as mustard as old as the hills as quick as lightning as safe as houses as sick as a dog / parrot as straight as an arrow as strong as an ox as tough as nails / old boots as warm as toast as white as snow / a sheet as mad as a hatter as hard as nails as high as a kite

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Target language - Similes

like

Here are some sentences with common expressions using 'like'.

She ran like the wind. They eat like pigs. Anita can swim like a fish. He's got eyes like a hawk. Jane sleeps like a baby. Bill has been working like a dog.

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