VERBS FOLLOWED BY ‘AS’ ACCEPT CHARACTERISE EXPRESS INTERPRET REFER RECOGNISE Except: consider CLASS KNOW SEE COUNT LOOK ON TREAT DEFINE USE THINK OF DESCRIBE REGARD People regard him as the best actor of his generation He was known as ‘The Doctor’ He treats his step-children as real sons and daughters REWWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING THE VERBS IN BRACKETS: 1.- Susan said that her house was similar to a prison camp (describe) _ 2.- I’d say this film is in the category of those of Spielberg (class) 3.- Nobody thinks that he’s become the leader of his party (regard) _ 4.- She doesn’t want Mary to be her future daughter-in-law (accept) _ 5.- Everybody calls him Prince although that isn’t his real name (know) _ 6.- Don’t hit the nail with your shoe It isn’t a hammer! (use) _ 7.- She said John had been a long-life friend of hers (refer) _ 8.- They thought the adopted child was the same as the rest of their own children (treat) _ 9.- He told the doctor that his pain was something as if someone was hitting his head with a hammer (describe) 10.- He behaves towards his staff in a very friendly way For him, they are equals, which is an improvement on his predecessor, who was an old dragon (treat) _ 11.- Of course, the predecessor never admitted anyone to be his equal (accept) _ 12.- The blurb says it’s tragic, but I would put it into the category of black comedy.(describe) _ (class) 13.- I consider his last books to be the best of his novels (regard) _ 14.- King Edward VII was commonly called ‘The Peacemaker’ (know) _ 15.- Someone once said that fox-hunting was the unspeakable in pursuit of the uneatable (define) _ KEY Susan described her house as a prison camp I’d class this film as those of Spielberg’s Nobody regards him as the future leader of his party she doesn’t accept Mary as her future daughter-in-law He’s known as Prince although that isn’t his real name Don’t use your shoe as a hammer! She referred to Tom as a long-life friends of hers They treated the adopted child as the rest of their own children He described his pain as someone hitting his head with a hammer 10 He treats his staff as equals 11 His predecessor didn’t accept anyone as an equal 12 The blurb describes the film as tragic, but I’d would class it as black comedy 13 I regard his last books as the best of his novels 14 King Edward VII was known as “The Peacemaker” 15 Someone once defined fox-hunting as the unspeakable in pursuit of the uneatable