AS OR LIKE? 1 (ESL)

level: Intermediate (B1/B2)

Choosing between as and like is a common challenge for English learners. Both can be used for comparisons, but they follow different grammatical rules.

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Choose the best response to complete each of the following sentences.

1. He looks Brad Pitt.✓

2. Guys him are a dime a dozen. ( = very easy to find)✓

3. I saw my brother he was getting off the airplane.✓

4. He's strong, just his father.✓

5. you can see, I'm not really upset.✓

6. He is very much his brother.✓

7. She likes him a friend.✓

8. He wanted to work a journalist.✓

9. I'm tired. I've been working a dog.✓

10. They went to the party boyfriend and girlfriend.✓

11. we all know, Matthew is moving to Argentina.✓

12. She is a sister to me.✓

13. She is as smart I am.✓

14. your doctor, I suggest that you quit smoking.✓

15. He behaved if he were upset.✓

16. He looks Barack Obama.✓

17. My sister sings an angel.✓

18. He was sworn in president.✓

19. He's tall, his brother.✓

20. We worked English teachers in South Korea.✓

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Conversation Questions 1. What famous person do people say you look like? Do you agree?
2. Describe your job or studies as if explaining it to a child.
3. Is there a public figure who acts as a role model for you? Why?
4. Do you tend to do things as you were taught, or find your own way?
5. What animal do you think you are most like in terms of personality? Why?

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