Let's discover what the differences are.

1. LIKE/LOOK
BE LIKE
LOOK LIKE
BY SANTY REQUEJO
ENGLISH TEACHER & TRAINER
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2. LIKE LOOK
She LIKES pizza. Well, she LOOKS angry. So I think
she feels frustrated.
VERBS
What does she like? How does she feel?
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3. BE LIKE
Julianne’s
daughter is LIKE
her mother
Julianne.
They both have
long hair.
What is
Julianne’s
daughter like?
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4. BE LIKE
They are
working in a
new building.
What’s the
building LIKE?
It’s beautiful.
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5. LOOK LIKE
Ann looks like her sister Clara. They both
wear glasses.
CLARA
ANN Who does Ann look like?
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6. LOOK LIKE
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What does he look like?
He is tall and
handsome.

7. QUESTIONS
What does Alex like?
(=what are his preferences).
Alex likes football. He also likes
Chinese food and of course he
likes his car!
What does Alex look like?
(=describe his appearance).
He is tall and handsome, and
he dresses well.
He's a big guy. He looks like a
boxer.
Who does Alex look like?
(=his similarity with another
person).
He looks like his father really,
but in some ways he also looks
like George Clooney.
What is Alex like?
(=describe his personality).
He is nice and friendly and
always willing to help -
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8. • USES OF LIKE IN QUESTIONS
• THE WORD LIKE IS USED IN DIFFERENT WAYS TO ASK QUESTIONS.
SUCH QUESTIONS WITH LIKE MAY HAVE DIFFERENT MEANINGS.
• LIKE MAY BE USED TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT:
• PERSONALITY OR THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SOMETHING.
• PREFERENCES.
• PHYSICAL APPEARANCE.
• HOBBIES.
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9. • TALKING ABOUT PERSONALITY OR THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF SOMETHING
• LIKE CAN BE USED TO ASK ABOUT PERSONALITY OR THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF SOMETHING:
• EXAMPLE:
• WHAT'S YOUR FRIEND LIKE? → HE'S NICE.
• WHAT'S THE HOUSE LIKE? → IT'S HUGE.
• WHAT WAS THE WEATHER LIKE? → IT WAS SUNNY.
• LIKE IN THE ABOVE EXAMPLES IS USED AS A PREPOSITION.
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10. • TALKING ABOUT PREFERENCES
• LIKE CAN BE USED TO TALK ABOUT PREFERENCES.
• EXAMPLES:
• WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO EAT? → FISH, PLEASE.
• WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO NEXT WEEKEND? → GO
SIGHTSEEING.
• LIKE IS USED IN THESE QUESTIONS AS A VERB.
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11. • TALKING ABOUT HOBBIES
• TO ASK ABOUT HOBBIES, USE LIKE IN QUESTIONS AS
FOLLOWS:
• WHAT DOES HE LIKE DOING? → HE LIKES SINGING.
• WHAT DO YOU LIKE DOING? → I LIKE READING.
• LIKE IN THESE EXAMPLES IS USED AS A VERB.
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12. • TALKING ABOUT PHYSICAL APPEARANCE OR RESEMBLANCE
• LIKE MAY BE USED IN QUESTIONS TO ASK ABOUT PHYSICAL
APPEARANCE.
• EXAMPLES:
• WHAT DOES HE LOOK LIKE? → HE IS TALL AND HAS GOT BLACK
LONG HAIR.
• WHAT DOES SHE LOOK LIKE? → SHE IS BEAUTIFUL. SHE HAS BROWN
EYES AND SHORT BLACK HAIR.
• WHO DO YOU LOOK LIKE? → I LOOK JUST LIKE MY FATHER.
• WHO DOES SHE LOOK LIKE? → SHE LOOKS LIKE HER
GRANDMOTHER.
• LIKE IN THE ABOVE QUESTIONS IS USED AS A PREPOSITION.
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•What is he like?
•He’s nice. He’s friendly and chatty.
What is he like? = asks about
personality
•– Who is he like?
•– He’s quite like his mother. They both have brown eyes.
•– He’s like his father. They’re both quite ambitious.
Who is he like? = asks about
physical similarity or similar
character to another person
•What does he look like?
•– He’s tall and slim.
What does he look like? = asks
for a physical description
•Who does he look like?
•– I think he looks like his mother.
Who does he look like? = asks
about physical similarity

14. How
asking about manner How does this machine work?
asking about condition or
quality
How was your exam?
how +
adjective/adverb
asking about extent or
degree
see examples below
how far distance
How far is Lima from
Chiclayo?
how long length (time or space) How long will it take?
how many quantity (countable) How many cars are there?
how much quantity (uncountable)
How much money do you
have?
how old age How old are you?
how come (informal)
asking for reason, asking
How come I can't see her?
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15. • SANTY REQUEJO SALDAÑA IS A FULL-TIME ENGLISH TEACHER,
COORDINATOR, AND ACADEMIC MENTOR AT ICPNA-CHICLAYO.
• MS. REQUEJO HAS A B.A. IN SPANISH AND A SECOND SPECIALTY DEGREE
IN “TEACHING ENGLISH AS FOREIGN LANGUAGE”. SHE FINISHED THE
COURSE: “CRITICAL THINKING” GIVEN BY THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON.
U.S.A. SHE HAS STUDIED HER MASTER COURSE IN “TEACHING ENGLISH AS
A FOREIGN LANGUAGE” (FUNIBER).
• SHE WENT TO COSTA RICA TO TAKE A COURSE: “TEACHING ENGLISH TO
SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGE” (TESOL) AT SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL
TRAINING AND ATTENDED A WORKSHOP GIVEN TO ENGLISH TEACHERS
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, ARKANSAS, USA. SHE HAS ATTENDED
DIFFERENT ON-LINE COURSES GIVEN BY THE AMERICAN ENGLISH TEAM.
SHE HAS RECENTLY BEEN INVITED TO THE 2019 BNC FACULTY
DEVELOPMENT EXCHANGE (FDE), AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, IOWA
STATE OF THE U.S.A. IN APRIL, IMPLEMENTED BY WORLD CHICAGO.
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