¿Look Like o Be Like?
Aprende a hablar de cómo se ven las personas y de cómo se comportan con "look like" y "be like".
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Questions with solutions-
1. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Sobre qué trata esta pregunta?
What does your brother look like?
- His favorite activities.
- His face, hair, and height.
- His job.
Piensa en lo que puedes ver.
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- His face, hair, and height.
"What does someone look like?" pide una descripción que puede ayudarte a reconocer a la persona.
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2. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿A qué pregunta corresponde esta respuesta?
Our new teacher is kind and patient.
- What does your new teacher look like?
- What does your new teacher like?
- What's your new teacher like?
Amable y paciente describen cómo se comporta alguien.
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- What's your new teacher like?
"What's someone like?" puede usarse para preguntar cómo se comporta esa persona con los demás.
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3. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué respuesta menciona a una persona con un rostro parecido?
Who does Emma look like?
- She looks like her father.
- She has brown eyes.
- She is very friendly.
Observa la palabra interrogativa "who".
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- She looks like her father.
"Who does she look like?" pregunta a qué persona se parece ella.
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4. Completa el espacio en blanco.
Rosa has the same face and hair as her mom. Rosa ___ her mom.
- looks
- look like
- looks like
Rosa es una sola persona y las palabras que siguen nombran a otra persona.
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Rosa has the same face and hair as her mom. Rosa looks like her mom.
Usa "looks like" con "he", "she" o el nombre de una persona al comparar la apariencia.
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5. Completa el espacio en blanco.
People enjoy talking to Ben because he ___ friendly.
- is like
- is
- looks like
"Friendly" describe a Ben; no nombra a otra persona.
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People enjoy talking to Ben because he is friendly.
No necesitas "like" antes de una palabra descriptiva como "friendly" o "quiet".
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6. Completa el espacio en blanco.
A: What ___ your cousin look like?
B: He has short hair and wears glasses.- does
- is
- has
La pregunta ya contiene el verbo "look".
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A: What does your cousin look like?
B: He has short hair and wears glasses.Las preguntas con "look like" usan "do" o "does". Las preguntas con "be like" usan una forma de "be".
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7. Completa el espacio en blanco.
A: What ___ your new neighbors like?
B: They're quiet and friendly.- do
- are
- does
La respuesta describe a más de una persona.
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A: What are your new neighbors like?
B: They're quiet and friendly."Neighbors" significa más de una persona, por lo que la pregunta usa "are" con "be like".
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8. Elige la respuesta correcta.
Quieres saber qué comida le gusta a tu nuevo compañero de cuarto. ¿Qué pregunta sirve para averiguarlo?
- What does your roommate look like?
- What's your roommate like?
- What does your roommate like to eat?
Esta pregunta trata sobre algo que le gusta a la persona.
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- What does your roommate like to eat?
"Like to eat" pregunta por la comida que le gusta a alguien. No describe su apariencia ni cómo se comporta.
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9. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué quiere decir el hablante?
I'm not like my brother. I'm quiet, but he talks a lot.
- They act differently.
- They have different faces.
- The speaker does not like his brother.
El hablante compara cuánto hablan.
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- They act differently.
Ser diferente de alguien no significa que esa persona te caiga mal.
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10. Completa el espacio en blanco.
Esta oración compara cómo se comportan Mia y su tía, no su apariencia.
Mia ___ her aunt: they are both calm and kind.
- looks like
- is like
- likes
La oración dice que se comportan de manera similar.
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Mia is like her aunt: they are both calm and kind.
Dos personas pueden parecerse porque se comportan de manera similar, aunque tengan una apariencia diferente.
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11. Completa el espacio en blanco.
La oración se refiere a sus rostros y su cabello.
Dan has dark hair and a round face. His brother has red hair and a long face. Dan ___ his brother.
- doesn't looks like
- isn't look like
- doesn't look like
Después de "doesn't", usa la forma básica del verbo.
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Dan has dark hair and a round face. His brother has red hair and a long face. Dan doesn't look like his brother.
Después de "doesn't", el verbo se mantiene como "look", sin una -s adicional.
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12. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué respuesta describe cómo se comportaba con otras personas en ese entonces?
What was your grandma like as a child?
- She was shy and didn't talk much.
- She had long brown hair.
- She is friendly and talks to everyone now.
La pregunta se refiere a ella cuando era niña, no a cómo es hoy.
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- She was shy and didn't talk much.
"What was someone like?" pregunta sobre el pasado. Las personas pueden cambiar a medida que crecen.
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13. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué respuesta contesta la última pregunta?
A: What's your roommate like?
B: She has long hair.
A: I mean, is she easy to live with?- She's tall and has brown hair.
- She's quiet and keeps our apartment clean.
- She looks like her older sister.
Piensa en compartir una vivienda con alguien.
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- She's quiet and keeps our apartment clean.
"Easy to live with" se refiere al comportamiento diario, no al cabello ni a la estatura.
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14. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué oración coincide con ambas ideas?
In the photo, Leo looks like a serious person. But he loves making people laugh.
- He looks funny, but he is serious.
- He looks serious, and he does not like making people laugh.
- He looks serious, but he is funny.
Su apariencia en la foto es diferente de su manera de actuar.
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- He looks serious, but he is funny.
Una foto muestra la apariencia de alguien, pero puede que no muestre cómo actúa.
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15. Elige la respuesta correcta.
¿Qué oración compara tanto la apariencia de Sofia como su manera de actuar?
Sofia has curly red hair, just like her mom. Her dad has straight black hair. Sofia and her dad are calm; her mom gets angry easily.
- Sofia looks like her mom but is like her dad.
- Sofia looks like her dad but is like her mom.
- Sofia looks like her mom and is like her mom.
Piensa primero en el cabello y luego en cómo actúa cada persona.
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- Sofia looks like her mom but is like her dad.
Podemos parecernos físicamente a un familiar y tener una forma de ser similar a la de otro. Nuestra apariencia y nuestra manera de actuar no siempre están relacionadas.