The word "like" gets special attention in this level because it's so often used and understanding it will improve your English quickly.

 1. "Like" expresses your happiness with something or someone:

I like this ice cream. / I like my neighbors.

 2. "Like" is used to make comparisons and to ask questions about people and things:

• Question: What is it like to live in Minnesota in January?
• Answer: It's like living in Siberia.
• Question: Why is he like that?
• Answer: I don't know. He's just naturally a mean person.

A cantaloupe is like a honeydew melon. or use kind of like: A honeydew melon tastes kind of like a cantaloupe.

This YouTube video provides some more examples.

 3. "Like" is often used with "would" as a polite way of asking what a person wants. You often hear this in restaurants:

Question: What would you like to have for lunch?
Answer: I'd like a veggie sub, french fries, and a coke. (note the use of the contraction: I'd like = I would like.)

 4. "Like" sometimes doesn't mean anything at all. Americans use it in the same way they use "you know" and "uuhhhh...." Try to avoid doing this when you speak English. It's a bad habit. Teenagers use this "like" a lot.

That movie was, like, so good.

I was, like, really mad at my teacher because he gave me a bad grade, and he was, like, "Here. you earned this."

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Warning: Do not say "I like." The verb should have an object somewhere after it. (The exception is example #4.)

• Question: Do you like this car?
• Answer: Yes, I like. (incorrect!)
• Answer: Yes, I like it. (correct!) Or...I like this car.