Differences between Like and As

LIKE or AS
Like :
We use it when the second term of the comparison is a noun, a gerund or
a pronoun.
Dave ooks ike his father. ! Don"t act ike me #
$oearnengish is ike having %our own private tutor.

Like can &e modified with adver&s , such as :
'ust, more, ver% much, not at a... :
(ust ike %ou, (ane wanted to &e a doctor.

AS :
We use it when the second term of the comparison is a ver&, a cause or a
preposition.
Don"t do as I do #
It started raining, as I said it woud.
)rices are ver% high, as in the *++,s. -as the% were.
As can &e used &efore a noun:
She works as a nurse.

/e carefu :
She speaks ike a teacher ...she is not a teacher.
She speaks as a teacher ...she is a teacher.

In addition :
We can use ike -or such as. when giving e0ampes:
1e prefers cassica composers, ike 2hopin.
She prefers 3rench actors, such as Deon.

Some other c onstructions :
We use
ike 4 noun or pronoun
as if5 as though 4 causes
with some ver&s: fee,ook,sound,sme,seem,treat
It ooks ike rain 5 It fees ike rain.
It ooks as if it"s going to rain.
It fees as if it were going to rain.
It ooks as though it were going to rain.
It fees as though it were going to rain.

Attention:
In spoken English we can have the structure ike 4 cause with
the ver&s fee, ook etc ....
It ooks ike it"s going to rain.