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'How's the weather?' vs 'What's the weather like?'
How's the weather? seems more related to your opinion of the whether (Great, terrible, awful, fantastic) weather What's the weather like? would be the standard question to ask someone about weather conditions.
How to teach like and be like - UsingEnglish.com
It might therefore seem strange to ever teach “like” and “be like” together. However, you’ll need to contrast the two forms to explain how the preposition is used differently, they often come together in textbooks, and they also occur quite naturally together in topics like describing food and talking about holidays.
weather forecast - will/going to | UsingEnglish.com ESL Forum
It's not a strict rule, it's just that weather forecasters usually use "will", because that is how we normally make predictions. "Going to" is used to indicate that something is definitely going to happen (see, I had to use it there). Sometimes the meanings overlap, because if we say that something is going to happen, that is also a kind of prediction. So it's normal for a weather forecaster ...
wh questions in small talk review - UsingEnglish.com
9. How’s the weather in your country (now)?/ What’s the weather like in your country (now)? – It’s even colder than here./ I’m not sure now, but it was raining when I left. 10. How’s work? – Very busy. It always is at this time of year. How about yours? 11. How’s your project going? – Very well. We should finish on time. 12 ...
Moving abroad small talk questions - UsingEnglish.com
What’s the weather like in your country (now/ at this time of year)? What time is it now in/ What’s the time difference between here and (name of place)? Where (abouts) are you from? What’s it like? Who did you fly with? You used to work with…, didn’t you? Are you still in touch with him/ her? Your English is very good.
The 100 best small talk questions - UsingEnglish.com
The most important small talk questions to know how to use and respond to
The 100 most useful telephoning phrases - UsingEnglish.com
A carefully chosen list of the most important phrases for making and receiving business and personal telephone calls, including lots of useful language for starting and ending calls, dealing with communication problems, taking and leaving messages, etc.
on/in a cold winter day | UsingEnglish.com ESL Forum
Hello everyone, My question concerns the sentence below: "It happened on a cold winter day and we couldn't help him". Is it correct to use the preposition "on" or should it be "in"? Thanks!
'Whether' vs. 'If' - UsingEnglish.com
Verbs like discuss, debate, consider, and question often favour the use of whether. These verbs signal deliberation, and whether naturally complements this sense of examination of alternatives.
How to be friendly in emails - UsingEnglish.com
“What’s up?” and “Alright” are more casual but not really friendlier, as they are also not actually asking for personal information. More casual versions which usually get more detailed personal answers like “How’s it going?”, “How are you doing?”, “How are things?” and “How’s life?” are slightly better.
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