- like: similar to somebody/something.
TO COMPARE AND GIVE EXAMPLES
Ex: That sounds like (= I think I can hear) him coming now.
- such as:
+ for example.
TO GIVE EXAMPLES
Ex: ‘There are loads of things to do.’ ‘Such as?’ (= give me an example)
+ of a kind that; like.
Ex: Opportunities such as this did not come every day.
MORE FORMAL THAN LIKE