Today we're talking about two informal phrases that we can use, usually in negative sentences, to say that something is not particularly difficult. I hope you find them useful!

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WHY DID YOU LEAVE YOUR LAST JOB? - Stay positive regardless of the circumstances. Never refer to a major problem with management and never speak ill of supervisors, co-workers or the
organisation. If you do, you will be the one looking bad. Keep smiling and talk about leaving for a positive reason such as an opportunity, a chance to do something special or other forward-looking reasons. 
DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF SUCCESSFUL? - You should always answer yes and briefly explain why. A good explanation is that you have set goals, and you have met some and are on track to achieve the others.
WHAT DO CO-WORKERS SAY ABOUT YOU? - Be prepared with a quote or two from co-workers. Either a specific statement or a paraphrase will work.

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zhè ɡe fánɡ jiān duō dà ？ 
这  个 房   间   多  大 ？ How big is this room?
zhè ɡe fánɡ jiān yǒu shí wǔ pínɡ fānɡ mǐ 。 
这  个 房   间   有  十  五 平   方   米 。   This room is fifteen square meters.

nǐ duō dà ？ 
你 多  大 ？ How old are you?
wǒ èr shí sì suì 。 
我 二 十  四 岁  。 I'm 24.

tā duō ɡāo ？ 
她 多  高  ？ How tall is she?
tā yì mǐ qī liù 。 
她 一 米 七 六  。 She's 1.76m.

tā duō zhònɡ ？ 
他 多  重    ？ How much does he weigh? 
tā bā shí wǔ ɡōnɡ jīn 。 
他 八 十  五 公   斤  。 He weighs eighty-five kilograms. 

zhè tiáo hé duō chánɡ ？ 
这  条   河 多  长    ？ How long is the river?

běi jīnɡ dào shànɡ hǎi yǒu duō yuǎn ？ 
北  京   到  上    海  有  多  远   ？ How far is it from Beijing to Shanghai?

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多+adjective：ask degree

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LOUISE: Hey, Julia … Look at those desserts! How about baking 
some cookies today?
JULIA: Hmm … Yeah, that’s a great idea! While we’re here, let’s 
pick up the ingredients.
JULIA: OK, what do we need?
LOUISE: The recipe calls for flour, sugar and butter. Oh, and we 
also need eggs and chocolate chips.
JULIA: Why don’t you get the dairy ingredients? You’ll find those 
in the refrigerated section in the back of the store. I’ll get 
the dry ingredients — they’re in aisle 10.
LOUISE: Great! Let’s meet at the checkout.
JULIA: OK. See you there.



LANGUAGE NOTES
• How about is a casual way to suggest doing an activity. Notice that “how about” is followed 
by an “-ing” verb.
• Hmm … Notice that Julia pauses for a moment. “Hmm” is an expression used to think about 
something first before speaking.
• That’s a great idea! Notice the emphasis on “great.” Julia has thought about it and then 
decided that she really does want to bake cookies.
• The recipe calls for is a way of saying “the recipe says we need.” The phrase “call for” can 
also be used to talk about the weather forecast. (They’re calling for rain.)
• … flour, sugar and butter. Notice that this is a list, so there are short pauses between each 
item. Notice also that each ingredient is stressed because this information is important.
• Why don’t you … This expression is used to ask someone to do something. It can also be 
used to give advice — but in this case two friends are deciding on who does which task.
• Aisle Notice the silent “s” in aisle. An aisle is an orderly lane in a supermarket, with shelved 
products on both sides. Each aisle has a number, so that it is easy to find what you need.

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Day 14: At the supermarket

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Recuerda que en el siguiente enlace, encuentras la transcripción y la traducción a inglés: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jzc0WssrVDz_hutSOFzHMXSacX6XpBxuC29RaA0JAfA/edit


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