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Production Talking about specifications and sizes 1. Measurements How long/wide/high/thick/deep is it? It’s 10 centimeters long/… What’s its length/width/height/thickness/depth? The length/… is 10 cnentimeters. Note: When we describe the dimensions of an object, we seldom use “dimension” words. We just say “by”: 15 x 8 x 10 cm fifteen by eight by ten centimeters We can also ask about measurements/dimensions/specifications like this: What are its dimensions/measurements/specifications? What size is it? How big is it? We have a complete range of specifications. 2. Diameter (radius), area or volume What’s the diameter/area/volume of …? It’s … is …cm, square cm, cubic cm. It has/covers an area of 30 square meters. 3. Weight and capacity How heavy is it? What does it weight? It weights … What’s the weight? The weight is … How much can it carry/ hold? It can carry/ hold… What’s its maximum load? 4. Shapes, colors and materials What is the shape of this product? /What’s its shape? /What does it look like? It has the shape of … /It is shaped like…/It is rounded/pear-shaped./It looks like… What color is it? How many colors does it come in? (light/pale, dark/deep) It is red/light blue. /It comes in three colors: red, yellow, blue. What’s it made of/from? Can you give the English equivalents of the following? 1) 厘米 centimeter 2）米 meter 3）毫米 minimeter 4）平方米 square 5）立方米 cubicmeter 6）公里 kilo 7）英里 mile 8）英尺 foot 9）英寸 inch 10）码 yard 11）公斤 kilogram 12）克 gram 13）磅 pound 14）盎司 ounce 15）升 litre 16）加仑