curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-express-disagreement/67c05ef8028f810e50b17c17.md
Listen to the audio and answer the question below.
What does Anna think about the flexibility of the stipend?
She believes the company should control how it's used.
Anna suggests that people should decide how to use their stipend.
She is unsure about whether flexibility is a good idea.
Anna is making a clear argument.
She thinks it should be more flexible.
She thinks the stipend should be removed.
Anna is discussing how the stipend should be used, not suggesting removing it.
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Wouldn't it be simpler is often used when suggesting a solution that seems obvious or logical. For example:
Person 1: Let's schedule three different meetings for each topic.
Person 2: Wouldn't it be simpler to have one meeting and cover everything? - This person suggests combining meetings into one to save time.
In this dialogue, Anna believes that allowing people to decide how to use their stipend is a simpler and better approach.
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