English, baby!

What Would You Do with a Million Dollars?

Date: Apr 17 2009

Themes: Friend

Grammar: Second Conditional

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In case you haven’t heard already, English, baby! now has a million members. That’s pretty cool. You know what else would be cool? Winning a million dollars.

Have you ever thought about what you’d do if you won that much money? It’s fun to think about all the things you’d be able to buy with a million bucks, like an expensive car, a new house, or fancy new clothes and shoes. But is a million dollars really enough money to make a person rich these days? In the U.S., a million dollars would definitely make you extremely well-off. But it’s probably not enough money to allow you to quit your job and never work again.

Listen to Jason and Beren talk about what they’d do with a million dollars.

Dialog

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Jason

Beren

Jason: I just entered this contest where I could win a million dollars.

Beren: Uh-huh.

Jason: And it got me thinking, like, what would I do if I won a million dollars?

Beren: I know what I would do if I won a million dollars. I think first I’d buy a helicopter.

Jason: Nice!

Beren: And then I’d get an above-ground swimming pool.

Jason: OK. At the house you’re at right now?

Beren: Uh-huh, at the house I’m at right now.

Jason: OK.

Beren: Then, I really really want one of those Aston Martin James Bond cars, so I’d get a couple of those. And then I would probably buy a house, or buy the house that I live at at now.

Jason: OK, that would probably take up all million dollars right there.

Beren: Do you think? Really?

Jason: Yeah. I mean, a million isn’t that much when you think about it, ‘cause after taxes it’s only like 60 grand, and then you’re gonna want to pay off all your debts, and lend a bunch of people money, and donate some money to your favorite charity, and like, you know, give your parents a gift or whatever. And the next thing you know, you’re down to twenty bucks!

Beren: Woah, that’s true. A million dollars, though, it sounds like so much money.

Jason: I feel like once you got there you’d be like, now I need a hundred million dollars.

Beren: That’s true. That’s true. I do need a hundred million dollars.

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Discussion

Jason recently entered a contest with a prize of one million dollars. He’s been thinking about how he would spend that money if he won. If Beren had a million dollars, there are a lot of things she’d want to buy. But Jason doesn’t think she’d be able to afford everything she wants.

A million dollars can disappear pretty quickly. When you win some money, you have to pay taxes on it to the government. You might also want to use some of it to pay off debt. And if you don’t share some with your friends and family, or give some of it away to charity, you might feel guilty. Once you had a million dollars, you might still feel unsatisfied and wish you had more money.

What would you buy if you won a million dollars? Would you give any of it away?

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Prince of love

Yemen

If I had a milloin dollars first of all I would donate Three hundred thousand dollars to a charity , I would continuoue my studying,I would invest with the rest of the mony, in instance ,I would open a supermarket and shop sells clothes, after a few years I would make a big and successful project God willing.

but you know maybe some of English baby members would won who knows I have one more qusetion how many do you think will be doing things he wanted to do after he has won a million dollars I mean many of us said I would do etc but many of us say things and do another tnings

Thanks a million for this lesson

ron1245

Israel

If I had a million dollars, I would stop working and study in the university. I would calculate how I give myself a salary every month. After studying, I will start to write some books, publish them and then -> with the extra money I will get from the books I will make sure my kids have enough money to study in the university. Ah, and while all of this happens, I will still contribute every month from my 'salary'.

***angel***

Italy

..first of all If i won a million dollars I'd fly in a gourgeous island..and I'd sunbathe with a cocktail in a hand and a latest new i phone in the others..just to talk with some friends and tell them how lucky you are! eh eh

well second I 'd spend money for my family and my close friends..the rest of people I'd give them a frame with a picture of me with a giant smile!

I feel really happy right now..just to write those lines!

What could I ask more?..

***angel***

Italy

..first of all If i won a million dollars I'll fly in a gourgeous island..and I'd sunbathe with a cocktail in a hand and a latest new i phone in the others..just to talk with some friends and tell them how lucky you are! eh eh

well second I 'd spend money for my family and my close friends..the rest of people I'd give them a frame with a picture of me with a giant smile!

I feel really happy right now..just to write those lines!

What could I ask more?..

barane27

Turkey

I don't want to have a million dolar. But really ı have.. ı would want to spend it for poor people's education.

Jenniferlove

China

well, i'd like to buy a house or an apartment for my marriage first ,and a car, and invest part of it to my father's funiture factory & my sister's little shop! That's great! Then, I will have a holiday with my boyfriend (husband then) in Paris or Canada or Austrila. At the same time, I will set up a fundment for middle and senior school students.

One million, that's what I want and need!

blake84

China

if i won a millon dolars, i would not know how to use it. maybe spend most fo them with my family and friends. also donate some of them to charity. last do some investment. a million dolars just so so. not enough!

loole

Saudi Arabia

If i won million dollars, i would give some of them for charity. And travel of course ,and the remain i'll invest it to grow

samahabd

Sudan

If I won a million bucks, I would buy a big house with a wide garden, new grand VW car,start a buissness to ensure my future,travel on sea trips and the rest ,if there is,I will give it to my family to help them.

vague2008

Yemen

well if i had a million dollars,first of all i would donate most of the amount to charity,and would keep the rest for me,thats all :)

ArtGirl

Russian Federation

i'd buy new car, a house and remained money i'd spend for traveling,if something would remain :D

noo smile

Egypt

معلش انا عاوز اكتب ده بالذات بالعربى

اولا كده لو انا معايه المليون دولار دول

ادفع نص مليون دولار لمستشفى الاورام الى مصر بتاعت اورام السرطان

وربع مليون للملاجى اليتامى الى بتكفل اليتامى

وميت الف جنيه هجوز بيهم 10 بنات يتامى

والباقى بتهيالى مش هيبقى ليه عوزه معايا ما دام انا عملت الى نفسى فيه

Athan

China

For me,a million dollars doesn't sound that much,I'm not saying that I'm a rich person,on the opposite,I'm poor.It's just there are so many billionares out there,when compared to them,a million is like nothing.But if I won a million dollars,I would do a lot of things with it,buy my parents what they want,and my relatives,and then what I want to buy for a long time.However buying is not really I'm eager for,what I care more is how to use this million dollars to make more million dollars,so,I would use this million dollars to invest,or found myself a company or somthing,begin my own business.