Keith answers the questions, “What would you do with a million dollars?”
Script
Todd: OK, Keith, if you won 1,000,000 dollars? No, wait, 10,000,000 dollars.
Keith: 10,000,000.
Todd: If you won 10,000,000, what would you do?
Keith: Well, first thing I’d do, I’d probably buy a nice house for me and my wife.
Todd: OK, where would this house be?
Keith: Oh, I don’t know. We’ll have to talk about that with the wife but probably somewhere near Tokyo.
Todd: OK. Would yo buy a house in the city or the country?
Keith: Well, a little further out of the middle of Tokyo.
Todd: So, it’d be in Japan.?
Keith:Yeah, in Japan, but some place not too crowded.
Todd: OK, would you have animals at this house?
Keith: Not if I could help it.
Todd: Really. No dog?
Keith: Well, maybe a dog, but an outside dog.
Todd: You got to have a dog, man.
Vocab
Learn vocabulary from the lesson!
somewhere
Probably somewhere near Tokyo.
‘Somewhere’ is a non-specific place. In the example, we are talking about a place near Tokyo, but we don’t know the exact location. We can use this word to give a general location. Notice the following:
- Do you want to go somewhere with beaches for vacation?
- She lives somewhere near the post office.
country
Would you buy a house in the city or the country?
‘Country’ is the opposite of the city. It is a place where there are animals, trees, farms, rivers, and many other natural things. Notice the following:
- He lived in the country until he was 15 years old.
- On the weekends, we go to our house in the country.
further out
Well, a little further out of the middle of Tokyo.
If a place is a greater distance away from the middle of Tokyo then it is ‘further out.’ We use this word to talk about distance away from something important, like a city. Notice the following:
- Every day she swam a little further out from the side of the pool.
- I thought you lived further out than this.
crowded
Some place not too crowded.
If a place is ‘crowded’ it has a lot of people in it. Usually in crowded places it is difficult to move because of all the people. Notice the following:
- The bar was too crowded and there was no place to sit.
- I thought the concert would be really crowded, but there weren’t a lot of people there at all.
outside dog
Well, maybe a dog, but an outside dog.
An ‘outside dog’ is a dog that lives outside of the house, maybe in a small dog house or a kennel. This would be a dog that could live in different types of weather, rain or snow. Notice the following:
- Because our dog is so big he has to be an outside dog.
- We have an outside dog to protect the house.
Quiz
Answer the following questions about the interview.
1) How much money do they talk about? 
a) 1,000,000 b) 10,000,000 c) 100,000,000
2) Who would he buy a house for?
a) His sister b) His mother c) His wife
3) Where would he live?
a) America b) Australia c) Japan
4) Where would the house be?
a) Where it is not too crowded b) Where it is not too expensive c) Where it is not too cold
5) Would he have a pet?
a) No way b) Maybe a fish c) Maybe a dog
Show answers
1) How much money do they talk about?
a) 1,000,000 b) 10,000,000 c) 100,000,000
2) Who would he buy a house for?
a) His sister b) His mother c) His wife
3) Where would he live?
a) America b) Australia c) Japan
4) Where would the house be?
a) Where it is not too crowded b) Where it is not too expensive c) Where it is not too cold
5) Would he have a pet?
a) No way b) Maybe a fish c) Maybe a dog