the first thing I would do

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 192, “Winning the Lottery.”

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 192. I'm your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California. Be sure to visit our website at eslpod.com for more information about this podcast, and for the Learning Guide that goes with this podcast. It will give you all of the vocabulary words with definitions, additional explanations, cultural notes, and a complete transcript of this podcast.

Today's podcast is about being very lucky, about “Winning the Lottery.” Let's go.

Daniela: I got our lottery tickets during my lunch break. The jackpot is up to $168 million dollars. Imagine if we won.

Boris: Thanks for getting mine, too. When is the drawing?

Daniela: Saturday at 6 PM. It’s being televised on Channel 4.

Boris: What would you do if you had $168 million dollars?

Daniela: The first thing I would do is quit my job! No more slaving away for me. What would you do?

Boris: If I were rich, I would travel around the world. If I were younger, I’d learn how to fly a plane. I’ve always wanted to do that.

Daniela: It’s never too late.