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[00:-1.00]Sam Finch and Maria are at the studio,
[00:-2.00]They are talking about changes at WEFL.Listen to their conversation.
[00:-3.00]Listen carefully for sentence that begin with the words if or even if.
[00:-4.00]How many times do you hear the word if?Listen.
[00:-5.00]Hi,Sam,You wanted do see me?Yes,Maria,Let me pull up a chair for you...
[00:-6.00]Maria.I want to ask you a few questions?yes?
[00:-7.00]If you had a million dollars to spend on"Hello America,"
[00:-8.00]what changes would you make?A million dollars?How about the furniture?
[00:-9.00]If you had a million dollars,would you buy new furniture?
[00:10.00]No furniture?No,We just bought these chairs last year.
[00:11.00]Even if I had a million dollars,I wouldn't change them.I like these chairs.
[00:12.00]Who selected them?I did.
[00:13.00]How about the colors?would you change the colors of the set?
[00:14.00]The colors.I wouldn't change the colors.
[00:15.00]These colous are good for jake and Connie.
[00:16.00]We selected these colors on purpose.How about the carpeting?
[00:17.00]If I were making changes,I wouldn't spend money on new carpeting.
[00:18.00]No one really sees it.
[00:19.00]If I had a million dollars.I'd give everyone on the staff a raise.
[00:20.00]OK.If you had a million dollars for every time you heard the word if
[00:21.00]in the conversation between Maria and Sam.
[00:22.00]how much money would you have?
[00:23.00]Five million dollars.That's a lot of money.Now listen and repeat.
[00:24.00]if if I had if I had a million dollars
[00:25.00]I'd give a everyone I'd give a everyone on the staff
[00:26.00]I'd give a everyone on the staff a raise.
[00:27.00]If I had a million dollars.I'd give everyone on the staff a raise.
[00:28.00]If I had a million dollars.I'd give everyone on the staff a raise.
[00:29.00]Good.Now you hear....
[00:30.00]If I had a million dollars.I'd give everyone on the staff a raise.
[00:31.00]And I say,"At WEFL."So you say...
[00:32.00]If I had a million dollars,I'd give everyone at WEFL a raise.
[00:33.00]I say,"But everyone a new car."And you say...
[00:34.00]If I had a million dollars,I'd buy everyone a new car.Ready!Let's begin.
[00:35.00]If I had a million dollars.I'd give everyone on the staff a raise.
[00:36.00]At WEFL.If I had a million dollars.I'd give everyone at WEFL a raise.
[00:37.00]Buy everyone a new car.
[00:38.00]If I had a million dollars,I'd buy everyone a new car.
[00:39.00]A lot of money.If I had a lot of money,I'd buy everyone a new car.
[00:40.00]Travel around the world.If I had a lot of money,I'd travel around the world.
[00:41.00]More free time.If I had more free time.I'd travel around the world.
[00:42.00]Were a millionaire.If I were a millionaire.I'd travel around the world.
[00:43.00]Give you everything.If I were a millionaire.I'd give you evrything.
[00:44.00]All right,now let's listen to some more of the conversation between Maria and Sam.
[00:45.00]Sam asks Maria for some advice about...what?
[00:46.00]What does Sam want advice about?
[00:47.00]Maria,I want to ask you for some advice.Yes?
[00:48.00]Remember that station in California I told you about?Sure
[00:49.00]Well,the owner called me yesterday,He's ready to sell.
[00:50.00]Great.Yes but his price is very high.
[00:51.00]Maria,do you think I should buy that station?
[00:52.00]Yes,I do.But if I were you,I'd make a lower offer.
[00:53.00]I don't think he'll accept a lower offer.
[00:54.00]Then if I were you,I'd pay his price.It's a very good station.
[00:55.00]In a few years,it'll be very big.
[00:56.00]I wouldn't miss this chance to buy it.
[00:57.00]OK,what does Same want Maria's advice about?
[00:58.00]Buying the station in California.
[00:59.00]He wants her advice about buying the station in California.
[-1:00.00]Now listen and repeat.if I were youI'd make a lower offer
[-1:-1.00]If I were you,I'd make a lower offer.
[-1:-2.00]If I were you,I'd make a lower offer.
[-1:-3.00]if I were you I'd pay his price If I were you,I'd pay his price.
[-1:-4.00]Now you hear...Should I make a lower offer?
[-1:-5.00]And you say...If I were you,I'd make a lower offer.
[-1:-6.00]You hear...Should I play his price?And you say...
[-1:-7.00]If I were you,I'd pay his price.OK?Here we go.
[-1:-8.00]Should I make a lower offer?
[-1:-9.00]If I were you,I'd make a lower offer.
[-1:10.00]Should I pay his price?If I were you,I'd pay his price.
[-1:11.00]Should I sell my share of WEFL?
[-1:12.00]If I were you,I'd sell my share of WEFL.
[-1:13.00]Should I tell the staff?If I were you,I'd tell the staff.
[-1:14.00]Should I call a meeting for tonight?
[-1:15.00]If I were you,I'd call a meetiing for tonight.
[-1:16.00]Should I offer them a million dollars?
[-1:17.00]If I were you,I'd offer them a million dollars.
[-1:18.00]Should I wait a few months?If I were you,I'd wait a few months.
[-1:19.00]Sam is still asking Maria for advice about the station in California.
[-1:20.00]Listen for the things Maria tells Sam not to do.
[-1:21.00]If I bought this station,how could I improve the show?
[-1:22.00]If I were you,I wouldn't make any changes at first.I'd wait a few months.
[-1:23.00]You would?Yes,I'd spend some time at the station.I'd follow the ratings.
[-1:24.00]Then,after I learned everything about the show,I'd think about changes.
[-1:25.00]Would you hire new people?No,I wouldn't hire new people at first.
[-1:26.00]I wouldn't fire anyone.I'd wait.
[-1:27.00]Good advice,Maria,So.if you were me.you would buy the new station.
[-1:28.00]What does Maria tell Sam not to do?
[-1:29.00]She tells him not to make any changes,not to hire or fire anyone.
[-1:30.00]Now listen and repeat.I wouldn't make I wouldn't make any changes
[-1:31.00]if I were you If I were you,I wouldn't make any changes.
[-1:32.00]If I were you,I wouldn't make any changes.
[-1:33.00]I wouldn't hire I wouldn't hire new people
[-1:34.00]if I were you If I were you,I wouldn't hire new people.
[-1:35.00]If I were you,I wouldn't hire new people.
[-1:36.00]OK.Let's practice giving advice using the negative form.You hear...
[-1:37.00]Would you make any changes?And you say...
[-1:38.00]No.If I were you,I wouldn't make any changes.
[-1:39.00]You hear...Would you hire new people?And you say...
[-1:40.00]No.If I were you,I wouldn't hire new people.Ready?Here we go.
[-1:41.00]Would you make any changes?
[-1:42.00]No,If I were you.I wouldn't make any changes.
[-1:43.00]Would you hire new people?
[-1:44.00]No.If I were you,I wouldn't hire new people.
[-1:45.00]Would you sell your share of WEFL?
[-1:46.00]No.If I were you,I wouldn't sell my share of WEFL.
[-1:47.00]Would you fire the old staff at KELT?
[-1:48.00]No.If I were you,I wouldn't fire the old staff at KELT.
[-1:49.00]Would you offer Connie a raise?
[-1:50.00]No.If I were you,I wouldn't offer Connie a raise.
[-1:51.00]Would you be worried about this deal?
[-1:52.00]No.If I were you,I wouldn't be worried about this deal.
[-1:53.00]Would you continue this exercise?
[-1:54.00]No.If I were you,I wouldn't continue this exercise.
[-1:55.00]OK.let's move on.In this lesson,
[-1:56.00]you have heard the expression to hire people.
[-1:57.00]which means to give them a job.
[-1:58.00]and to fire people.which means the opposite:to dismiss them from their job.
[-1:59.00]The boss usually decides who to hire and who to fire.
[-2:00.00]Here are some short statements made by people who are employed at KELT.
[-2:-1.00]If you were the new boss of KELT.which ones would you fire?Listen.
[-2:-2.00]My name is Tom Malek.I'm thirty-five years old.
[-2:-3.00]I have an M.A.in journalism from Columbia University
[-2:-4.00]and have worked as a writer at KELT for three years.
[-2:-5.00]I'm always on time and have never missed a day of work.
[-2:-6.00]My health is excellent.I'm not married.
[-2:-7.00]I live with my friend Greg and my dog.Charlie.
[-2:-8.00]If you were the boss at KELT.would you fire Tom?
[-2:-9.00]Hi,I'm Beth Smith.Not everybody likes me here at KELT.
[-2:10.00]Some of the members of the staff are jealous because I'm such a good worker.
[-2:11.00]I always look terrific.as you can see.
[-2:12.00]Sometimes I type a letter or two.lick envelopes.and answer the phone.
[-2:13.00]I'm very good at answering the phone-it's not an easy job,you know.
[-2:14.00]But really,most of he time I just try to look good and stay out of trouble.Oh,
[-2:15.00]I never come in on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
[-2:16.00]I have to spend quality time with my cat.
[-2:17.00]How about Beth?Would you fire her?
[-2:18.00]The name's Bob.Bob Conte.I've been at KELT since it began.
[-2:19.00]I'm the janitor here.I know everything about this station.
[-2:20.00]When the boss wants to find out something about someone,he call me.
[-2:21.00]Yes.sir.You see.I spend a lot of time at the coffee machine.
[-2:22.00]I pretend to clean the floor,but actually I listen to what people say.
[-2:23.00]It's been hard work,but it's paid off.
[-2:24.00]You want to know anything,anything at all,
[-2:25.00]about the other employees around here,just come to old Bob.
[-2:26.00]And finally,Bob Conte,the janitor.
[-2:27.00]If you were the boss at KELT.would you fire Bob?
[-2:28.00]This is the end of Lesson Ten.