Learn English with a Story: The Winning Ticket 🎫
Do you say "If I will have time, I will call you"? Stop right there! You are making a classic "Double Future" mistake!
📝 Transcript
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Hello everyone. Welcome to episode 47. I am Anna, and I am Lucas, the person who will be very rich.
Anna, look at this lottery ticket. Oh Lucas, if you spend your money badly on the lottery, you will always be poor. Please do not be so negative. You say it is wasting money, but I say it is putting money into my future.
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📖 Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
a piece of paper you buy to try and win money in a game of chance.
Lucas bought a lottery ticket hoping to win a lot of money.
a person who always expects bad things to happen.
Don't be such a pessimist; maybe it will rain tomorrow, but we can still have fun.
putting money, time, or effort into something to get a benefit later.
He is investing in his future by studying hard.
the things that will happen to someone in the future, especially things that cannot be changed.
She believes it is her destiny to become a famous singer.
great comfort and expensive things.
They dream of a life of luxury with a big house and fancy cars.
having or showing new and clever ideas; creative.
Lucas is very imaginative today, thinking about private jets.
the largest prize in a game or lottery.
Everyone wants to win the jackpot when they play the lottery.
success or failure that seems to happen by chance rather than by your own actions.
I hope I have good luck on my exam tomorrow.
to risk money on the result of a game, race, or other uncertain event.
He decided to bet on his favorite team to win the game.
a grammar structure used to talk about possible future events and their results (If + present simple, will + base verb).
The first conditional helps us talk about what might happen, like 'If I win, I will buy a car.'
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| lottery ticket | noun phrase | a piece of paper you buy to try and win money in a game of chance. | Lucas bought a lottery ticket hoping to win a lot of money. |
| pessimist | noun | a person who always expects bad things to happen. | Don't be such a pessimist; maybe it will rain tomorrow, but we can still have fun. |
| investing | verb | putting money, time, or effort into something to get a benefit later. | He is investing in his future by studying hard. |
| destiny | noun | the things that will happen to someone in the future, especially things that cannot be changed. | She believes it is her destiny to become a famous singer. |
| luxury | noun | great comfort and expensive things. | They dream of a life of luxury with a big house and fancy cars. |
| imaginative | adjective | having or showing new and clever ideas; creative. | Lucas is very imaginative today, thinking about private jets. |
| jackpot | noun | the largest prize in a game or lottery. | Everyone wants to win the jackpot when they play the lottery. |
| luck | noun | success or failure that seems to happen by chance rather than by your own actions. | I hope I have good luck on my exam tomorrow. |
| bet | verb | to risk money on the result of a game, race, or other uncertain event. | He decided to bet on his favorite team to win the game. |
| first conditional | grammar term | a grammar structure used to talk about possible future events and their results (If + present simple, will + base verb). | The first conditional helps us talk about what might happen, like 'If I win, I will buy a car.' |
✏️ Exercises
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Anna thinks Lucas is a ______ because he always expects bad things.
Lucas calls buying a lottery ticket ______ in his destiny.
A life of ______ means having great comfort and expensive things.
The biggest prize in a lottery is called the ______.
To ______ means to risk money on something uncertain.
What does Lucas call his lottery ticket?
What does Anna say about Lucas's mood?
What grammar structure will they talk about today?
What does 'hit the jackpot' mean when talking about finding a great partner or job?
What is 'luck' according to the transcript?
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