VIDEO 1 – THE MISTAKE

Episode lesson: A bad decision can change your life.

Video Script

Scene 1: Restaurant – Alex and James

Narrator: Alex is having dinner with his friend James in a restaurant.

Narrator: James is reading a newspaper. Suddenly, a big title gets his attention.

James: Alex, do you know how much the most expensive phone in the world costs?

Alex: I do not know. Maybe 5,000 dollars?

James: More. Much more, my friend.

Alex: 10,000 dollars?

James: More.

Alex: 100,000 dollars?

James: More.

Alex: 10 million dollars?

James: More. Ten million dollars is like 50 villas.

Alex: Wow! More than 10 million dollars?

James: Yes. The Falcon Supernova Pink Diamond iPhone 6 costs 95.5 million dollars.

Narrator: At that moment, the title gives Alex a dangerous idea.

Scene 2: Alex’s problem

Alex: James, I have a financial crisis. I have worked for years on my project BookNow.

Alex: I am a developer, but I do not have enough money.

Alex: I need internet, connection, and a powerful phone to finish my project.

Alex: Should I steal the Falcon Supernova Pink to finance my business project?

James: No! Do not do that! Are you crazy? Do you want to go to prison?

James: Your project is important, but stealing is not a solution.

Alex: Maybe it is my only chance.

James: No, Alex. It is not a chance. It is a bad decision.

Scene 3: Alex cannot sleep

Narrator: That night, Alex cannot sleep. He thinks about his project, his crisis, his family, and the phone.

Narrator: Five days pass. Alex makes a bad decision. He decides to steal the Falcon Supernova Pink.

Scene 4: San Diego, 2015

Narrator: The phone is protected by security guards.

Narrator: Alex is smart, fast, and strong, but he is wrong.

Narrator: Alex steals the phone. A police car arrives. The police catch Alex.

Narrator: Alex is arrested and taken to prison for investigation.

Narrator: Alex thinks this is only about a phone. He does not know that one bad decision can cost him his dream.

12 Essential Keywords for Mind Map and Memorization Texts

1. restaurant | 2. newspaper  |  3. title  |  4. expensive  |  5. cost  |  6. financial crisis  |  7. developer  |  8. project  |  9. connection  |  10. solution  |  11. steal  |  12. investigation

18 Core Secondary Keywords for Vocabulary Practice

1. dinner | 2. attention  |  3. guess  |  4. value  |  5. protected  |  6. guards  |  7. powerful  |  8. finance  |  9. business project  |  10. pressure  |  11. decision  |  12. risk  |  13. prison  |  14. police  |  15. arrested  |  16. family  |  17. dream  |  18. warning