| LISTEN TO THE CONVERSATION | |
| Practice Speaking – Select a Conversation Partner | |
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| Kyle: I heard that you are going to start your own business. Is that true? Pete: I was thinking about it, but I’m not so sure now. In all likelihood, I won’t start my own business. Kyle: Why not? Pete: After I started planning and budgeting, I just realized that it was way more work than I originally expected. Also, I was more than a little worried about failing. Kyle: Don’t you have confidence in yourself and your idea? Pete: I do, but it is a very competitive market. If I fail, then I will lose a lot of money. I have two young children to take care of, so I don’t think that it is worth the risk. Kyle: That makes sense. Once you are married and have children, it is harder to take risks. Pete: It’s a little sad but true. | |
Key Vocabulary | |
| 1. In all likelihood,…: Probably,…; Most likely,… | |
| • In all likelihood, it will rain tomorrow. | |
| • In all likelihood, Jon will get the promotion. | |
| 2. …than I originally expected.: …than I first thought. | |
| • It was better than I originally expected. | |
| • We ended up having more fun than I originally expected. | |
| 3. a competitive market: a business area with many good businesses all trying to get the same customers | |
| • Our company is in a competitive market. | |
| • We are not going to enter that market because it is an extremely competitive market. | |
