---
id: 6784c41edae95d51056f51d4
title: "Dialogue 3: What If..."
challengeType: 21
dashedName: dialogue-3-what-if
lang: en-US
---

# --description--

Watch the video below to understand the context of the upcoming lessons.

# --assignment--

Watch the video.

# --scene--

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       "character": "Lisa",
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     },
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     }
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   "audio": {
     "filename": "B1_7-3.mp3",
     "startTime": 1
   },
   "alwaysShowDialogue": true
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       "text": "Hey Tom, have you ever thought about what would happen if TechCorp went out of business?",
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       "text": "If TechCorp went out of business, it would be a big shock.",
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     "startTime": 8.76,
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       "text": "They work with so many companies. Why do you ask?",
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     }
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     "character": "Lisa",
     "startTime": 11.62,
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       "text": "I read they might be having money problems.",
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     }
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       "text": "If they closed, it would affect a lot of tech companies, wouldn't it?",
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       "text": "Yes, it would. If they shut down, a lot of people would lose their jobs",
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     }
   },
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       "text": "and their current projects would stop, wouldn't they?",
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       "text": "That's right. If that happened, a lot of smaller companies would be in trouble too.",
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     "character": "Lisa",
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       "text": "TechCorp helps fund some of their projects.",
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       "text": "True. If that money goes away, those companies might not survive.",
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     "finishTime": 35.26,
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       "text": "It would be a big change for everyone.",
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     "character": "Lisa",
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     "finishTime": 37.6,
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       "text": "Do you think they can fix their money problems?",
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     }
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       "text": "Maybe, but it's hard to know. If they get new investors, it might help, but it doesn't look likely.",
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   },
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       "text": "I hope they do. If they go out of business, it would change everything.",
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       "text": "It definitely would. Let's watch the news and see what happens.",
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     }
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```
