Intro Mini-Story Text Hi this is AJ Hoge. Welcome to the mini‑story for “Introduction to Power English”. Let’s get started. In the mini‑story I will tell a kind of strange, funny, stupid story. Usually actually I will ask the story. It means I will ask a lot of questions. The reason I ask these questions is to get a lot of repetition so that the grammar structure, the grammar pattern will go into your brain deeply because you’re getting it again and again and again. You don’t need to think about it. Just relax, listen to the story, answer the questions quickly. If you need to you can pause your iPod, pause your computer and answer the questions. Or if it’s too fast, just listen. You don’t have to speak. Speaking is optional. If you can do it, if you want to answer the questions, great! Shout them out. If you don’t, if it’s too difficult or you’re in a train with other people, that’s fine. Just listen and relax, that’s okay too. Okay, let’s start. * * * * * There was a beautiful woman named Sophie. Sophie had to play Tiger Woods in golf in just one month. Who had to play Tiger Woods in golf in just one month? Well, Sophie. Sophie had to play Tiger Woods in golf in just one month. What kind of woman was Sophie? Sophie was a beautiful woman. Who did she have to play? Tiger Woods, she had to play Tiger Woods. Who had to play Tiger Woods? Sophie, Sophie had to play Tiger Woods. In tennis, right? No, no, no, not in tennis. In golf, Sophie had to play Tiger Woods in golf. When did Sophie have to play Tiger Woods in golf? In one month, Sophie had to play Tiger Woods in golf in just one month. Was Sophie worried or was Sophie happy? Sophie was worried. Why was she worried? Because Tiger Woods is the number one golfer in the world and Sophie was not good. Was Sophie a good golfer? No, no, no, no, no. Sophie was a terrible golfer in fact. Was Tiger Woods a good golfer? Oh yes, of course. Tiger Woods was a great golfer. And he still is a great golfer. So Sophie went to Japan. Where did she go? Japan, Sophie went to Japan. Who went to Japan? That’s right, Sophie. Sophie went to Japan. Why did she go to Japan? To find a golf coach, of course. She went to Japan to find a golf coach. Where did she go to find a golf coach? To Japan, she went to Japan to find a golf coach. To find what? A golf coach, she went to Japan to find a golf coach. She found a coach named Yoda. What was the coach’s name? Yoda, the coach’s name was Yoda. Was the coach’s name Bob? No, the coach’s name was not Bob. The coach’s name was Yoda. Whose name was Yoda? Well, the coach’s name was Yoda. What was Yoda? Yoda was a golf coach. He said “I can help you learn golf Sophie.” He said “If you use your subconscious, you will become a golf master.” What did Yoda say? He said “If you use your subconscious, you will become a golf master.” What did Sophie need to use? Her subconscious, Yoda said “If you use your subconscious, you will become a golf master.” So if she used her subconscious, what would she become? A golf master, he said “If you use your subconscious, you will become a golf master.” Would she become a tennis master or would she become a golf master if she used her subconscious? Well, if she used her subconscious, of course she would become a golf master. What did she have to use? Her subconscious, she had to use her subconscious to become a golf master. Who said this to Sophie? Yoda, Yoda said this to Sophie. What did he say? He said “If you use your subconscious, you will become a golf master.” So Sophie tried to use her subconscious. She closed her eyes every time she played golf. Yoda said “Use your subconscious, close your eyes.” Unfortunately, it didn’t work. Did Sophie become a golf master? No, she didn’t. She did not. Every time she hit the ball it went into the trees. Did Sophie try to use her s