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La Primitiva Lottery: One Winner Takes 620,000 Euros

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La Primitiva is a lottery game in Spain. People play it every week. They buy a ticket and choose numbers.

On Monday, 24 August, there was a new draw. A draw is when the winning numbers are picked.

One person won a big prize. The prize was 620,000 euros. This person is called the winner.

Many people check the results after every draw. They want to know if they won money.

Other Spanish lottery games also had draws that day. These games are called ONCE, Bonoloto, and EuroDreams.

People can check all these results online. They look for their numbers on the lottery website.

Winning a lottery prize can change a person's life. 620,000 euros is a lot of money.

The winner's name was not given. Many lottery winners like to stay private.

Vocabulary5 words

La Primitiva
a popular lottery game in Spain
ticket
a small paper you buy to play a game
draw
the moment when winning numbers are chosen
prize
money or a gift you win
winner
a person who wins

Quiz

1. What is La Primitiva?
2. How much money did the winner get?
3. When was the draw?

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

La Primitiva is a _____ game in Spain. People play it every week. They buy a ticket and choose _____.

On Monday, 24 August, there was a new _____. A draw is when the winning numbers are picked.

One person won a big _____. The prize was 620,000 _____. This person is called the winner.

Many people _____ the results after every draw. They want to know if they won money.

Other Spanish lottery games also had draws that day. These games are called ONCE, Bonoloto, and _____.

The winner's _____ was not given. Many lottery winners like to stay private.

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