One House Won, One House Unclaimed in Málaga Raffle
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There was a raffle in Cuevas del Becerro. This town is in Málaga, Spain. People could buy a ticket for ten euros. The prize was a house.
The raffle had two houses. People bought tickets for both houses. Only one house got a winner. The other house had no winner.
The second house is now unclaimed. This means nobody won it. Organizers call this prize vacant. It happens when no ticket matches the winning number.
Many small towns in Spain do house raffles. They want more people to live there. Cuevas del Becerro is a small town. Small towns need new families.
One family in Cuevas del Becerro got a free house. They paid only ten euros for the ticket. This is a very good prize for a small price.
The town may try again for the second house. Towns often do a new raffle. They want to find a winner for the empty prize.
Vocabulary4 words
- raffle
- a game where you buy a ticket to try to win a prize
- ticket
- a small paper you buy to join a game or raffle
- unclaimed
- not taken by anyone
- vacant
- empty; nobody has it
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Quiz
Answer key
1. Ten euros 2. Two 3. No, only one house got a winner
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Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
There was a _____ in Cuevas del Becerro.
This town is in _____, Spain.
People could buy a _____ for ten euros.
The prize was a _____.
The raffle had _____ houses.
Only one house got a _____.
The second house is now _____.
Organizers call this prize _____.
One family in Cuevas del Becerro got a free _____.
They paid only ten _____ for the ticket.
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