Spain's National Lottery Draw Held on Saturday, August 22
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Spain had its national lottery draw on Saturday, August 22. The lottery is a game. People buy tickets with numbers. Then the lottery picks winning numbers. If your number wins, you get money.
The first prize was 600,000 euros. This was the biggest prize in the draw. The winning ticket was sold in Córdoba. Córdoba is a city in Spain. The ticket was sold in an area called Sector Sur.
Many people in Spain check the lottery results every week. They want to know if they won money. The results come out after the draw. People can see the numbers and the prizes on the same day.
This draw is called 'LoterÃa Nacional.' It happens on Saturdays. It is different from other Spanish lotteries. People across Spain play this game every week and hope to win big money.
Vocabulary15 words
- national lottery
- a game where people buy tickets and can win money
- first prize
- the biggest amount of money you can win
- prizes
- money or things you win in a game
- draw
- the time when winning numbers are picked
- ticket
- a small paper with a number that you buy
- winning number
- the number that wins money
- sold
- given to someone for money
- area
- a part of a city
- results
- the winning numbers after a draw
- euros
- money used in Spain
- city
- a big place where many people live
- game
- something you play, sometimes for money
- money
- what you use to buy things
- check
- to look at something to know if it is true
- biggest
- the largest in size or amount
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Answer key
1. 600,000 euros 2. Córdoba 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Spain had its national lottery _____ on Saturday, August 22.
People buy _____ with numbers.
If your number wins, you get _____.
The first _____ was 600,000 euros.
The winning ticket was _____ in Córdoba.
Córdoba is a _____ in Spain.
The ticket was sold in an area called Sector _____.
Many people in Spain _____ the lottery results every week.
The results come out after the _____.
This draw is called '_____ Nacional.'