Spain's National Lottery Holds Thursday Draw
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Spain has a famous lottery called Lotería Nacional. It is a game with numbers. People buy tickets and wait for a draw.
The draw happened on Thursday, 27 August. In a draw, machines choose winning numbers. People can check if their ticket wins.
Many people play this lottery every week. They hope to win a prize. A prize is money you win in a game.
After the draw, people can check the results. They can check online or in news. News means information about new events.
If your ticket number is a winning number, you get money. This is called winning a prize.
This lottery draw happens often in Spain. It is a normal part of life for many families.
Vocabulary5 words
- lottery
- a game where you can win money with numbers
- tickets
- small papers you buy to play a game
- draw
- the moment when winning numbers are chosen
- prize
- money or a thing you win
- news
- information about new things that happen
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1. Spain 2. Thursday 3. The results
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Spain has a famous _____ called Lotería Nacional.
People buy _____ and wait for a draw.
The _____ happened on Thursday, 27 August.
Machines choose winning _____ in a draw.
Many people play this lottery every _____.
They hope to win a _____.
A prize is _____ you win in a game.
People can check the results _____ or in news.
If your ticket number is a winning number, you get _____.
This lottery draw happens often in _____.
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