Vocabulary · B1 · 1 min
Win or beat? Lose or miss? Penalty quiz: can you score 5/5?
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Key points
winYou win the thing you play for: a game, a prize, the toss. We won the toss.
beatYou beat a team, a player or a record. We beat them 2-0. She beat the world record.
loseYou lose a game, or a thing you can't find. I lost my keys again.
missYou are too late for it: a bus, a plane, a deadline. I missed the deadline.
You lost me.I can't follow you. Sorry, you lost me. Say it again?
Quick quiz
3 questionsWe ___ them 2-0. Which one is right?
I ___ the deadline, so I paid a fine. Which one is right?
Sorry, you ___ me. Can you say it again? Which one is right?
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