National Lottery launches appeal to find missing millionaires before deadline

Lottery players have been urged to check their tickets to see if they are one of eight potential millionaires yet to claim their prize. The mystery winners have until 11pm tonight to come forward and claim their winnings, the National Lottery said. The 100 UK Millionaires Raffle draw was held on July 26 last year, with each winner claiming £1million each. However, only 92 out of the lucky 100 picked up their prize.

A National Lottery spokesperson said: ‘Though the clock is ticking, there is still time for players to re-check their tickets and make 2014 a year to remember. We urge every player to check their bags, coat pockets, even down the back of the sofa and in their cupboards – the winning tickets could be tucked away in any of these places.’

Winners have 180 days to claim their prize after the draw is made before the money is given to charity.

source: www.metro.co.uk

to urge someone to – valakit valamire bíztatni
lottery ticket – lottószelvény
to claim the prize – jelentkezni a nyereményért
draw  – húzás
to come forward – jelentkezni
however – viszont
though – habár
to be tucked away – lapul valahol, rejtőzik valahol
charity – jótékonysági szervezet

Fill the gaps with the right word. There is one extra.

1. My grandmother buys a ……………….. every week.

2. The family who ……………….. lived in a small village.

3. The police asked witnesses to ……………….. .

4. My car broke down on the motorway ……………….. it had been repaired the week before.

5. Someone cheated so the school held another raffle ……………….. .

answers: 1-lottery ticket 2-claimed the prize 3-come forward 4-though 5-draw

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Multi-millionaire lottery winner continues to work as doughnut maker at Morrisons store

A woman has continued to work as a doughnut maker in the bakery department of a Morrison’s store despite scooping £2,021,379 on the National Lottery. 62-year-old Jean Swatman was left celebrating after she scooped the prize three months ago. However, despite that she still lives in the three-bedroom terraced house that has been her home for 20 years and still gets up at 5.30am each day to got to work – a job she has held for ten years. Since her win Jean has used the money to pay for a holiday to Cambodia and a trip to Vietnam to see her son Wayne. She has also bought a new car and intends to invest some of her prize for her five grandchildren.

doughnut – fánk
bakery – pékség
despite – annak ellenére
to scoop – meríteni, kikanalazni
to celebrate – ünnepelni
prize – nyeremény
however – viszont
terraced house – sorház
to hold a job – állást betölt
to use – használni
to intend – szándékozni
to invest – befektetni

Are the sentences TRUE or FALSE?

1. The lady won 200 thousand pounds on the lottery.

2. The lady did not give up her job.

3. She moved into a bigger house.

4. She spent some of the money on a holiday to Cambodia.

5. She bought a second-hand car.

Answers: 1-F 2-T 3-F 4-T 5-F

He tore a knee ligament playing with his daughter and was forced to live off his savings for injury that kept him off work for two months.

A roofer who scooped a £3.6million Lotto win is building a dream home – and he is hiring someone else to go up the ladder. Stuart Hunt, 33, was enjoying a night on the tiles to celebrate – after being forced to live off his savings following an injury that kept him off work for two months. He tore a knee ligament playing with his daughter and described the win as a “Godsend”. The dad-of-three and partner, Nicky Martin, 29, won £3,676,642 with regular numbers 1, 11, 12, 13, 35 and 42 after asking her sister to get the ticket for them on Saturday.

Stuart, from Crawley, West Sussex, who was finally back at work today, said he plans to treat himself and his family before building his house. He said: “We’ll go on big family holidays and stuff like that – taking the girls somewhere it might take years to save up for, like Disney World in Florida.” He added: “I’d love a Range Rover Sport – a nice white one. There’s going to be so many opportunities out there now and things that we could never afford before.”

Full-time mum Nicky was told the news by a shop assistant who checked the ticket. She said: “I thought he was having me on.”

The couple are determined to enjoy their wealth but are aware of the pressures. Stuart said: “People have won more than £3.6 million and gone bankrupt.” Nicky added: “We won’t be one of them.”

Stuart said that he plans to build their first house, and joked that he would probably let someone else do the roof. He said: “I’ve always fancied turning my hand to property development.”

source: Mirror

knee ligament – térdszalag
to be forced to  – valamire kényszerítve lenni
to live off – felélni valamit
savings – megtakarítások
to keep somebody off something – valamit valamitől távoltartani
to scoop – itt: bezsebelni
a night on the tiles – kirúgni a hámból éjszaka (szórakozóhelyről szórakozóhelyre járni)
to describe – leírni valamit
regular – rendszeres, szokásos
to treat oneself – valamivel megajándékozza magát
stuff – cucc, dolog
opportunity – lehetőség
can afford – megengedheti magának
to have somebody on – rászedni valakit, “megetetni” valakivel valamit
to be determined to – eltökéltnek lenni
wealth – vagyon
to be aware of – valaminek a tudatában lenni
pressure – nyomás
to fancy – kedvére van valakinek valami
property development – ingatlanfejlesztés