Rugby News: Winners and Losers

THE 'WIN/LOSE' SWITCH

In English, we use different words to say the same result. Look at these pairs from the text:

Win side $\rightarrow$ Lose side

• Won $\rightarrow$ Lost
• Beat $\rightarrow$ Lost to

Example 1: "Edinburgh beat the Dragons" (This means Edinburgh won)

Example 2: "The Dragons lost to the Knights" (This means the Knights won)

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COUNTING SUCCESS

When something happens many times, we use "In a row". This means one after another without stopping.

• 3 games $\rightarrow$ Win $\rightarrow$ Win $\rightarrow$ Win = Three games in a row.
• 13 games $\rightarrow$ Loss $\rightarrow$ Loss $\rightarrow$ Loss... = Thirteen games in a row.