Difference between win/beat
Hello everybody. I know the difference between win and beat, but I need to explain this to a student who knows English at an elementary level. How would you do this? Thanks in advance.
The easiest way to make this clear to a learner is to focus on the objects.
John and Peter played a game of chess. John was the winner. Peter was the loser.
John won the game.
John beat Peter.
July 6, 2015
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"win" does not involve the "loser". You can only "beat" someone else.
If I say I win a race, I am saying nothing about the others.
I can beat another person, but maybe not "win" (because others beat me).
I hope this helps.
I would personally draw some simple pictures to explain it.
With win/won showing the person dreaming of a 1st place trophy or hitting the jackpot at something and 'beat' showing a picture of someone passing another person over the finish line with arrows between them....together with a little phrase of course.
July 5, 2015
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