Bradesco Marks 10 Years of Digital Assistant b.ia With New Film
Listen to the story
Bradesco is a big bank in Brazil. It has a digital helper called b.ia. This helper is now 10 years old. Bradesco made a special film to celebrate this. The film shows the history of b.ia.
Bradesco also had a problem. A group called Procon closed some of its services for a short time. This happened because many customers made complaints. We do not know all the details.
Bradesco also has good news. The insurance part of the company has a new boss. This person will lead sales in the south of Brazil. The new leader started this new job.
Vocabulary15 words
- digital assistant
- a computer program that helps people
- celebrate
- to do something special for a happy event
- complaints
- when people say they are not happy about something
- interdited
- stopped for a short time by an order
- superintendent
- a person who leads a team
- sales
- selling things to people
- region
- a big area of a country
- insurance
- a service that pays you if something bad happens
- bank
- a place that keeps and manages money
- customer
- a person who buys or uses a service
- anniversary
- the day something special happened years ago
- film
- a video that tells a story
- leader
- a person who is in charge
- problem
- something bad that needs fixing
- south
- a direction; a part of a country
Quiz
Answer key
1. 10 years 2. Because of customer complaints 3. A digital assistant
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Bradesco is a big _____ in Brazil.
It has a digital helper called _____.
This helper is now _____ years old.
Bradesco made a special _____ to celebrate this.
A group called _____ closed some of its services.
This happened because many customers made _____.
The _____ part of the company has a new boss.
This person will lead _____ in the south of Brazil.