Brazilian Football Club Offers Tractor to Court Over Unpaid Debt
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Internacional is a big football club in Brazil. The club has a money problem with a businessman.
Internacional owes money to the businessman. This is called a debt.
The businessman went to court about the debt. A court is a place where judges decide problems.
Now Internacional must give something valuable to the court. This is called a guarantee. A guarantee shows the club will pay.
The club offered a tractor as the guarantee. A tractor is a big machine used for farm work.
This process is called a judicial guarantee. It means the court accepts something instead of money for now.
The tractor will stay with the court until the debt problem is solved.
Many people think it is strange for a football club to offer a tractor. This is not a common thing to do.
We do not know yet if the court will accept the tractor.
This story shows that football clubs can have money problems too.
Vocabulary5 words
- debt
- money that you owe to another person
- court
- a place where judges solve problems between people
- guarantee
- something you give to show you will do what you promise
- tractor
- a big machine used on farms
- judicial guarantee
- something given to a court instead of money, for now
Quiz
Answer key
1. A debt with a businessman 2. A tractor 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Internacional is a big football club in Brazil. The club has a money problem with a _____.
Internacional owes money to the businessman. This is called a _____.
The businessman went to _____ about the debt.
Now Internacional must give something valuable to the court. This is called a _____.
The club offered a _____ as the guarantee.
This process is called a judicial _____.
The tractor will stay with the court until the debt problem is _____.
Many people think it is strange for a football club to offer a _____.