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Globo Reportedly Offers Galvão Bueno a Rich Deal to Return

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Galvão Bueno is a famous sports commentator in Brazil.

He works for a TV channel called SBT now.

Before that, he worked for many years at Globo.

Globo is a very big TV channel in Brazil.

A columnist says Globo wants Galvão back.

The report says Globo will offer a lot of money.

It says he could earn more than R$ 1 million a month.

The contract could be for five years.

The report also says he could work on Formula 1 again.

He could also work on the 2030 World Cup.

This is not confirmed by Globo or Galvão yet.

It is only a report from a columnist right now.

Vocabulary10 words

commentator
a person who talks about sports on TV or radio
columnist
a person who writes news or opinion articles
contract
a written agreement about a job
channel
a TV station, like Globo or SBT
offer
to say you will give something, like money or a job
confirmed
made sure something is true
million
1,000,000; a very big number
report
news information given by someone
rival
a competitor; someone you compete with
famous
known by many people

Quiz

1. Where does Galvão Bueno work now?
2. How long could the new contract be?
3. Has Globo confirmed the offer?

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Galvão Bueno is a famous _____ commentator in Brazil.

He works for a TV _____ called SBT now.

Before that, he worked for many years at _____.

A columnist says Globo wants Galvão _____.

The report says Globo will offer a lot of _____.

It says he could earn more than R$ 1 _____ a month.

The contract could be for _____ years.

The report also says he could work on _____ again.

He could also work on the 2030 World _____.

This is only a _____ from a columnist right now.

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