Sports Journalist Joanna de Assis Let Go by Globo After 20 Years
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Globo is a big TV company in Brazil. It is called a broadcaster. Globo had a sports journalist named Joanna de Assis. She worked for Globo for 20 years.
Now, Globo has dismissed her. This means the company told her to stop working there. She worked as a sports presenter on TV.
Many people talked about this news online. It made a big debate on social media. People shared different opinions about the decision.
Joanna de Assis is well-known in Brazil. She worked in sports news for many years. Her dismissal surprised many fans.
Vocabulary15 words
- broadcaster
- a company that shows TV or radio programs
- dismissed
- told to leave a job
- presenter
- a person who talks on TV shows
- debate
- when people talk about different ideas
- dismissal
- the act of losing a job
- decade
- a period of ten years
- journalist
- a person who writes or talks about news
- company
- a business
- decision
- a choice someone makes
- social media
- websites where people share news and ideas
- fans
- people who like someone very much
- news
- information about what is happening
- opinion
- what a person thinks about something
- well-known
- famous; many people know this person
- career
- the jobs a person has over many years
Quiz
Answer key
1. 20 years 2. She was dismissed 3. They talked about it on social media
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Globo is a big TV company in Brazil. It is called a _____. Globo had a sports journalist named Joanna de Assis. She worked for Globo for _____ years.
Now, Globo has _____ her. This means the company told her to stop working there. She worked as a sports _____ on TV.
Many people talked about this news online. It made a big _____ on social media. People shared different _____ about the decision.
Joanna de Assis is well-known in Brazil. She worked in sports _____ for many years. Her _____ surprised many fans.