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UFFS Extends Service Contract Until November 2026

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UFFS is a public university in Brazil. It has a contract for services. Now the university made the contract longer.

The new end date is November 2026. Before, the contract had a different end date.

UFFS also added more money to the contract. The new money is R$58,900. This is about 58,900 Brazilian reais.

The full contract is now worth R$1.1 million. This change is called an amendment.

An amendment is a document. It changes part of a contract. It does not make a new contract.

The university did not give more details about the services. We do not know the company's name.

This kind of news is common for public offices. They often extend contracts for basic services.

People can read this news to understand how public money is used.

Vocabulary15 words

contract
a paper that says people or companies must do something
amendment
a small change to a contract or document
extend
to make something longer, like time
public university
a school for older students, paid by the government
services
work that a company does for another group
total
the full amount of something
government
the group of people who run a country
money
what people use to buy things
document
an official paper
value
how much something is worth
company
a business that sells things or services
date
a specific day, month, and year
Brazil
a large country in South America
official
made by the government or an important group
budget
the money a group can spend

Quiz

1. What did UFFS do to the contract?
2. What is the new end date for the contract?
3. How much is the total contract worth now?

Fill-in-the-blank listening

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

UFFS is a public _____ in Brazil. It has a contract for services. Now the university made the contract _____.

The new end date is _____ 2026. Before, the contract had a different end date.

UFFS also added more _____ to the contract. The new money is R$58,900.

The full contract is now worth R$1.1 _____. This change is called an _____.

An amendment is a _____. It changes part of a contract. It does not make a new contract.

The university did not give more details about the services. We do not know the _____'s name.

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