O texto a seguir fala de Charlie Munger e foi feito para o nível B1.
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Charlie Munger was Warren Buffett's partner in business and best friend. He was important in the company Berkshire Hathaway. Charlie Munger was an intelligent, insightful, and astute man. He was also a wise, sharp, and shrewd thinker. Munger was a brilliant, knowledgeable, and experienced investor. He was a patient, disciplined, and methodical decision-maker. Munger was a calm, composed, and rational individual. He was an influential, respected, and admired figure in the world of finance. Munger was a successful, wealthy, and accomplished businessman. He was a generous, philanthropic, and compassionate person. Overall, Charlie Munger was a remarkable, exceptional, and extraordinary individual.
Watch his answer when asked why he is not as rich as Warren Buffet.
Exercises
Exercise 1. Fill in the Blanks:
Charlie Munger ______ Warren Buffett's partner.
He _______ important in the company Berkshire Hathaway.
Munger _______ an intelligent, insightful, and astute man.
He _______ a wise, sharp, and shrewd thinker.
Munger _______ a patient, disciplined, and methodical decision-maker.
He _______ an influential, respected, and admired figure in the world of finance.
Munger _______ a successful, wealthy, and accomplished businessman.
He _______ a generous, philanthropic, and compassionate person.
Overall, Charlie Munger _______ a remarkable, exceptional, and extraordinary individual.
Exercise 2. True or False:
Charlie Munger was a partner of Jeff Bezos.
He was important in Microsoft.
Munger was athletic.
Munger was the best friend of Warren Buffet.
Munger was a careless man.
He was an impatient decision-maker.
Munger was a Finance Professor.
Munger was a billionaire.
Exercise 3. Match the adjectives with their opposites:
Intelligent
Patient
Successful
Generous
Respected
Disrespected
Foolish
Unsuccessful
Impatient
Stingy