Vocabulary list: important words and expressions for the video
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Perks: a special advantage or benefit, in addition to the money you're paid, that you're given because of your job - Benefício.
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A.K.A: also known as - também conhecido como. Example: This is Google's Headquarters, AKA, Googleplex, a giant funhouse.
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Endless: unlimited - infindável/ilimitado/sem fim. Example: At Googleplex, the perks are endless.
- Grow their own food: plantar/cultivar a própria comida.
- It's all on the house: paid by or courtesy of the merchant or establishment - é por conta da casa!
- A six-pack: when you workout a lot and get your abdominal muscles defined - abdômen definido/"tanquinho".
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Basement: a part of a building/house consisting of rooms that are below the ground level - subsolo/porão (é muito comum casas americanas terem um subsolo com sala/quartos e os donos alugarem para outras pessoas morarem).
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Run some errands: to go out to buy or do something - realizar tarefas (do dia-a-dia pessoal). Example: if employees at Google need to run some errands during the day, they can borrow an electric Toyota Prius and go.
- The wheels (slang): automobile/car - no vídeo será utilizado o termo "wheels" como gíria (slang), significando o carro em sí. Porém nos sentido formal, "wheel" pode ser roda ou volante.
Now, watch the video:
We recommend you watch the video at least twice.
In the first time, pay attention to the use of the vocabulary presented above.
Before playing it for the second time, take a look at the questions below. After watching it, try to answer them correctly.
Now, answer the questions:
1. Where is Googleplex located:
(a) Motor Hill
(b) San Francisco
(c) Mountain View
(d) Zurich, Switzerland
2. Which of the perks below is NOT offered by Google according to the video?
(a) massage
(b) free meals
(c) personal trainers
(d) childcare
3. How many building comprise the Googleplex campus?
(a) 16
(b) 6
(c) 60
(d) 1
4. When do Googlers get a free massage?
(a) on their birthdays
(b) when they want to get rub down
(c) whenever they schedule it
(d) once in a while
5. What is considered a tradition from Google’s founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin?
(a) bouncing around on a physio ball
(b) using rollerblades in the office
(c) sleeping at the office
(d) doing their laundry in the office
6. How does the narrator refer to Zurich’s office?
(a) the craziest office
(b) the most international workplace
(c) victorian library
(d) the most expensive office
Check the answers at the end of the page.
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15 respostas para “Googleplex”
Hi! Greta vídeo! I was wondering if could be possible be provide the transcription. Thanks!
Hi Augusto, it is possible to activate the closed caption option inside the video (it is the button right after the minutes indicator).
These subtitles are generated automatically, so they are not 100% accurate. In this video I’d say it is around 90% accurate, but it is helpful.
Why Google give so much perks? How much time people work in a day?
Hi Daniel,
In my opinion there are two main reasons:
1. the good reason: this kind of environment stimulates creativity and these perks help to retain their talented employees.
2. With all these perks people tend to spend a lot of time in the office and get completely immersed in the company. This is related to your second question: even though Google don’t disclose how many hours their employees work, probably it is much more than the “usual” 8 hours.
Thank you for your contribution!
1. Where is Googleplex located:
(a) Motor Hill
2. Which of the perks below is NOT offered by Google according to the video?
(d) childcare
3. How many building comprise the Googleplex campus?
(a) 16
4. When do Googlers get a free massage?
(a) on their birthdays
5. What is considered a tradition from Google’s founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin?
(d) doing their laundry in the office
6. How does the narrator refer to Zurich’s office?
(a) the craziest office
Hi Ricardo,
All answers are correct, except:
1. Mountain View (“This is Google, in Mountain View, California”).
6. The most international workplace (“and the most international workplace has got be: Zurich, Switzerland”).
Cheers!
Ohhhh My God!
I would like to live in GooglePlex… 🙂 !
Very interesting this video and we can imagine how much cost this perks. And what about the selection process?
Hi Thiago,
These perks are definitely very expensive.
The selection process at Google is very interesting since they analyse deeply if you fit in their corporate culture.
Absolutely amazing this workplace…
I would like to know the best meaning of: Munchies
Could you help me?
Hi Marcos,
First of all, welcome to the platform!
It is a fantastic workplace indeed.
When you say “I’ve got the munchies” for example, it means that you’re feeling hungry.
Another use is: “We need a few munchies”, which in Portuguese would be similar to “precisamos de alguma coisa para beliscar – um aperitivo, por exemplo”.
Of course I would like to work at Google. The place is amazing and the perks are out of this world.
Exactly, Anita.
As they mentioned in the video: the perks are out of this world, around the world. I’ve visited their office in Sao Paulo and it is quite cool as well.
That’s fantastic! I would love to work at Google.
I love this video and specially their headquarters.