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Professor Janitor
Professor Janitor
arrogant: ( é)
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lackey: ( lé kii): ( pau mandado, puxa-saco)
remarks: ( comentários)
Yes, remarks can vary in tone and content, ranging from positive
affirmations or compliments to negative criticisms or complaints.
towards: ( em relação a)
2 - How can you prevent spills while pouring liquids from one container to
the car? To prevent spills while pouring oil to the car, pour slowly and
steadily, maintaining control of the flow, and use a funnel if necessary for
accuracy or a screwdriver. Pay attention to the level of the liquid to avoid
overfilling.
3 - She shouted with joy when she saw the surprise party.
high five:
2 - She gently lowered the baby into the crib, careful not to wake him.
3 - The pilot slowly lowered the plane's landing gear as they approached
the runway.
regret: ( arrependimento)
3 - Bend down and look under the bed for your missing sock.
grab – grabbed – grabbed: ( agarrar, pegar)
VIDEO
Alex, the janitor, is cleaning the office, and in the office, there are 3 people
who work together. One is called Jack, an arrogant person who enjoys
ridiculing others. The other is called Gerald, Jack's lackey, who does
everything he's told, and always laughs at Jack's unfunny jokes and
offensive remarks. The other is called Geronimo, a Japanese descent who
disapproves Jack and Gerald's behavior towards the janitor. At this
moment, the janitor is working and Jack is throwing paper, spilling coffee
on the floor just to make Alex clean it up, as he considers himself superior
to the janitor.
Jack: Oops, sorry. I thought I was aiming for the trash can. Guess I got
confused. ( Gerald laughs)
Gerald starts to laugh and says: Poor little janitor, gotta clean it all up.
Gerald and Jack high five and leave the room laughing. Then Geronimo
approaches Alex and says: I'm sorry about them.
Geronimo lowers his head in a sign of regret after Alex asks him why he
didn't do anything to help him.
Then Alex, the janitor, bends down, grabs a cloth, and starts wiping up the
coffee spilled by Jack. Meanwhile, Geronimo leaves the room.
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QUESTIONS
5 - How does Geronimo feel about Jack and Gerald's behavior towards
Alex? Geronimo disapproves of Jack and Gerald's behavior towards
Alex.
7 - How does Gerald react to Jack's actions towards Alex? Gerald laughs
and makes derogatory comments, supporting Jack's actions towards Alex. (
deró getory: depreciativo)
8 - What does Geronimo say to Alex after Jack and Gerald leave?
Geronimo apologizes to Alex for Jack and Gerald's behavior.
11 - What does Alex do after Geronimo leaves the room? Alex bends down,
grabs a cloth, and starts wiping up the coffee spilled by Jack.
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tear – tore – torn: ( rasgar)
2 - Be careful not to tear your shirt on that nail sticking out of the wall.
( nail : prego)
3 - The rough surface of the table can easily tear delicate materials.
fetch: ( buscar)
3 - Can you fetch the mail from the mailbox on your way back?
3 - She can throw a javelin farther than anyone else on the team. ( dardo)
mess: ( bagunça)
1 - The kids made a mess in the living room with their toys.
3 - Don't leave your clothes all over the floor; it creates a mess.
seemingly: ( aparentemente)
2 -He was always kind to others, but unfortunately, he was treated poorly in
return. ( em troca)
get away with – got away with: ( sair-se bem com, sair impune)
1 - He thought he could get away with cheating on the test, but the teacher
caught him.
2 - The CEO was involved in a scandal but managed to get away with it
due to his connections.
3 - It's not right that wealthy individuals often get away with crimes that
others would be punished for.
2 - I can't believe he lets his boss walk all over him like that.
3 - It's frustrating to see injustice happening and feel like you can only
stand by and do nothing.
back there: (lá trás)
loser : ( perdedor)
2 - She can't stand to be in the same room as him after what he did.
3 - He used to smoke, but he's no longer a smoker; he quit two years ago.
2 - He learned the hard way not to mess with the school bully. ( valentão)
3 - I wouldn't mess with that machine if I were you; it's very delicate.
2 - They deserve all the success they've achieved through their dedication
and talent.
2 - He couldn't stand the filth of the city streets; he longed for the clean air
of the countryside. ( longed ; ansiava)
1 - The teacher had to intervene when the students started arguing in class.
2 - The police intervened to break up the fight before it got out of control.
3 - It's important for parents to intervene early if they notice their child
struggling in school. ( ter dificuldade)
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1 - She always stands up for her beliefs, even when it's difficult.
it took so long:
1 - She filed a complaint against her coworker for harassing her in the
workplace.
2 - She felt upset when her boss yelled at her in front of everyone.
( chateado)
3 - The coach yelled at the players for not following the game plan.
2 - She felt scared when he threatened to harm her if she didn't comply.
(obedecer)
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Jack and Gerald return to the office and start tearing papers, throwing them
on the floor. They are causing a perfect mess in the office. Geronimo,
seemingly irritated, says nothing, simply observes. And Alex continues to
clean their mess.
When Gerald and Alex leave the office, Geronimo turns to Alex and says:
Hey, Alex.
Alex : You know they treat me poorly, so why do you let them get away
with it?
Alex: Really? And that makes you standing by even worse. I gotta get back
to work.
In another room, Gerald and Jack are talking about the mess they made.
Jack: Did you see that back there? He just bent over and picked it up for
me, like that. God, what a loser!
Jack : Why? He's the janitor, he helps celan up, and he helps me have
someone to make fun of. Isn't that right , Gerald?
Geronimo: Just because he's the janitor doesn't mean you can treat himlike
crap, OK? Everyone here deserves to be respected.
Jack: Respect. Why would I respect the guy who picks up my trash?
Geronimo: Because he gives you space to leave more of your filth around
here.
Geronimo: Because, because he's ............ In this moment Alex enters the
room and Geronimo stops speaking.
Jakc turns to Alex and says: Hey, you come here. What did you do to him?
Jack: Whatever.
Geronimo turns to Jack and says : Hey, apologize to him , right now.
Then Jack grabs an empty plastic bottle, which was on top of a desk,
throws it to the ground, turns to Alex, and says: I'm so sorry.
After apologizing, Jack leaves the room and calls Gerald loudly, who
follows Jack quietly.
From that day on, Jack and Gerald started to harass Geronimo, tearing
papers and throwing them on his desk, yelling at Geronimo, and
threatening and provoking him several times.
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QUESTIONS
1 - Why did Jack and Gerald start tearing papers and throwing them on the
floor?
They started tearing papers and throwing them on the floor, causing a mess
in the office.
Geronimo seemed irritated but said nothing, simply observing the situation.
4 - How did Jack and Gerald react when Geronimo intervened to defend
Alex?
5 - Why did Geronimo defend Alex against Jack and Gerald's insults?
6 - How did Jack react when Geronimo asked him to apologize to Alex?
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PARTE 2
The next morning, Geronimo arrives while Jack is on his phone, talking to
himself.
Jack pointing his finger to Geronimo says: Yeah, so my advice is don't let
her know anything about you and the janitor's little love affair.
When Geronimo says, "Don't touch me," Jack grabs him by the tie, pulls
him close, and says: If you say anything to her, you're dead. Do you
understand me?
Geronimo: nods.
Jack: Good boy. Well, go on. See you later, janitor lover.
Later, the supervisor Erica arrives at the office, and when Jack sees her, he
stands up and says: Oh, Erica, nice to see you.
Jack: Follow me! Before we begin, I'd like to introduce you to the team.
Ah, this is Gerald. He does amazing work here. Over there is Geronimo,
he's OK. That's the janitor, Alex.
Erica: So, you are who I have to thank for keeping the office so clean and
orderly.
Alex: Erica.
At that moment, Jack interrupts the conversation between the janitor and
the supervisor by shouting: Alex, There's a huge mess in the bathroom
over there. You gotta deal with that , right now. Come on faster, go, go, for
it.
Alex stumbles, nearly falling to the ground, but turns to Jack and says:
Sorry about that, I'll get right on it.
Jack turns to the supervisor and says: It's hard to get good help these
days, you know?
Geronimo, unable to bear it any longer, says: That's enough. Erica, I have
something I wish to tell you.
Geronimo: Jack here, has been treating Alex like garbage. He's been
throwing trash at him and making a mess to make his life harder. This man
is a bully, and he doesn't even do his work all day.
Erica: I take this stuff very seriously. Doesn't matter what their job is.
Everyone deserves the same level of respect. Everyone is as equally
important on this team.
Geronimo: Bathroom.
Geronimo: Well, you sent him there yourself, right? To clean up your little
mess.
In the bathroom, Alex looks visibly tired, gazing at the mess in the
bathroom, when suddenly Erica , Geronimo e Jack arrive.
Erica: Wow.
Erica : Wow. What the........? How di this .....? Alex is it true that Jack's
been bullying you this whole time?
Jack: Wait, I have a witness. Gerald, Gerald get in here. He'll have
evidence.
When Gerald arrive, Jacks turns to him and says: Could you tell them I
was not bullyin Alex?
Erica: And I'm assuming you made this mess too, Jack.
Jack: What?
Erica turns to Jack, with a smile in her face says: Jack, congratulations,
you're fired.
Jack: What?
Erica: Just because you think Alex is lesser than you, does not give you the
right to treat him like agarbage. Everyone deserves respect, no matter who
they are and what they do.
Erica turns to Geronimo and Gerald and says: Good on you guys, for
standing for Alex. And Alex, Keep up the good work. I'm sorry you had to
deal with all this.
Erica: You know what? Take two week , paid vacation on me.
Alex: Wow, really?
Erica: yes. Spend sometime with family, rest, relax, whatever, you deserve
it. And Jack, clean this up.
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VIDEO
Alex, the janitor, is cleaning the office, and in the office, there are 3 people
who work together. One is called Jack, an arrogant person who enjoys
ridiculing others. The other is called Gerald, Jack's lackey, who does
everything he's told, and always laughs at Jack's unfunny jokes and
offensive remarks. The other is called Geronimo, a Japanese descent who
disapproves Jack and Gerald's behavior towards the janitor. At this
moment, the janitor is working and Jack is throwing paper, spilling coffee
on the floor just to make Alex clean it up, as he considers himself superior
to the janitor.
Jack: Hey Alex, Kobe!
Jack: Oops, sorry. I thought I was aiming for the trash can. Guess I got
confused. ( Gerald laughs)
Jack; Hey, watch this! At this moment, Jack approaches Alex, shouts in his
ears, intentionally spills coffee on the floor, and says: Woops!
Gerald starts to laugh and says: Poor little janitor, gotta clean it all up.
Gerald and Jack high five and leave the room laughing. Then Geronimo
approaches Alex and says: I'm sorry about them.
Geronimo lowers his head in a sign of regret after Alex asks him why he
didn't do anything to help him.
Then Alex, the janitor, bends down, grabs a cloth, and starts wiping up the
coffee spilled by Jack. Meanwhile, Geronimo leaves the room.
Jack and Gerald return to the office and start tearing papers, throwing them
on the floor. They are causing a perfect mess in the office. Geronimo,
seemingly irritated, says nothing, simply observes. And Alex continues to
clean their mess.
When Gerald and Alex leave the office, Geronimo turns to Alex and says:
Hey, Alex.
Alex : You know they treat me poorly, so why do you let them get away
with it?
Alex: Really? And that makes you standing by even worse. I gotta get back
to work.
In another room, Gerald and Jack are talking about the mess they made.
Jack: Did you see that back there? He just bent over and picked it up for
me, like that. God, what a loser!
Geronimo, who could no longer stand those insults against the janitor,
enters the room and says: Hey, stop messing with Alex. That's not nice of
you at all.
Jack : Why? He's the janitor, he helps celan up, and he helps me have
someone to make fun of. Isn't that right , Gerald?
Geronimo: Just because he's the janitor doesn't mean you can treat himlike
crap, OK? Everyone here deserves to be respected.
Jack: Respect. Why would I respect the guy who picks up my trash?
Geronimo: Because he gives you space to leave more of your filth around
here.
Geronimo: Because, because he's ............ In this moment Alex enters the
room and Geronimo stops speaking.
Jakc turns to Alex and says: Hey, you come here. What did you do to him?
Jack: What do you think you are, the same level as me or something? Well,
What is it?
Geronimo then decides to intervene and put an end to Jack's humiliation of
Alex saying: Yes, he is.
Jack: Whatever.
Geronimo turns to Jack and says : Hey, apologize to him , right now.
Then Jack grabs an empty plastic bottle, which was on top of a desk,
throws it to the ground, turns to Alex, and says: I'm so sorry.
After apologizing, Jack leaves the room and calls Gerald loudly, who
follows Jack quietly.
From that day on, Jack and Gerald started to harass Geronimo, tearing
papers and throwing them on his desk, yelling at Geronimo, and
threatening and provoking him several times.
The next morning, Geronimo arrives while Jack is on his phone, talking to
himself.
Jack pointing his finger to Geronimo says: Yeah, so my advice is don't let
her know anything about you and the janitor's little love affair.
When Geronimo says, "Don't touch me," Jack grabs him by the tie, pulls
him close, and says: If you say anything to her, you're dead. Do you
understand me?
Geronimo: nods.
Jack: Good boy. Well, go on. See you later, janitor lover.
Later, the supervisor Erica arrives at the office, and when Jack sees her, he
stands up and says: Oh, Erica, nice to see you.
Jack: Follow me! Before we begin, I'd like to introduce you to the team.
Ah, this is Gerald. He does amazing work here. Over there is Geronimo,
he's OK. That's the janitor, Alex.
Erica: So, you are who I have to thank for keeping thie office so clean and
orderly.
Alex: Erica.
At that moment, Jack interrupts the conversation between the janitor and
the supervisor by shouting: Alex, There's a huge mess in the bathroom
over there. You gotta deal with that , right now. Come on faster, go, go, for
it.
Alex stumbles, nearly falling to the ground, but turns to Jack and says:
Sorry about that, I'll get right on it.
Jack turns to the supervisor and says: It's hard to get good help these
days, you know?
Geronimo, unable to bear it any longer, says: That's enough. Erica, I have
something I wish to tell you.
Geronimo: Jack here, has been treating Alex like garbage. He's been
throwing trash at him and making a mess to make his life harder. This man
is a bully, and he doesn't even do his work all day.
Erica: I take this stuff very seriously. Doesn't matter what their job is.
Everyone deserves the same level of respect. Everyone is as equally
important on this team.
Geronimo: Bathroom.
Geronimo: Well, you sent him there yourself, right? To clean up your little
mess.
In the bathroom, Alex looks visibly tired, gazing at the mess in the
bathroom, when suddenly Erica , Geronimo e Jack arrive.
Erica: Wow.
Erica : Wow. What the........? How di this .....? Alex is it true that Jack's
been bullying you this whole time?
Jack: Wait, I have a witness. Gerald, Gerald get in here. He'll have
evidence.
When Gerald arrive, Jacks turns to him and says: Could you tell them I
was not bullyin Alex?
Gerald gets desperate and says: I can't take it anymore. Yes, it's true. He's
bullying Alex for the past few days. I'm so sorry guys, please forgive me.
Erica: And I'm assuming you made this mess too, Jack.
Jack: What?
Jack: What?
Erica: Just because you think Alex is lesser than you, does not give you the
right to treat him like agarbage. Everyone deserves respect, no matter who
they are and what they do.
Erica turns to Geronimo and Gerald and says: Good on you guys, for
standing for Alex. And Alex, Keep up the good work. I'm sorry you had to
deal with all this.
Erica: You know what? Take two week , paid vacation on me.
Erica: yes. Spend sometime with family, rest, relax, whatever, you deserve
it. And Jack, clean this up.
1 – How would you describe yourself? ( Could you tell us a little bit about
yourself.)
I’ve always loved chemestry, and I can’t wait to have a job where I can use
what I learned at the college.
I’ve always loved teaching other people and receive teaching from more
experienced people.)
2 – Why do you want the job?( Why do you want to work for us?, Why are
you applying for this job?)
I’ve always admired the work that is performed here, with your customers,
and the relationship among workers.
If I get the position I’m applying for , I still see me doing that in five years
and doing it well
I am self motivated .
11 - Have you ever had a big problema at work and how did you overcome
it?
12 - What do you like to do outside of work?
15 -