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[English]

Good afternoon. It was so hot today here

in Sydney, Australia. So, I've been

hiding in air con the entire [music]

day. It's almost 6:00 p.m. So, let's

learn some English and go for a walk.

I'm just relaxing, enjoying some music.

A lot of kids have these electric bikes

nowadays. Maybe slightly purple, more

pink. I didn't need to rush for this

train. Starting my walk off with a walk

around this sports oval. Really nice

green grass. It's currently fenced off,

so we can't go through and walk on the

grass, unfortunately. But this is where

a lot of people come to play sports. I'm

currently in a suburb called Chhatzwood,

and this has been under construction, I

guess, or repair for quite a few months

now. But it's still really nice to walk

around here. It's very scenic. The sun

is nice. It's still really hot. Uh, but

a nice place to start to walk. I've got

my earbuds in.

I'm just relaxing, enjoying some music,

and having a peaceful afternoon. But

like I said, it's still so hot, so I'm

hoping it cools down a little bit soon.

I mean, it's summer, so I guess what do

you expect?

So much nicer in the shade finally on

this side of the field. Oh god, there's

the sun again. Uh but about 5 minutes in

the sun and I'm already sweating. So I'm

going to try to find uh more shadier

areas to walk. I think we're going to go

for a little walk through the suburbs

here so I can show you kind of a typical

Australian suburb where people live,

just normal streets. We'll end in the

next suburb over called Artman. And from

there I'll get the train back to

Chhatzwood. So I'll show you how to

catch a train as well. All right, just

walking through this tunnel to a walking

path. A little scary at night this spot,

but in the day it's really peaceful at

nice. Look at that beautiful sun coming

through.

This path is really nice to walk on. But

you may have noticed I forgot my hat.

So, we still have a bit of sun. It's

going to go down soon in about an hour.

But there's a nice breeze in the air.

So, it's starting to feel like it's

cooling down a lot. I do need to be

careful where I walk though because this

path is for both bikes and pedestrians.

Get a few people running up and down

along here.

I've been thinking about starting

running. I go to the gym, but I mostly

just do weights.

But I'd love to start running. It's kind

of something you can do anywhere.

anywhere in the world, anywhere you want

to explore. Just like areas like this,

it's very easy to come out and go for a

run whenever you want.

All right. Signs like this that tell you

this is for both bikes and pedestrians.

So, if you're on a path like this, make

sure you stay to the left. Stay all the

way to the left. So, if a bike comes up

behind you, especially when you can't

hear them because you have earbuds in,

then you're going to be safe because

they will have enough room to go around.

Usually, people riding bikes or cyclists

will ring their bell on the bike to warn

you. So, you'll be pretty safe, but just

keep to the left. Don't be all over the

path. Path's coming to an end. Just up

over here,

we've got this giant tower, which is a

good landmark.

I don't know what that tower's for,

but it's massive. So, if you ever get

lost, you can find the tower

and hopefully find your way back. Press

the button to cross the road and then we

wait for the little green man.

There we go.

Isn't that a cool bike?

A lot of kids have these electric bikes

nowadays.

It's really easy to get upset at people

riding those electric bikes, but maybe

I'm just jealous because when I was a

kid, I didn't have that. And I would

have loved to have an electric bike when

I was a kid. I'd love to have one now,

to be honest. This is a pretty typical

Sydney suburban street. This one's still

on quite a busy road, so there's a lot

of traffic. But

this is still fairly typical. There's a

lot of units,

kind of like apartments, but smaller

density. They're not as tall as

apartments, but people have their own

units, cars parked along the side, and a

lot of trees on the walking tracks

or the footpath. Maybe this isn't quite

typical. It's a very busy road. So, I

think we're almost at Amen. We'll have a

little look around the town and then

I'll walk through some back streets to

show you, you know, what it looks like

where people actually live in houses and

apartments and units and flats. Probably

mostly houses around here. We'll see. I

do have to say it's much nicer now. The

weather, it's cooling down rapidly. It's

rapidly cooling down, especially in the

shade. It's actually really quiet for a

Saturday. I expected a few more people

to be around. I guess it is dinner time

or maybe a lot of people are still

hiding from the heat. But there's a few

restaurants along here that are open. A

lot of shops will close early in Sydney

around

5 to 6:00 p.m. even on weekends, but

restaurants would be open. So, it's a

lovely quiet afternoon. I like it.

There's the train station over there.

There's a train now taking off. We'll go

over there later and catch a train. But

for now, we're going to go down this way

and have a look around the town.

All right, let's go through this tunnel

here at Artaman Station and down the

stairs. This is what a lot of people

call like a little Tokyo because there's

a few Japanese stores,

but not too many. So, it's an it's an

interesting name. I think some of them

close down.

It's actually not that busy tonight. I'm

I'm shocked there's just not many people

around. Usually on a Saturday there's a

lot more people. It's actually really

nice down here. That tree, that pink

tree, maybe slightly purple, more pink,

is in full bloom in summer. Look at all

the petals on the ground. Very scenic.

This one too.

So, the reason they call this Little

Japan is there's a Japanese supermarket

right here. And then just over here used

to be a Japanese noodle restaurant, but

sadly it closed down recently. Uh but

just over there there's a little izakaya

or a yaki tori restaurant where you can

get kind of skewers and different

grilled Japanese food with some drinks

and a sushi place on the end. I don't

want to go too close because people are

eating and I don't want to disturb them

and put the camera in their face. But

one more thing to show you is one of my

favorite cafes

is this cafe right here. Obviously it's

closed right now, but it's called Only

Coffee Project. They do some delicious

cappuccinos, delicious cold brew,

delicious iced long black. Whatever

coffee you want, you can get it right

here. It's really good. Japanese

supermarket's still open. I'm actually

going to go in and get a drink because

I'm sweating. It's closes in 10 minutes.

So, I'll see if uh I'll see if she lets

me in.

Hello.

Find the drinks. I think she's filling

them up. Here we go. All Japanese

drinks. I don't want any tea.

>> Um because it'll keep me up at night.

So, I think

I think I'm going to get this. It's just

water with flavor in it. Seems nice.

>> Yeah, I'm going to go for this.

>> Hello. Um just that, please. Yeah.

Thank you. Just on.

>> Thank you very much. Bye.

>> Right. Beverage acquired. It It wasn't

cheap. It was $4 plus a 50 cent sir

charge, which is a shame, but you know,

it's a small business, so I don't mind

supporting them. The search charge means

that if you pay by card,

they charge you an extra fee on top,

which in this case, if you spend under

$10, then they charge you an extra050,

which is seems like robbery. It is

robbery,

but I'll give it an exception. I went in

late. She's closing up. got a drink and

I'm gonna relax for a little bit, enjoy

it, and then we'll go walk around the

streets a little bit and see what it

looks like to live in a typical suburb

in Sydney, Australia. I'm actually

impressed with uh how peaceful it is

tonight. Like I said, I thought it would

be really busy, it smells delicious from

all the food, but I think because it's a

hot, sunny day, and it doesn't get dark

until after 8:00 p.m., I think people

are coming out slightly later tonight,

perhaps. Get this bottle open.

Little screw top cap. Let's try it out.

That's delicious.

It's definitely not just water. It's a

step up. It's got grape juice, lemon

juice, fructose, which I think is like a

is a fruit sugar. I think

sugar, salt, lemon extract, citrus fruit

extract, mandarin extract, gives you

citrus peel, dried tomato extract.

There's tomato in this or tomato in

this. Tomato tomato

flavor and some random chemicals.

But it's nice. That should hydrate me.

That was a nice little break.

That drink was really nice. But let's

walk around a bit more. As promised,

let's walk around a few of the streets

here in the suburb so you can see what

it's like. This is somewhat typical

again in Sydney. It depends where you

are in Australia. Things can look very

different. This is also a pretty nice

area. I certainly can't afford to buy a

house in this kind of area. Uh but

nevertheless, this is uh an insight or a

look at what it's like to live in a

suburb here in Sydney. You'll notice a

lot of trees, a lot of green grass along

the side of the road. A lot of nature

integrated directly into the suburb. A

lot of my friends from overseas tell me

that when they first came to Australia,

one of the things that impressed them

the most was

the amount of big trees.

just in our suburbs. You'll see around

here there's a lot of just houses,

family houses,

very decent size. A lot of houses here

aren't multi-story. A lot of them aren't

twostory. They're only one story. So,

there's only one level. But some houses,

like that one over there, is a twostory

house. So, they have two levels in their

house.

It's very rare for houses here to have

basements.

Wow, look at this little community book

swap.

I think if you live in the area, you can

put a book in there and take one for

yourself. So, it's like a mini library

run by the community. Wonder if there's

any good books in there. Let me know if

you've read any of those books

in English or in another language. I

won't walk too far. Honestly, a lot of

it looks the same. A lot of the houses

around here are extremely similar. But

I'll try to do a little loop, go back to

the train station, and then we'll take

the train back to Chhatzwood

and maybe find some dinner. Some

beautiful houses around this suburb.

It's a bit of a mix between old houses

and new houses.

We're not far from Sydney City here. So,

it means a lot of houses were built over

a hundred years ago, maybe more,

but at the same time, there's a lot of

houses that have replaced the old ones

and the new.

So, you see a mix of different houses.

It's quite nice. There's a bit of

history still. I love this mailbox.

That's a really cool blue mailbox.

That's a lovely house. That is a lovely

house. Oh no, someone lost their pet

birds. I'm going to blur out the phone

number, but I hope Luna and Baby are

found safely.

This area is lovely. It's quiet,

peaceful.

The houses are absolutely stunning.

I did say a lot of houses here weren't

two stories, but there's a lot of

twostory houses around here. It's a lot

of uh wealthy people live here. I'm

envious. I am envious for sure. This is

a nice area. Oh, I think there's a

little stream or something over here.

You need to get off your bike if you're

going here.

Um

yeah, I don't really think this goes

anywhere. It looks like it just goes to

a fence there. And then the train tracks

are just above. But

down here, I said stream. I think this

is more of a drain, a storm water drain.

It looks kind of natural over there, but

down here it's uh it's a drain for storm

water.

Oh, there's a little staircase here that

goes up.

And there's a bin.

Oh, wow. just this lovely little grassy

area here, a small park with some

benches that you can sit on. There is a

trail that goes there. Maybe you can

walk along the train tracks,

but uh I'm going to start heading back

to the station now. It's getting a

little bit later, so I'm going to get

hungry soon

and definitely need some dinner. Here's

another tunnel

to Hampton Road. Let's

head this [music] way. Back to the

station. To the right. It's back to the

station. So, let's go.

[music]

All right. Remember this tunnel? Well,

this is actually also the entrance to

the train station,

to the station platform. Straight up

these steps and we'll be on the

platform.

Oh, I hear a train. The train's here.

I've got to go quick. All right,

got my phone ready.

Tapped on. Sorry, bad footage, but I

need to get on this train.

>> The next time would have been 8 minutes

anyway, but whatever.

the gap when getting on or off the

train.

>> Doors closing. Please stand clear.

>> I didn't need to rush for this train. I

could have waited 8 minutes, but I

rushed. All you have to do is tap on

with your credit card or a debit card,

and that's your ticket. You can also buy

something called an Opal card. We don't

use physical tickets. We just use the

cards.

>> This train will stop at Chhatzwood.

Change at Chadzwood for Metro services.

This station is

All right, let's throw this bottle away

into the recycling bin. Boom.

Get my phone ready to tap off.

I've taken a a back alley here. So,

it's not very pretty,

but I wanted to get away from the crowd

for a little bit. And in just a moment,

you will see why there are so many

people here. I mean, Chutzwood's a very

diverse area. There's a lot of

restaurants

uh of various cultures, primarily Asian,

Chinese

in particular.

But every weekend they have night

markets. A lot of these markets are a

little pricey. Usually street food's

supposed to be cheaper than kind of

normal restaurant food, but

for some reason in Australia it's more

expensive and people love it. I guess

it's more for the vibes and the good

times.

Chhatzwood is much more crowded with

people. It's a beautiful evening.

Everyone's out and about trying to get

some food from all the restaurants

around here, the markets,

or even in the shopping mall.

All right, I think tonight I'm having

some Japanese food. I feel like noodles.

This is one of my favorite restaurants

around here. Doing a bura.

It's a little glimpse of the menu. It is

so loud in here. So, I won't be able to

commentate too much. But I'm getting the

original Abura.

And after that long walk on a beautiful

evening, I'm going to get a small beer.

Just a small beer. Um, but I'm very

excited for these noodles. And I also,

this sounds weird, but I don't want

people to think that I'm a food

reviewer. I don't know why. I just don't

want people to think I'm reviewing food

because I'm not. I don't know why I

care. Look how delicious that looks. Oh,

on a hot day, nothing looks better than

this.

>> Oh, sorry. Cheers. Looks so good. Color

is down here in the drawer. So, let's

get some chopsticks.

Napkin.

All right. First step is

to mix the noodles, which is very

difficult with one hand, but I will do

my best. You know what? When you stop

caring,

everything's so much easier.

>> That's so good. It tastes so delicious.

Look at the beer.

Absolutely perfect.

So, you may be wondering, why am I

eating Japanese food? You're in

Australia. Show Australian food. Well,

Australia is very diverse. It's a

multicultural country. We don't really

have local cuisine. People often eat

Japanese food, Thai food, Chinese food,

Italian food, Indian food. Food from all

different cultures is very typical in

Australia. And it's all you can get.

There isn't much that's just Aussie.

Delicious.

All done. Time to go.

>> That was an incredible dinner. I enjoyed

having the beer as well. Even if it was

just a small one, that's all I need for

tonight. I'm very full now. A little bit

bloated from the beer, but it feels

good.

Okay, the wind is picking up now, so I

think it's time to head home. Thank you

so much for watching the video all the

way through. I hope you learned some new

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
relaxing /rɪˈlæksɪŋ/ A2	adjective - making someone feel rested and free from tension
suburb /ˈsʌbɜːb/ B1	noun - an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one
construction /kənˈstrʌkʃən/ B1	noun - the action of building something
scenic /ˈsiːnɪk/ B2	adjective - providing views of impressive or beautiful natural scenery
sweating /ˈswetɪŋ/ B1	verb - exuding sweat from the pores of the skin
pedestrian /pəˈdestriən/ B2	noun - a person walking along a road or in a developed area
explore /ɪkˈsplɔːr/ B1	verb - to travel in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it
landmark /ˈlændmɑːrk/ B2	noun - an object or feature of a landscape or town that is easily seen and recognized
jealous /ˈdʒeləs/ B1	adjective - feeling or showing envy of someone or their achievements
apartments /əˈpɑːrtmənts/ A1	noun - a suite of rooms forming one residence
rapidly /ˈræpɪdli/ B2	adjective - very quickly
shocked /ʃɒkt/ B1	adjective - surprised and upset
delicious /dɪˈlɪʃəs/ A2	adjective - highly pleasant to the taste
beverage /ˈbevərɪdʒ/ B2	noun - a drink other than water
diverse /daɪˈvɜːrs/ B2	adjective - showing a great deal of variety

Key Grammar Structures

• So, I've been hiding in air con the entire day.

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Used "have been hiding" to describe an action that started in the past and continued up until the present moment.

• I didn't need to rush for this train.

  ➔ Modal verb of lack of obligation in the past (didn't need to)

  ➔ Uses "didn't need to" to indicate that the action was unnecessary, so it was not performed (or performed without urgency).

• It's currently fenced off, so we can't go through.

  ➔ Passive Voice

  ➔ Uses "is fenced off" to focus on the state of the subject rather than the agent who performed the action.

• It's starting to feel like it's cooling down.

  ➔ Gerund as part of the progressive aspect

  ➔ Uses "starting to feel" to express the onset of a progressive perception.

• I'd love to start running.

  ➔ Conditional "would" for preferences

  ➔ Uses "would love to" to express a polite or hypothetical desire.

• If you're on a path like this, make sure you stay to the left.

  ➔ First Conditional (Real possibility)

  ➔ Uses "If + present simple, imperative" to give instructions for a likely real-world scenario.

• I expected a few more people to be around.

  ➔ Verb + Object + Infinitive structure

  ➔ Uses "expected" followed by an object "people" and an infinitive "to be" to describe a past anticipation.

• Some shops will close early in Sydney.

  ➔ Modal "will" for prediction or routine

  ➔ Uses "will" to express a recurring routine or general fact about shop hours.