Today we're learning English
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while we walk around a market
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and order some treats at a cafe in Melbourne.
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Okay, let's go for a walk.
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Today we're visiting the Queen Victoria market.
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This market is right in the center of Melbourne.
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It's a very popular market.
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They sell many different things in here,
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including food, drinks, fruit,
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vegetables and souvenirs.
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The market begins inside this large building
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Let's walk inside together.
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As we walk into the market,
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we can see many small stalls.
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A stall is a small shop inside the market.
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There are lots of different stalls next to each other.
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Some stalls sell freshly baked bread.
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This man is paying for his bread now.
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A small line is forming behind him.
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A line is the same as a queue.
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It means that people are waiting to be served.
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This stall is full of chocolates, lollies
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They sell sweet things.
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There are lots of small jars
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neatly organized on the shelves.
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It looks like they also sell pastries.
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In the next aisle, there’s a butcher.
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A butcher is a person who sells meat like beef,
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chicken and sausages.
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This deli has sausages
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hanging at the front of the shop.
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Next to the deli, there is a spice store.
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Spices are used to add flavour to food.
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I love walking past the spice stall
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because it smells so good.
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The spices are in clear containers
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and you can scoop them out.
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They also sell small plates shaped like vegetables.
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There's a plate shaped like broccoli
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and salt shakers shaped like garlic.
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This store on the corner sells cheese.
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There's heaps of different kinds of cheeses
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stacked on top of one another in the window.
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Australians often say “heaps”
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when we're describing a lot of something.
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Cheese and olives are a good pair.
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Next door there's a store selling olives,
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sun dried tomatoes and roasted peppers.
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cold meats stacked up high.
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As we walk through these doors,
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I can feel the air becoming a little colder.
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That's because they sell fresh seafood
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in this area of the market.
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There are rows of oysters displayed at the front.
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On the corner there are huge
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red lobsters lying on ice.
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A person who sells seafood
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is called a fishmonger.
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They're small and orange and very popular
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in Australia, especially in the summer.
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There are a few more butchers around here,
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but some shops are closed today.
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The shutters are down, so they're not open.
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Now let's find the fruit and vegetables.
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Looking at the sign,
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which way should we go?
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We need to turn left.
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To get to the fruit and vegetables
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we need to cross the road.
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You can hear a busker playing music.
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A busker is a person who plays music
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in public for money.
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We'll follow this lady
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in a long black dress
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across the pedestrian crossing
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and walk into the outdoor area of the market.
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This section is outside, but it's covered
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so we're protected from the sun.
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This area sells fresh produce.
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Fresh produce usually means fruit and vegetables.
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I'm here on a weekday,
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so it's less busy than it is on the weekend,
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but there is still a lot of people here
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doing their grocery shopping.
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There are rows and rows of vegetables on display.
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Here are some small punnets
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of chillies next to the beetroots.
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A punnet it is a small plastic container
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for fruit or vegetables.
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Over here they sell chillies in bunches.
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A bunch is several vegetables tied together.
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They also sell bunches of bok choy.
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The sign says that these chillies are extra hot.
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That means they're very spicy.
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There are two kinds of cherries being sold here.
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The cherries on the right are light red and orange.
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The cherries on the left are dark red and shiny.
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The lighter cherries are cheaper.
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They're probably better for cooking.
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The darker cherries are more expensive,
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but are great for eating fresh.
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which are dried grapes.
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They're selling big bunches of sultanas
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which is the stem the grapes grow on.
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Or you can buy sultanas by the bag.
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Here is a stall selling mushrooms.
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They're all packed neatly in containers.
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Next to the mushrooms are garlic shoots.
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They're vibrant green and very fresh.
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This market has rows and rows of greengrocers.
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A greengrocer is someone who sells fruit
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Here we can see bananas,
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oranges and pineapples.
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The greengrocer in the white T-shirt
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behind the fruit is serving a customer.
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He's helping them and taking their order.
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Down here are boxes of mangoes.
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The big boxes of mangoes are low to the ground.
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In Australia, it's pretty common
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to buy a tray of mangoes in summer.
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The best mangoes are grown in Queensland
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in the north of Australia,
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where the temperature is warmer.
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They're very sweet and juicy.
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These pink fruits are dragon fruit.
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Here is stone fruit.
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Stone fruit has a hard stone inside,
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like peaches and plums.
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Cherries are in season now.
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That means they're being harvested
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at this time of year.
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That's why there are cherry decorations
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They're also selling cans of fresh cherry juice
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You can hear the greengrocer
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calling out prices to attract customers.
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Seller: “Try the best Victorian cherries, eight dollars.”
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Seller: “Try, try, try”
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Lauren: “Thanks so much.”
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Seller: “Sweet, juicy premium cherries, sir”
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Seller: “Eight bucks.”
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Seller: “Try before you buy, cherry eight dollars now”
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The cherry I tried was sweet and juicy.
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I bought a small bag to take home.
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The seller says that the cherries are “eight bucks”.
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Bucks means dollars.
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So eight bucks means that it costs eight dollars.
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Avocados are also very popular in Australia.
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This one is cut open
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so we can see the creamy green inside.
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This passionfruit has also been cut in half.
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At the end of the aisle, there is a huge cardboard
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box filled with watermelons.
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Next to them are citrus fruits
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like oranges and lemons.
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Citrus fruits are juicy and can be sour.
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These pineapples have been packed
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perfectly to fit into this box.
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The green tops fit in
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between the yellow skin of the fruit.
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This stall sells all kinds of nuts and seeds.
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They're all organized in
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plastic packets with a label on the front.
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Over here are bags of nuts
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and some square containers of various spices.
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Behind these baskets,
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the watermelons have been cut in half.
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So you can see the pink fruit inside.
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There are some cantaloupes
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that have also been cut open
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and there are tiny watermelons.
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When it's cut in half,
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you can see a beautiful pattern on the inside.
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Over here is a fridge
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which is keeping things cool inside it.
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It looks like they sell bottles
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of freshly squeezed juice.
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If you're interested in growing your own produce,
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they have a small mushroom growing kit
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that comes in a box.
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You could also plant your own pineapple tree.
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There are already some tiny pineapples
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growing on this one.
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This stall sells vegetables,
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but also sells jars of pasta sauce and boxes
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of fresh pasta in different colours.
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The shelves at this stand are shaped
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like honeycomb because this store sells honey.
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There are lots of tubs, jars,
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and containers of honey.
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The honey comes from different Australian trees.
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The bees who made this honey use the nectar
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from a stringy bark tree, which is a native tree.
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This makes it local Australian honey.
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You're also able to sample the honey.
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You can use a small stick to try the honey
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and see how it tastes.
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It looks like you can buy honeycomb too.
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They even have a basket of lollipops
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You can get any kind of honey you like here.
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Next to the honey are trays of eggs.
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These are free range eggs.
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That means that the chickens can walk around freely
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before they lay their egg.
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The eggs are all stacked up on top of one another.
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Most of the eggs are light brown in colour
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because they're fresh.
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This tray of eggs are all white.
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That's because they're actually duck eggs.
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That's why they look different.
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in this open fridge, you can grab a juice
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or some fruit that has already been cut for you.
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I think that's the end of the fruit and veg.
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Let's see what else they sell here.
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This next area sells all kinds of things
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like jewellery, records and souvenirs.
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This area of the market is visited
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by a lot of tourists
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so a lot of souvenirs are sold here.
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Souvenirs are little items or gifts
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that you buy when you travel.
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Like these little backpacks that have soft
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koalas and kangaroos on them.
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This stand sells all kinds of Australian souvenirs.
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This stand sells items for your kitchen.
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There are some wooden chopping boards,
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a lemon zester, and some vegetable peelers.
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They must have just done a demonstration
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on how to zest a lemon’s rind or lemon skin,
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and how to peel vegetables,
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Down here there are pots and pans on sale
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and also some tongs, spoons
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and other utensils.
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The next stand sells a lot of wide brimmed hats.
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A few people are trying some on.
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A popular stand at the market
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is the hot jam doughnut stand.
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The doughnuts have jam in the middle of them
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and then are fried and rolled in sugar.
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Can you see the person
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making donuts through the window?
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They’re kneading out the dough.
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And at the next window,
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customers are paying for their doughnuts.
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I've had a great time wandering around the market.
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I've got my cherries
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and now I think I'd like to head to a cafe
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for a drink and something to eat.
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I'll leave the market now and walk
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across this pedestrian crossing.
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The cafe I want to go to is not too far away.
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It should only take me about five minutes
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to walk to the cafe from the market.
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The streets here are lined with green trees.
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It's a hot day, so it's nice to walk
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in the shade of the trees.
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The cafe is just on the other side of the road.
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This is a Korean style cafe.
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Korea and Melbourne both have a strong cafe culture.
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We both like to make great coffees and tasty treats.
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Recently, more and more Korean style
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cafes have opened in Melbourne.
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I'm going to order now.
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Lauren: “Can I grab the carrot cake, please”
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Server: “One slice of carrot cake.”
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Lauren: “Yeah and, um, the ‘I-shot-chu’, the iced - ”
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Server: “Having here or take away?”
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Lauren: “Have here, thanks.”
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Server: “Anything else?”
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Server: “Just give me one second.”
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Lauren: “Yeah, no worries.”
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Server: “The carrot cake, the icing, it has a cream,
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Server: “a little bit of dairy”
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Lauren: “Oh, that’s ok, that’s ok, yeah that’s fine”
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Server: “Ok, $16.90 please.”
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Lauren: “Thank you”
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Server: “Thank you so much”
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Server: “Just have a seat, I’ll bring it”
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Server: “to your table when it’s ready.”
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Lauren: “Thanks so much.”
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Server: “Thank you.”
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I ordered a carrot cake
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and a peach iced tea with a shot of coffee in it.
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if the cream in the carrot cake
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was okay for me to eat.
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She might have thought I couldn't eat dairy
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or that I was vegan.
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I'll mix my drink with the straw.
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There's lots of ice on top.
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I wasn't sure how this would taste,
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but it was amazing.
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This cafe is nice and spacious.
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It's open and not crowded.
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I'll sit here for a while
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and do some language study of my own.
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Thanks for wandering around
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the market with me today.
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What do we call fruit and
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vegetables sold at a market?
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What is the name of a small plastic container
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a person who sells meat?
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