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It is nighttime out.

Let me show you.

So you see, now it's dark and it's night.

and there's like festivals going on in the historical center so that's where we're going now.

Stairs we're walking down.

These stairs spiral when it goes around in a circle like this it's spiraling stairs and it goes very far.

You see, it's nighttime now.

And it's like a little bit like colder like at night so we got jackets on.

But this city is pretty safe so we could go out at night

and not have to worry about being robbed or anything.

So especially with like me holding a camera.

But we have the key now so let's open this gate.

Unlock it.

These are street lights and they're very yellow.

The color is yellow.

These are signs.

This means no parking.

That means stop.

This is an intersection.

so this is the place we were before this is like

people selling food at night a hotel over there this is the Plaza

but now it's way empty and you have like all

like police and security over there just to make sure everyone's safe there's more more security, police, they're like the city guard to make sure everyone's not breaking the law.

So I mean it's good for us.

It's way safer.

And it's good for everyone.

Having a city that's safer.

So you don't have to worry about going out at night.

Going out at night it's safe.

Especially in like the historic center where there's like a lot of people so

So this used to be the old bank of Cuenca There used to be a big giant vault in there called Bank, but now I guess now this is the mayor's office.

But before it used to be the bank.

when Spain was here?

That guy is pedaling the bicycle with his hands.

So it's like a hand pedal.

Usually it's with your feet, but he was using his hands to pedal it.

Here is like, oh no, at an ice cream shop.

Ice cream shop.

Oh, sushi.

Sushi bowls.

Like a lot of nice small little restaurants around the park.

because this is the main park of the town, the city.

This is a two level bus.

One, two.

Now we're at the main park at night though.

That's the big Kitsijou over there.

I don't remember it being this calm.

You can see the lights of the church.

The church light is like purple.

Like the size of this arch for the gate is huge.

There's like an alleyway.

We have like flags, flags on top, lights going across in a zigzag.

A very popular ice cream place.

This is like cakes, dessert.

Cake, cheesecake.

Okay, this is the ice cream.

This is very popular.

It's dulce de leche ice cream.

It's fire.

So right now, you'd say I'm licking the ice cream.

That's licking the ice cream.

Past tense, I licked the ice cream.

Future tense is I will lick the ice cream.

I'm going to lick the ice cream and to express desire I want to leave.

And you could ask someone, "Oh, can I lick your ice cream?" Oh, that looks so good.

Can I have a taste?

desire.

Oh, I want to have a taste.

Very delicious.

bussing.

This is called an LRT, a light rail transit.

This is what this is called.

It's not a train, A train is usually bigger and it's also underground sometimes.

Okay, so I've had a shower and now I'm putting cream.

On my face.

all my face, squeeze it out of the bottle, rub my hands together to rub the cream in it and then rub it in.

My skin in the morning is very dry, so I have to put cream on.

Okay, guys, so we just checked out, checked out of the Airbnb.

So we gave the keys to the security and now we're driving.

You can see it's kind of it's raining out.

Yesterday was very sunny, but today there's a lot of rain, so not too nice.

We're going to a market now to just go and show you guys what a big, big market looks like.

Really one of the biggest I've seen and they have everything like vegetables meat like cheese dairy products

Everything so that's where we're gonna go now.

So I'll see you guys there right now We're in the clothing section of the market

and there's like clothing section meat section a fruit section and eating section.

These are called ties.

Oh, these are all called suits.

These are suit jackets.

onions, tomatoes, potatoes And this is like all like cooked pork.

Honestly, I might have one of these, I'm not gonna lie.

This looks really good.

It's like cooked fixing.

We'll have one plate of that and then one plate of this.

This is all raw pork.

And this is cooked.

Now this is beef.

This meat's more red.

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It's beef.

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Chicken.

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More chicken.

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And this is where you can eat.

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These are all like food stalls where you can have food and eat.

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So this is a blender.

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And right now she is blending the smoothie.

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Okay, so I just got the juice.

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It's a coconut juice and I'm drinking it now.

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It's really good.

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And here I'm not sure what they're selling but it looks like

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Pig skin and it looks like a lot of people here really popular.

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I'm gonna try some.

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It's pretty good.

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Oh These are sausages and more meat.

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This is beef, all beef that's cut up.

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Fish, fish.

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This is a big fish.

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Okay, so we just sat down to eat.

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So this pork has been crisped It's crispy pork.

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So this is the food.

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It's like the crispy pork on top and then the pork on the side.

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This is potatoes I think and this is motte.

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We got the spork again.

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This is like pretty popular I guess.

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Now the skin.

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Thank you.

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extremely crispy.

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So right now we are eating We haven't eaten yet today.

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Look at this.

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I don't think this is...

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Okay, so we just finished eating the food it was good.

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Oh, and here's a hairdresser

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This is more meats this is like a butcher shop you could call it they sell sausages and stuff This is pork,

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beef, livers, fish, ribs.

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These are all vegetables.

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You have peppers, cucumbers, carrots, oranges, I think.

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Small onions, garlic.

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Oh.

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I have no idea what these are.

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But these are peas.

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Anyone know what this is?

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Or anyone know what this is too?

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So this lady is carrying pumpkins.

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Oh, this is peanut butter.

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Oh, this is catfish.

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In front of me here, you could see a kid carrying a bag of oranges with his mom.

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Okay, now we're outside in the outside market outside part of it pineapple, papaya, watermelon.

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So people here at these markets set up stalls to sell fruit, vegetables, and other things.

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So you could call these stalls that they set up with like umbrellas or tarps.

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This structure you could call a tent and it keeps the rain from hitting you, getting wet.

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So everyone here is just standing outside the building and they're selling their vegetables that they grow on their farm.

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And you can see it's...

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Super busy, a lot of people, a big market.

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These are shoes, all shoes for sale.

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And here these ladies, you could see they're shelling.

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Everyone here is doing the same thing.

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This is a cart that you push.

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These are all carts that are used to carry like the vegetables and stuff to the people's cars.

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So this guy right here is putting plantains into a bag.

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If you want to say it in the past tense, you could say he put it into the bag.

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In the future, he will put it into the bag.

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He's going to put it into the bag.

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And happening right now, he's putting it into the bag.

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Strawberries, kiwis.

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And you call this like a pallet.

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A pallet is things you put things on to transport.

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So this is a pallet.

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wood palette so these are all paintings So we just finished going through the whole market.

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So now we're leaving.

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We just wanted to walk around and see it.

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We didn't really need to buy anything, but we ate breakfast here and now we're leaving and we're walking out this.

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is the exit.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 179 sentences and 1500 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:48. The speaker talks at a natural 170 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
lick verb	/lɪk/	To stroke with the tongue.
beef noun	/bif/	The meat from cattle or other bovines; especially, that from adults.
vegetable noun	/ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/	A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice…
stairs noun	/ˈstɛɹz/	A contiguous set of steps connecting two floors.
tense noun	/tɛns/	The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
stall noun	/stɔːl/	A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
sushi noun	/ˈsuːʃi/	A Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored with vinegar, usually wrapped in seaweed and filled or topped with fish, vegetables or…
pedal noun	/ˈpɛdəl/	A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano.
clothing noun	/ˈkloʊðɪŋ/	Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to…
gate noun	/ˈɡeɪ̯t/	A doorlike structure outside a house.
juice noun	/d͡ʒuːs/	A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.
jacket noun	/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/	A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
shoe noun	/ˈʃu/	A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of…
potato noun	/pəˈteɪ.təʊ/	The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum.
cart noun	/kɑɹt/	A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, often with two wheels on one axle, more often used for transporting goods than…

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
check out verb		To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
cut up verb		To cut upward.
go through verb		To travel from one end of something to the other.
set up verb	/ˌsɛt ˈʌp/	To make ready for use.
walk around verb		To walk with no planned destination; to meander.
walk down verb		To continually advance (on an opponent) and punch (the opponent) in order to control the fight and dominate the opponent, while shrugging off the opponent's…
walk out verb		To stage a walkout or strike.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 39 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, I'm, they're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: clothing /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/, smoothie /ˈsmuːði/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sushi /ˈsuːʃi/, shoe /ˈʃu/, shell /ʃɛl/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, intersection /ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like lick, beef, vegetable.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
“Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true	used to be
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	being robbed · is called · are called
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	I've seen · has been crisped · haven't eaten
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now	we're going · we're walking · is pedaling

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

Grammar in this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?