Learn English with the News: “Vintage cars”

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Today’s lesson is all about chic Paris: vintage bags, vintage dresses… and now vintage cars.

1. Read the text
2. Understand the vocabulary
3. Watch the video

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Looking like an early 20th century parking garage, Paris’ Grand Palais is hosting more than 100 vintage cars and motorcycles. The vehicles are up for auction and Bonhams car specialist James Knight says one of the stars of the show is this Bugatti.

– It’s a 1931 Bugatti type 54 Grand Prix car, the most powerful racing Bugatti they produced before the war.

The sale also features a 1928 Rolls Royce and even a plane – the 1929 De Havilland Gipsy Moth biplane which “starred” in the film “Out of Africa”. But it’s not just wealthy collectors who should slow down and take a look, says Knight.

– “We’ve got something for everybody, lots of different budgets, different prices of the motor cars and the motorcycles and different eras as well, we’ve got motor cars from the dawn of motoring through to fairly modern high performance and competition cars.

So if you happen to be in Paris, why not pick up a new yet old set of wheels for your touring pleasure?

Vocabulary

Garage – a shop where vehicles are repaired.

Hosting – to be the host for (a social event, a group of people, etc.)

Vintage – used to describe something that is not new but that is valued because of its good condition, attractive design, etc.

Wealthy – having a lot of money and possessions.

Dawn – the time of day when sunlight first begins to appear.

Era – a period of time that is associated with a particular quality, event, person, etc.

Fairly – to some degree or extent but not very or extremely : to a reasonable or moderate extent.

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