Range Rover Evoque : The Pulse of the City (Unit 23)

Range Rover Evoque : The Pulse of the City

The thing that inspires me about London is the diversity.
I love that eclectic mix of different cultures sort of clashing together in the heart of what is such a pacy and fast, vibrant environment.
My perfect drive through my city, or in my city always starts very early.
I used to have a ridiculously early drive to work at about half past three in the morning.
And I'd love coming in on the A4, through Kensington, go past the Natural History Museum, the back of the Royal Albert Hall, Christmas, when the lights are in the trees.
It's really, really atmospheric.
Keep heading in past Harrods which should all be lit up through Knight's Bridge up to High Park Corner. Yeah, Hyde Park Corner.

Go round the back of the Queen's House, down Birdcage Walk, towards Parliament Square and of that sense of history and tradition as soon as you see Big Ben, and Parliament, the House of Parliament, Parliament Square.
And the juxtaposition of all the protesters that are camping out that have been on Parliament Green for such a long time.
And then, the best bit for me, always, and I still get a thrill when I do this now is driving over the river. Particularly on a really still morning, and you can barely see the Thames moving.
That is still my favorite drive through the city.
The things that make me proud of my city is this rich history and this fantastic tapestry we've got.
The juxtaposition of the architecture and going back hundreds of years in these extraordinary buildings and next to them these, sort of, the futuristic buildings of the city.
I love the higgledy-piggledy nature of it as well.
I love the fact that our city was never designed for this many people.

It's the unknown quantity and the unknown quality of London that makes it so special.
The fact that you drive down a road and you just think, I've no idea where this road's gonna come out, and you end up discovering something brand new.
And that's exactly what makes me proud of this city, is the exciting hidden qualities.

 

 

 

Vocabulary

• 1

  pacy

  You use pacy to describe someone, especially a sports player, who has the ability to move very quickly.

• 2

  ridiculously

  You use ridiculously to emphasize the fact that you think something is unreasonable or very surprising.

• 3

  quantity

  A quantity is an amount that you can measure or count.

영상에 나온 단어의 뜻을 설명한 후 단어를 이용해 문장을 만들어 보세요.

• Example

  He is a pacy winger who can also score goals.

  그는 골 득점도 올리는 빠른 윙 선수이다.

• Example

  I've never heard anything so ridiculous.

  그렇게 우스운 것은 들어보질 못했다.

• Example

  What we gain in quantity we lose in quality.

  양이 많아지면 질이 떨어진다.

 

 

 

Questions

• 1

  What is your favorite part of the speaker’s drive?

• 2

  Is London similar to your hometown? Why or why not?

• 3

  What are some hidden qualities of Seoul that foreigners don’t know about?

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