unit 15 - cities (reading)-nhai

• New York City is located in the southeastern part of New York State.. New York Harbour, which is ice- free in all seasons, is one of the largest and finest in the world.. • With a popu

Eiffel Tower

PARIS

The Open Opera Theatre

NEW YORK

The Statue Of Liberty

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• Work in pairs Look at the following pictures of well – known places in New York Match the names to the pictures

A The Empire State Building

B The United Nations Headquarters

C Times Square

D Central Park

4 3

1

A The Empire State Building

• New York City is located in the southeastern part of New York State

It developed at the point where the Hudson and Passaic rivers mingle with the water of the Atlantic Ocean New York Harbour, which is ice- free in all seasons, is one of the largest and finest in the world.

• With a population of more than 7 million in the city and 19 million in the

whole metropolitan region , and the total area of 946 square km, New York is the largest city in the United States.

• The city was founded by the Dutch in 1624 At first, it was called Fort Amsterdam, and then New Amsterdam In 1664, the English took over

the city and renamed it New York New York is a very unusual city

Although it is not the capital of the country, it is the home of the

United Nations and the centre of global finance, communications , and business

• New Yorkers are people who come from all over the United States and

many different countries in the world The city is characterised by its hundreds of tall offices and apartment buildings, some of which are

among the tallest buildings in the world.

• Visitors to New York are all attracted by places such as the Statue of

Liberty, the Empire State Building, Wall Street, and the Broadway

Theatre district New York is also the place where tourists can visit

some world famous art galleries and museums.

Located (adj) /l u'keit ə id/ :

Mingle with /'miηgl/ :

Ice-free (adj) /‘ais fri:/ :

Metropolitan (adj) :

/,metr 'p lit n ə ɔ ə / :

Found (v) /faund/ :

Take over /'teik'ouvə/ :

Unusual (adj) / n'ju: l ʌ ʒ / :

Finance (n) /'fainæns/ :

Communication (n)/k ,mju:ni'kei∫n ə / Characterise (v) /'kærikt raiz ə / :

Art gallery (np) / :t ɑ 'gæl ri ə / :

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New Words:

Unit 15

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1 Metropolitan region a Not covered with ice

3 Unusual c Get control of

4 Ice-free d City and large area

around it

5 Mingle with e Special

Task 1: Matching

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Task 2: True or False Statements

1 New York is the name of both a state and

a city.

2 New York Harbour has a lot of ice in

winter.

3 New York is on two rivers.

4 The United nations Building is in New

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Task 3: Answer the questions

Question 1

- Where is New York city?

- It is located in the southeastern part of New York State.

Question 2

- How much population is there in

New York city?

- It has a population of more than 26 million (7 million in the city and 19 million in the metropolitan region).

Question 3

- Why was New York originally called New Amsterdam?

- Because the city was

founded by the Dutch.

Question 5

- Which places in New York are

visitors attracted to?

- They are attracted to the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building

and the Broadway theatre district.

Choose the best answer to complete these sentences

1 New York is the of .

A capital/ the USA B home/ the United Nations

C state/ the USA D B and C are correct

2 The city was founded by the

A The Dutch B the French C the American D the Asian

3 New York is on two rivers: _ and rivers.

A Nile and Amazon rivers B Mississipi and Mekong rivers

C Hudson and Passaic rivers D Nile and Mekong rivers

4 It is famous for .

A its interesting places B its largest and finest harbour

C Its high buildings, art galleries and museums

D A,B and C are correct

CITIES

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The Empire State

Goodbye and see you again in New York