unit 15 -reading

The Empire State Building The United Nations Headquarters Ti m es Sq ua re Cent ral Park... Read the passage , and then do the tasks that follow New York City is located in the Southea

Look at the picture carefully and answer the question “ Where do you think it is ?

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Choose the best answer to complete these sentences

1 New York is the of

A capital / the USA B home / the United Nation

C state / the USA D B and C are correct

2 The city was founded by

A the Dutch B the French

C the American D the Asian

3 New Yorkers are people who come from

A.Vietnam B only the United States

C all over The United States and many parts in the world

4 It is famous for

A its interesting places B its largest and finest habour

C its hingt buildings , art galleries and museums D all A, B, C

A

B

C

D

The Empire

State Building

The United Nations Headquarters

Ti m es

Sq ua

re

Cent ral Park

2 tài chính toàn cầu

3 trộn lẫn , trộn vào

1 phòng tranh nghệ thuật

6 không có băng

4 đặc điểm

Read the passage , and then do the tasks that follow

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 Nation 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 the 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 famousart galleries and museums

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Metropolitan region

that means

city and large area around it

Take over

that means

get control of

Unusual

that means

speacial

Ice- free

that means

not covered with ice

Mingle with

that means

mix with

Task 2

Decide whether the statement are true (T) or false(F)

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 York

5 New York belonged to the

Dutch when it was founded

It is in the Southeatern part

of New York State

It has a population of more than

7 million in the city and 19 million

in the whole metropolitan region

New York was originally called New

Amsterdam because it was founded by the Dutch

it is the home of the United Nation and the centre of global finance , communications , and business, which makes it an unusual city

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

Discuss the following question

If you could visit New York , which place(s) of interest there would you like to see ? Why ?