New York – New York! Speaking 1. Can you think of some famous cities of the world? What are these cities famous for? What do you know about New York? Do the quiz. Listen and check your answers.
1) NYC means New York ___: a) city; b) state; c) capital. 2) The nickname of the city is The Big ___. a) Apple; b) Banana; c) Orange. 3) All the taxi cabs in New York are ___. a) black; b) yellow; c) red 4) Manhattan is ___. a) an island; b) a part of New York; c) an Indian name. 5) Why is New York ‘The City that Never Sleeps’? a) because it’s busy day and night; b) because people work 24/7; c) because people never sleep there.
Reading 2. Look at the pictures and match the sights with their names.
1) The Statue of Liberty 2) The Brooklyn Bridge 3) Broadway
NEW YORK is a city in the north of the USA, on the east coast, next to the Atlantic Ocean. There are: *about 8.5 million people; *over 200 languages; *270 skyscrapers; *5000 street food stands; *468 underground stations; *13000 taxicabs; New York’s got 5 boroughs – parts of the city: Manhattan, Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens, Staten Island. It’s interesting: All streets in Manhattan run east-west and all the avenues north-south; they go only in straight lines and have numbers but no names.
4) Times Square 5) The Empire State Building 6) Central Park
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