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Portada Página 1

Índice Página 2

Ejercicios Página 3, 4, 5, 6

Bibliografía Página 7

Contraportada Página 8

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1.- Coloca los siguientes datos en orden cronológico añadiendo los años que faltan.

1 1st European put a foot in Manhattan Island.1609 4 1st Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. 17 th of March of 1762 5 A lot of European immigrants come to the city.1790 7 Construction of the Empire State Building.1931 6 Dry Laws. From 1920 to 1933 2 Foundation of New Amsterdam. 1626 3 Foundation of New York. 1664 9 Ground Zero. 09/11/2001 8 Roaring Twenties. 1920

2.- Nombra los cinco distritos que forman Nueva York.

Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island.

Nombra algún barrio de Manhattan.

Chinatown and Little Italy.

3.- Abre un mapa de Nueva York en Google maps. Sitúa en él los siguientes

monumentos o lugares emblemáticos. Después guarda el mapa en pdf y envíalo por email a la profesora, o bien imprime el pdf. Elige cinco lugares a los que ir si visitaras Nueva York.:

https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zXm6QJcozlVY.kuqkRWec8780&usp=sharing

1. Statue of Liberty. 2. South Street Seaport. 3. Chinatown. 4. Little Italy. 5. Empire State Building. 6. United Nations Building. 7. Grand Central Terminal.

8. Metropolitan Art Mus 9. MOMA 10. Guggenheim Museum 11. Macy’s 12. Hell’s Kitchen Flea market 13. Soho. 14. Fifth avenue.

15. Broadway. 16. Madison Square Garden. 17. Brooklin Bridge. 18. Times Square. 19. Central Park 20. Saint Patrick’ s Cathedral.

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4- Read Chapters 1 and 2. Are these Sentences true(T) OR FALSE(F) Change the

false Sentences into true ones.

1-Manhatan is an Island. Thirteen and a half miles long. True

2- New York has five Boroughs. True

3- The city has 7.500 miles of streets. False

4-George Hudson was the first president of the United States of America. False

5-The first immigrants came from Germany and Ireland. True

6-There is a part of New York called Little China. False

7-From 1920 to 1933 people could not make or sell alcohol in New York. True

8-For many years, the Chrysler Building was the tallest in the city. True

5-Read Chapters 3 and then complete these sentences witch the right words.

Avenues, cabs, ferry, immigrants, people, subway, views.

1-There are twelve Avenues in New York

2-The Subway is noisy, dirty, cheap and quick.

3-Taxis are called yellow Cabs in New York.

4- There are wonderful Views of New York from the Statue of Liberty.

5- The People of France gave the Statue to the Americans in 1886.

6-You can take a Ferry and visit Ellis Island.

7-Ellis Island was the first stop for all the Immigrants from Europe.

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6- Read Chapters 4 and 5, and then answer these questions.

1- When did Chinese people first come to New York?

Chinese people first came to New york around 1850.

2- Where are the best Italian restaurants in the city?

The best Italian restaurants are in the Little Italy at north of Canal Street

and west of the Bowery.

3- When is the Festival of San Gennaro?

The Festival of San Gennaro is in September.

4- What can you see at 75 ½ Bedford Street?

At 75 ½ bedford street you can see New York´s smallest house.

5- Where can you find a lake in New York?

You can find a lake in Central Park.

6- When did the Empire State Building open?

Work on the building started in 1930, and it opened in 1931.

7- Where do people from more than 190 countries meet and work?

In The United Nations Building.

8- Where are the windows 60 feet high?

The windows 60 feet high are In Grand Central Terminal.

9- Which is the largest theatre in the world?

The largest theatre in the world is the Radio City Music Hall

10- Where is there a big tree at Christmas?

The big Christmas tree is in the Rockefeller Center.

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7- Read Chapter 6, then match the beginnings and the endings of the sentences.

1- The Metropolitan Museum of Art is NewYork´s biggest Museum.

2- The Museum of Modern Art has the world´s biggest collection of modern art

3- At the Museum of the city of New York watch the Timescapes movie.

4- The Guggenheim Museum opened in 1959.

5- The American Museum of the Moving Image has 85000 different things from

movies.

6- At the intrepid Sea- Air- Space Museum you can see US ships, planes and

helicopters.

7- At the Museum of Television and Radio you can watch 120000 TV

programmes.

8- Read Chapter 7. Match the places with the things you can eat or buy there.

1- Brooks Brothers men´s clothes.

2- Betsey Johnson women´s clothes.

3- Hell´s Kitchen Flea Market cheap clothes.

4- Barnes and Noble Books.

5- Pearl River Mart everything Chinese.

6- Waldorf Astoria afternoon tea.

9- Read Chapter 8. Match the places with the things you can see or hear there.

1- Broadway theatre.

2- Central Park SummerStage free concerts.

3- Blue Note jazz.

4- Mercury Lounge rock music.

5- Connolly´s Irish music.

6- New York Film Festival movies.

10- Read Chapters 9, 10 and 11. Complete the sentences with the names of the

places.

1- At Coney Island there are more than three miles of beach.

2- The Bronx Zoo opened in 1899.

3- Shea Stadium is the home of the New York Mets.

4- The New York Marathon begins on Staten Island.

5- There are no cars in Central Park on Saturdays and Sundays.

6- The St Patrick´s day Parade goes along Fifth Avenue.

7- Go to Radio City Music Hall for their wonderful Christmas Show.

8- On New Year´s Eve, many people go to Times Square.

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