2. Give answers to the following questions:

1. On what islands is New York situated?

2. Between what rivers does Manhattan lie?

3. What is the total area of New York?

4. What is the extreme length of the city?

5. How many boroughs does New York consist of?

6. Where is the nation's financial centre situated?

7. What does it mean to live in Harlem?

8. What are the most important art museums in New York?

9. Where does the Washington Arch stand?

10. What do the Rockfeller Centre buildings include?

3. Tell your friend about your recent trip to the usa. Tell him (her):

1. How you got there, what kind of transport you used;

2. How long you stayed there, what the aim of your visit was;

3. About your impressions of the trip.

Iw # 8.4 New York

1. Do the following test in a written form. New York City.

Complete the definitions. Circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. A town with a harbor where ships can stop is a______.

a. center b. port c. store

2. A city where there are people from different parts of the world is _______ .

a. cosmopolitan b. Irish c. tall

3. With its many art galleries, museums, and theatres you can see that New York is the center for______in the United States.

a. business b. ships c. culture

4. You go to the theater to see ______ .

a. a gallery b. jazz c. a play

5. When you cut something into four parts, each part is a ______ .

a. quarter b. center c. three quarters

6. When something is of the best quality, it is the______.

a. largest b. finest c. biggest

Comprehension

A. Looking for Main ideas Circle the letter of the best answer.

1. New York_______.

a. has the largest ladies in the United States b. is the largest city in the United States c. is a tall city

2. New York is _______ .

a. a black and Irish city

b. a cosmopolitan city

c. three-quarters Puerto Rican

3. New York_______.

a. has galleries on Broadway

b. has only museums

c. is the center for culture in the United States

B. Looking for Details

One word in each sentence is not correct. Cross out the word and write the correct answer above it.

1. More than eleven million people live in New York City.

2. Three-quarters of the people in New York come from four groups.

3. The street called Liberty is the center for theater.

4. Jazz musicians in the 1960s called New York the "Big Apple."

5. Macy's is one of the biggest ships in New York.

6. Thousands of plays come to the port of New York each year.

Grammar

Complete the sentences with the correct article. Use a a or the. If no article is necessary, write X.

Example: New York is_a_cosmopolitan city.

1. New York is ___ biggest port in the world.

2. ____ Statue of Liberty is in New York.

3. People call ___ New York City the "Big Apple."

4. New York is ___ a large city.

5. New York has tall buildings like ___ World Trade Center.

6. You can see ___ play on Broadway.

Discussion

Discuss the answers to these questions with your classmates.

1. Which is your favourite big city? Describe it.

2. Do you like to live in a big city? Say why.

3. Describe the big city of your dreams.