Saturday 15 February 2014

New York


“The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge
 is always the city seen for the first time, 
in its first wild promise of all the mystery
 and the beauty in the world.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby


Top ten New York travel attractions:




New York skyline

Now surf the following sites
 to learn something about the history of the city
History of New York
http://kids.nypl.org/websites-for-kids/new_york_city_history

New York timeline history:
http://iloveny.com/what-to-do/reasons-to-love-ny/timeline-new-york-history 

Some information about New York
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0108570.html


Times Square

Brooklyn Bridge

And now watch the videos below 
A day out in New York
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHoquYB0TZo

NY history
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7lIdA8OUr8

A melting pot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIZdRvTwKbA


You read some information and watched some videos about New York. Can you answer these easy questions?
  1. Can you name some of the most famous NY attractions?
  2. Where can you find Central Park?
  3. Where is The Times Square located?
  4. What are the Broadway Shows?
  5. Who were the first inhabitants of NY?
  6. Which were the first names of the city?
  7. What is a "melting pot"?
  8. How many Italians are there in NY? 

 Let's sing "New York New York" with Frank Sinatra
..."New York state of mind" with Billy Joel
... "New York" with the U2
...and "Sunday Morning New York Blue" with Rob Thomas!
 


YOUR TASK
Which song did you like the most?
 Read carefully the  lyrics, 
what do you feel while listening these songs? 
Do  the songs have something in common?



 "One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years".  
Tom Wolfe