“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
to learn something about the history of the city
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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHoquYB0TZo
NY historyhttp://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?
- Can you name some of the most famous NY attractions?
- Where can you find Central Park?
- Where is The Times Square located?
- What are the Broadway Shows?
- Who were the first inhabitants of NY?
- Which were the first names of the city?
- What is a "melting pot"?
- 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
