A. Reading
Before you read
Where is New York?
In America
Have you ever been to New York?
No, I have not
What do you know about New York?
Match a,b,c,d with the pictures
The Empire State Building
Central Park
Times Square
The United Nation
The Empire State Building
Times Square
Central Park
The United Nation
New York city is located in the southeastern part of New York State.
It developed at the point where the Hudson and Passaic rivers mingle with
The water of the Atlantic Ocean, New York Harbour , which is ice _ free in all seasons, is one of the largest and finest in the world. With a population of more than 7 million in the city and 19 million in the whole metropolian region, and the total area of 946 square km , New York is the largest city in the United State.
The city was founded by the Dutch in 1624. at first, it was called Fort Amsterdam, and then New Amsterdam. In 1664, the English took over the city and renamed it New York. New York is very unusual city. Although it is not the capital of the country, it is the home of the United Nation and the centre of global finance, communiction, and bussness. New Yorkers are people who comes from all over the world.
The city is characterised by its hundreds of tall offices and apartment building, some of which are among the tallest building in the world. Visters to New York are all attracted by places such as the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Wall street, and Broadway theatre district. New York is also the place where tourists can visit some world famous art galleries and museums
Task1: The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B.
Task 2: Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
New York is the name of both a state and a city.
New York Harbour has a lot of ice in winter.
New York is on two rivers.
The United Ntion Building in New York.
New york belonged to the Dutch when it was fouded.
T
F
Task 3: Answer the questions
Where is New york city ?

What is its population ?

Why was New York originally called New Amsterdam ?

What makes New York an unusual city?

What places in New York are visitor attracted to ?



If you could visit New York,which places you would like to see ? Why ?