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Hello, my dear!! I hope to see you soon!!)))

We continue our travelling to the United States of America.

У мене дуже багато асоціацій з цією країною, хоча я ніколи там не була. Тож я маю для вас творче завдання

!!! Напишіть 5 асоціацій із Сполученими Штатами Америки. Зробіть це яскраво!! Так, щоб нам захотілось одразу ж відвідати цю країну. Чекаю на ваші творчі проекти у direct в будь-якій соціальній мережі. Термін – до 01. 05. 2020 (п’ятниця) включно!!!

Ви вже багато знаєте про Сполучені Штати. Тому письмово дайте відповіді на наступні запитання:

1. Where is the USA situated?

2. What do you know about its area?

3. What is the population of the country?

4. What is the official language?

5. Name main cities of the country.

6. What is the political structure?

7. Who is the head of the country?

And now I want to speak about the most famous city. Yes, you are right! It is New York!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o1V-1GSyno – it’s my favorite song about this amazing city!!!

Although New York is not the capital of the USA, it is the biggest and most important city of the country. That is why today we`ll speak about it.

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New York is the largest city in the United States and one of the largest cities in the world. Its population is over eight million. It is situated in New York State,at the mouth of the Hudson River. In early times the New York area was populated by Indians. In 1626 the Dutch Trade Company bought Manhattan Island from the local Indians for twenty four dollars. Here the Dutch founded their colony and gave it the name New Amsterdam. Forty years later the English fleet entered the harbour,captured the city and renamed it New York.

New York consists of five parts,called boroughs. They are Manhattan,Brooklyn,Queens,The Bronx and Richmond. All districts of New York are linked together by numerous bridges.

Manhattan is an island 13 miles long and 2 miles wide. It is the centre of American finance,advertising,art,theatre,publishing,fashion and everything else. It is the real centre of the city. Manhattan is devided into the East Side and the West Side. The deviding line is Fifth Avenue. Manhattan is also devided into Lower(Downtown) Manhattan and Upper(Uptown)Manhattan.

1,500,000 people live in Manhattan but five million people work here every day. Many of New York offices,the New York Stock Exchange,the American Stock Exchange,the Empire State Building are situated here. New york is a city of «skyscrapers.»The first skyscraper in New York was built in 1902. It was twenty storeys high.

Now you can have a good view of New York City from the top of the Empire State Building (102 storeys). The Empire State Building is one of the tallest buildings in the world. It was built in 1931. It has become the symbol of New York.

The Statue of Liberty is the symbol of American democracy. It stands on Liberty Island in New York port. France gave the statue to America in 1884 as a symbol of friendship.Liberty carries the torch of freedom in her right hand. In her left hand she is holding a tablet with the inscription «July 4,1776»-American Independence Day.

Today New York is an industrial and cultural centre of the country.The most important branches of industry are producing vehicles,glass,chemicals.There are many museums,art galleries,theatres here. There are two world-famous streets in New York-Broadway and Fifth Avenue.Broadway is the centre of the theatres and night life. Fifth Avenue is the great shopping,hotel and club avenue.

So we have read the text and now we have to answer some questions (письмово):

-What is the largest city in the USA?

-What is the population of New York?

-Where is New York situated?

-Who was the new York area populated by in early times?

-When was Manhattan bought from the local Indians? How much did it cost?

-When did the English fleet enter the harbour and capture the city?

-How many parts does New York consist of?What are they?

- How are the districts of New York linked together?

- What is the real centre of the city?

-How many parts is Manhattan devided into?

-What avenue of Manhattan is the deviding line?