Английский язык. Методические указания. Иванова С.Г. - 31 стр.

      7 Unit 7 New York

      7.1 Read and translate the text

                                      New York.

      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 habour,
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 divided into the East Side and the West
Side. The dividing line is Fifth Avenue. Manhattan is also divided 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 a 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 City is nicknamed "the Big Apple," because it has an energy
that few other cities can equal.
      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.




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