1. The United States of America
In this unit you will have a wide view of the USA, learn extensively this amazing English-speaking country----a “melting pot” of different races, cultures, economy and politics.
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2. Capital of the USA

3. President of the USA

4. 50 States of the USA

5. Lesson 49 New York What do you know about New York?
New York is the largest city in the USA(The big apple)
It is the largest US port ,the country’trade centre, New York stock exchange market,the financial center of the world..
The United Nations has its
headquarter in New York
The “9.11”event happened in New York. (…)

6. Fast reading for general ideas
Choose the topics mentioned in the text
population history
government sports
weather radio & TV
Transport food
parks buildings
hotels √ √ √ √ √ √ √

7. Intensive reading Questions for paragraph1
Who was the original people living on the island of Manhattan?
2. How did the Whites get the island of Manhattan? What do you think of the business deal?
Local Indians
Bought from local Indians for a handful goods worth about 24dollars

8. Intensive reading Questions for paragraph2
1. What is mainly talked about in this paragraph?

9. Intensive reading
Questions for paragraph3
1. Why do you think Ellis Island was turned into a museum?
a. the buildings were not needed for new arrivals.
b. there is a lot of history related to the settlers in the USA.
c. it was close to New York.
2. Why was Ellis Island named the “ island of tears”?
a. some people felt sad when refused entry into the USA.
b. people could not bear it when they had to go through mental and physical tests.
c. people made no name in the USA.

10. Intensive reading Questions for paragraph4
What were the two tallest buildings in the New York City?
2. Are the two buildings still in existence? why?

11. Intensive reading Questions for paragraph5
What is the feeling of people towards the New York City?

12. Fill in the blanks to get a review
New York is the biggest city in the USA with a _______ of about It is located on a group of _____ on the east coast at a point where the Hudson River and the East River joins together. It was an____ ___ who first discovered these islands in This city was once the ____ of the USA after the Was of _________.
population
islands
Italian explorer
capital
independence
New York never sleeps

13. In 1892 the age of ____ _____ began
In 1892 the age of ____ _____ began. Immigrants from all the corners of the earth came to the USA through Ellis Island which was considered as “ island of ___ because the immigrants had to go through a number of ____ and______ tests and many of them were ____ _____.
mass arrivals
tears
mental
physical
turned away
Immigrants from Europe into the USA

14. Skyscrapers
_______ in New York city are very famous, among which are the _____ State Building and the World ____ Center. They are no longer in ________ as they were destroyed by ______ in 2001.
New York is a busy city and always on the go. There are 24-hour ________ railway service and all-night _____ _____ ______. People who come to visit or live in the city often show a very ________ feeling because of the _______ weather, the ___ and ___ city, the _____ competition and ____ streets as well as an ______ place to be.
Empire
Trade
existence
terrorists
underground
cinemas
bars
restaurants
complicated
unpleasant
ugly
dirty
fierce
unsafe
exciting

15. Extra information of New York
The Statue of Liberty---- resemblance of the USA.

16. Sear’s Tower—the tallest building in New York at present

17. UN headquarters

18. A melting pot of different races.
Blacks Puerto Ricans Greeks Italians Hungarians Poles Jews Scottish Irish Romanians Chinese New Yorkers of the Irish descendents

19. An island state NY is composed of five islands:
Manhattan Bronx Queen’s Brooklyn Richmond
A financial, manufacturing, travel and art center (Broadway).
Industries: clothing, shipbuilding, publishing, textiles

20. Visiting NYC Mayor Press Conference
------Beijing 2004
City people enjoying in the Central Park