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NYC Travel Guide for Explorers

This travel guide provides information about visiting New York City, highlighting several key attractions and aspects of the city. It notes that New Yorkers see their city as the center of the world due to its size, energy and multicultural nature. The guide describes Manhattan as the heart of New York, with distinct neighborhoods and varying paces. It recommends visiting iconic sites like Central Park, Fifth Avenue boutiques, and brownstone homes. Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty are also highlighted as must-see destinations commemorating immigration to New York. The guide concludes by mentioning New York's prominence as a cultural hub with famous art museums and as a center for music in various boroughs.

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NYC Travel Guide for Explorers

This travel guide provides information about visiting New York City, highlighting several key attractions and aspects of the city. It notes that New Yorkers see their city as the center of the world due to its size, energy and multicultural nature. The guide describes Manhattan as the heart of New York, with distinct neighborhoods and varying paces. It recommends visiting iconic sites like Central Park, Fifth Avenue boutiques, and brownstone homes. Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty are also highlighted as must-see destinations commemorating immigration to New York. The guide concludes by mentioning New York's prominence as a cultural hub with famous art museums and as a center for music in various boroughs.

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TRAVEL GUIDE Newy York city guide: Lonely Planet travel

1. Who am I? Read the sentences and find out which city is being described.
1. I am an apple.
2. I’m multicultural.
3. I’m famous for my theatres.
4. I love shopping.
5. And old lady welcomes you.
6. Yellow is my word.
7. I’m an island.
8. Visit me if you love musems.
9. Look up!
10. Film, film, films.
+1: I never sleep.

2. Watch the video, listen to the text and try to fill in the gaps.

New Yorkers like to think their 1 ……………………………………… is the centre of the world. And who
can blame them? Home to over 8 million people, the city is 2 ………………………………… and fast,
and posed with energy.

America’s biggest city can be overwhelming for 3 ……………………………………… but you’ll find the street
names make navigation 4 …………………………………….. And those yellow cabs are a great way to get
around.

Manhattan is the 5 …………………………….. and soul of the Big Apple. And within its neighbourhoods,
there’s a distinct 6 ……………………………. and pace. Lower Manhattan, the city’s 7
…………………………………….. disctrict bustles from Monday to Friday. The 8 …………………………………. of
Time Square and Broadway burns bright in Midtown. While dominating the Upper East End West
sides are Central Park, 9 ………………………………………… boutiques and those 10
………………………………………………………….. brown-stone homes.

Make your way down to New York 11 …………………………………….. and jump on a ferry to Liberty Island.
Taking the 12 ……………………….. of the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France, commemorating the
centennial of the Declaration of 13 …………………………………... It’s been a peak in freedom to
immigrants arriving to New York since 14 ………………………………………… .

New York is one of the 15 …………………………………… hubs of the world. Don’t miss the city’s famous
art museums: The Museum of Modern Art or MoMa, the Soloman R. Guggeinheim Museum and the
16 ……………………………….. Museum of Art. And look to the south Bronx and Queens, where a new
wave of artists are making their 17 ………………………………….. on the street.

New York has always been a thriving home for 18 …………………………….. Check out the beats in the
Bronx, the 19 ……………………………………… of hiphop. Or head to Greenwich village for NewYork’s jazzy.
From jazz clubs to Broadway extravaganzas to the latest Chealse bars in the city that never sleeps
there are plenty of reasons to stay out late 20 ……………………………….. into the night.
3. Definitions. Find the corresponding expressions in the text.

a. lively, being at work =


b. a new circle/gang of =
c. large, immense, enermous =
d. special =
e. flourishing, growing, prosperous =
f. cultural centre point =
g. sophisticated, fab, posh =
h. top, highlight, high point =

4. Collocations – Try to match the above expressions with their other part sor words they go
with. Check them out in the text.

a. …. for visitors
b. cultural …… of the world
c. ….. boutiques
d. …….. home for music
e. …. style and pace
f. ….. from Monday to Friday
g. a new …. of artists
h. it’s been a ………………….. in freedom

5. Based on the text, answer the questions:


A. If you want to do some shopping where would you go?
B. If you are interested in arts which museums can you visit?
C. How can you get to Liberty Island?
D. Why is the Statue of Liberty important to immigrants?
E. Where can you find street art?
F. How about music? What kind of music can you hear at different parts of the city?

6. Imagine that you are travelling to New York! Prepare a wish-list, what you would like to
visit and why!
Here are some ideas:

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