NEW YORK, NEW YORK!!

NEW YORK SKYLINE 

Hi kids! This week you are going to start a project in your Art class. It's about New York skyline so we are going to learn a little bit about this huge city. Click on the links, answer the questions and do the activities on your notebooks.

Where and what?

1. Where is New York? Draw the map and mark the city on it.

2. Which state is New York in?
3. What colours has its flag got?
4. Has it got a nickname? Write the most popular ones.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City

What to do at Christmas in New York:

5. Click on the link and browse through the activities you can do on holidays. Name the three you like most.

6. Write about the three activities: Say what kind of activity it is, where it is celebrated, and the price of the activity.

http://www.nycgo.com/slideshows/dont-miss-holiday-events-2012

Famous sights:
7. Click on the links and complete the following grid on your books about the 7 most important sights in New York.

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NAME	WHERE	WHAT IS THERE TO SEE?	MY OPINION             (Use adjectives p. 6 on your classbook)
Times Square
Brooklyn Bridge
Natural History Museum
Metropolitan Art Museum
Central Park
Empire State Building
The Statue of Liberty

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SIGHT	LINKS
Times Square	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square
Brooklyn Bridge	http://www.essential-new-york-city-guide.com/brooklyn-bridge-facts.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Bridge
Natural History Museum	http://www.amnh.org/
Metropolitan Art Museum	http://www.metmuseum.org/visit/plan-your-visit
Central Park	http://www.centralparknyc.org/visit/
Empire State Building	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_State_Building http://www.esbnyc.com/faq.asp
The Statue of Liberty	http://www.nps.gov/stli/planyourvisit/index.htm

8. Now watch and listen to the video:
a) Which sites can you see in the video?

FINAL TASK: 

Open an open office document (writer) and make a poster with all the things you have learned about New York. Add some pictures. Send me your work to edmodo. I will make a little book about New York with all your works. Here you have some examples from last year students.