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NEW YORK CITY

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A
 - Airports
B

- Bridges and Tunnels
- Brooklyn Bridge

C

- Central Park
- Chrysler Building
- Coney Island
- Cool Roofs
E
 - Ellis Island
F
 - Flatiron Building
G

- Graffiti
- Grand Central Terminal
- Greenwich Village
- Ground Zero

M

- Manhattan
- Metropolitan Museum
 - Museum of Modern Art

N

- New Freedom Tower
- New taxi cab
O
 - One World Trade Center
S

- Signs
- Statue of Liberty
- Subway
T

- Times Square

W

- Washington Monument
- World Trade Center

(Updated on 18/10/2012)

 


Related pages :

New York (civilization) - New York (history)
Ellis Island (history) + Immigration (civilization) + Immigration (history)

September 11, 2001

The Underground - The cities - New York State

 

 

Information :

 

 

  • It's all white for New York's energy-saving CoolRoofs initiative
    "Mayor paints the one millionth square foot of New York roof space white to mark effort to slash energy bills...
    The Mayor's Office said that... 1,500 volunteers including employees from 17 companies had painted the roofs of 105 buildings."
    "By simply applying a reflective, white coating, we can reduce rooftop temperature by up to 60 degrees, which translates into reduced cooling costs
    and carbon emissions."
    (businessgreen.com)

 

What is a Cool Roof? + Benefits of cool roofs
(coolroofs.org)

 

  • How New Yorkers Can Spot a Tourist - a slideshow (life.com)



    Ex. : "You Ask If It's Safe to Go to Harlem, Etc.
    - Yes, and the subways, Central Park, and almost every other part of New York are perfectly safe, too -- as long as you're not an idiot.
    Remember: New York is the safest big city in America. New Yorkers are the ones who are afraid when they visit someplace else."

  • Park Guide Is Equally Bright Eyed and Bushy Tailed
    "Pearl, the product of a year-long public contest and design process, is the New York City Parks and Recreation Department’sfirst official mascot...
    Soon, she will be appearing on signs, handouts and various places all over the city’s 29,000-acre park system." 
    (cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com)

 

 

  • Tourism in New York City (Wikipedia)
    1 NYC & Company
    2 Hospitality     2.1 Hotels 2.2 Shopping
    3 Attractions 3.1 Maritime 3.2 Museums and Zoos 3.3 Recreation
    4 Events

     

  • Hidden New York - a documentary film (PBS)
  • Top 10 New York City Tourist Attractions and Landmarks :
    Empire State Building - Statue of Liberty - Grand Central Terminal - Rockefeller Center - Ellis Island Immigration Museum - Staten Island Ferry - American Museum of Natural History - Guggenheim Museum - Metropolitan Museum of Art - Museum of Modern Art
    (about.com)

 

Maps :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sounds :

  • Life in the city that cannot sleep
    "Matthew Price finds one aspect of New York rather hard to cope with.
    The honking is possibly the worst, or the thundering.
    Well, that and the rumbling, screeching,
    thudding, clacking, droning, whining, whirring and wailing.
    Not to mention the barking, bleating, bickering and bitching.
    You get the picture...
    Noise is said to be the number one quality of life issue for New Yorkers    .
    (BBC)

 

 

Listening :

  • Nicknames for New York City
    "One language expert describes why New York City might be called "The Big Apple"."
    (learningenglish.voanews.com)
  • ** Maryse : New York City **
    Langue : Anglais, niveau : A1 - par  Maryse (NYC, USA) - 10 mars 2012
    Maryse tells us about her favourite city : NYC. She speaks about the skyscrapers, the monuments...
    http://www.audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?article2274
  • New York Beyond Sight
    "NYC as you've never heard it before!...
    "Prominent New Yorkers describe their favorite works of art and culture, architecture, and city landmarks. Hear politicians, actors, artists, business
    and community leaders use Verbal Description to make New York's visual culture accessible to all—including people with visual impairments." 
    (nybeyondsight.org)
    from Art Beyond Sight (artbeyondsight.org)
  • New York Nicknames
    "This week's listening activity is a quiz about the city of New York, and how the city got some of its nicknames."
    (esolcourses.blogspot.com)

  • Robert tells us about his city :
    Central park, the Statue of Liberty, ESB, Wall Street, Time Square, The MOMA, the MET...
    (audio-lingua.fr)

  • Fichiers sons - Vacances à New York
    "Des exercices Hot potatoes - jcloze utilisant ces fichiers peuvent être faits sur Soundguide."
    (soundguideweb.com)

  • Vacances à New York
    "Fay, une étudiante britannique, raconte ses vacances à New York.
    Elle passe en revue les principaux points d’intérêt et vous livre ses impressions."
    (soundguideweb.com)

  • New York
    "Discover New York and its neighborhood with a video and oral comprehension activities."
    (soundguideweb.com)

  • Les 5 visites incontournables à New York
     "Les 5 attractions à ne pas rater à New York.  Regardez la vidéo et faites ensuite l’exercice."
    (soundguideweb.com)

  • New York Travel
    I. Pre-Listening Exercises II. Listening Exercises III. Vocabulary IV. Post-Listening Exercises
    Level : Medium - Type : Announcement
    + Quiz script
    (esl-lab.com)

  • New York, New York
    "Mari gives advice on what to do and see while in New York."
    + Script + Audio Slide Show + Audio Slide Quiz + MP3 + VIDEO : What is your country's best city?
    (elllo.org)

 

  • 6 American cities
    "Here are eight pages about 6 American cities.
    (Washington DC - Seattle - Boston - Chicago - New York City - New Orleans)
    Listen to Stephanie, our American assistant , watch the videos ,
    play the games, enjoy the photos and learn." 
    Activities created by Renée Maufroid.

 

 

Airports :

 

 

Webquests :

 

 

 

Manhattan :

  • One World Trade Center - Freedom Tower Sphere (New York City)
    "One World Trade Center, more simply known as 1 WTC and previously known as the Freedom Tower, is the lead building of the new World Trade Center complex
    in Lower Manhattan, New York City.... with its spire reaching a symbolic 1,776 feet (541.3 m) in reference to the year of American independence..."
    (YouTube)
    Read the commentary below the video on YouTube.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Explore the World Trade Center site - interactive
    "Take a guided tour of the World Trade Center site in New York and find out about the plans for a memorial, a museum, giant skyscrapers and a massive new station, with narration from Dara McQuillan from developer Silverstein Properties."
    (BBC)

 

 

 

 

  • The Designs for Ground Zero - (PBS)
    "An interactive look at the various buildings that are being planned for the former World Trade Center site as of September 2004."

 

  • The CHRYSLER BUILDING :

    • Abu Dhabi buys into NY landmark
      "The majority stake in one of New York's most famous landmarks, the Chrysler Building, has been sold to a business arm of Abu Dhabi's government."
      (BBC)



    • Chrysler Building
      1 History 2 Architecture 3 Cultural Depictions 4 Quotations 5 Gallery...
      (Wikipedia)


Central Park :

  • See Webquests

  • Wrigley Altoids: Curiously strong facts - Central Park
    "Imagine this spot being on TV when you are watching your favourite television show. Will it put a smile on your face like it did with us?
    The easy humour is what makes this commercial so funny. It’s absurd but will definitely be remembered."
    (creativecriminals.com)

 

 

  • Central Park - interactive activities
    (Rodolphe Maurel - Soundguide)

     

Ground Zero :

 

 

The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) :

 

 

The Metropolitan Museum :

  • CIA and FBI sent on museum course to 'refresh sense of inquiry'
    "They are among groups of law enforcement officials, also including New York police officers and members of the US Secret Service, who have attended classes at the city's Metropolitan Museum of Art."
    "There's more to a picture than meets the eye."
    "Don't just look at a picture and see a picture. See what's happening."
    (telegraph.co.uk)

  • The Metropolitan Museum - interactive activities
    (Rodolphe Maurel - Soundguide)

 

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (Wikipedia)
    1 Overview
    2 History
    3 Directors
    4 Departments
    4.1 American Decorative Arts 4.2 American Paintings and Sculpture 4.3 Ancient Near Eastern Art 4.4 Arms and Armor
    4.5 Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas 4.6 Asian Art 4.7 The Costume Institute 4.8 Drawings and Prints
    4.9 Egyptian Art 4.10 European Paintings 4.11 European Sculpture and Decorative Arts 4.12 Greek and Roman Art
    4.13 Islamic Art 4.14 Robert Lehman Collection 4.15 The Libraries
    4.16 Medieval Art 4.16.1 Main Building 4.16.2 The Cloisters
    4.17 Modern Art 4.18 Musical Instruments 4.19 Photographs 4.20 Special Exhibitions
    5 Acquisitions and Deaccessioning at the Met
    6 In Popular Culture
    7 Gallery of some works on display
    8 See also
    9 References
    10 External links

 

 

Greenwich Village :

  • Greenwich village
    Exercice de compréhension orale suivi d'un exercice (matching) pour revoir le vocabulaire.
    (Rodolphe Maurel - Soundguide)

 

  • Greenwich Village (Wikipedia)
    1 Location 2 Layout 3 History 4 Present day 5 In fiction and drama 6 Education 7 Notable residents
    8 See also 9 External links 10 References

 

The Statue of Liberty


 

  • The History of The Statue of Liberty
    "Dedicated to the United States by the people of France on October 28th, 1886, the Statue of Liberty has come to embody the ideals of freedom, justice and new beginnings."

 

  • It's our 125th Anniversary! - 1886-2011 (thestatueofliberty.com)
     The statue will turn 125 on Oct. 28, 2011.

  • The Statue of Liberty - interactive activities
    (Rodolphe Maurel - Soundguide)

  • Pairwork sur New York
    à utiliser avec "New Step In 3e" - Unit 2 ou indépendamment
    - Travail sur les questions commençant par HOW
    Activité envoyée par Marina Bureaud (Ac. Poitiers)

 

  • LADY LIBERTY (Laurence Bernard - absolutenglish-972)
    PAIR-WORK Activity / GRAMMAR:     The Interrogative Form / ORAL COMPREHENSION


  • The Statue of Liberty
    " Visit the Statue of liberty and answer the questions."
    - avec animation flash et un convertisseur de mesures.
    Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

 

 

 

  • A fabriquer!
    "Print, color, cut, fold and glue to create your own three-dimensional Statue of Liberty." (papertoys)

 

  • LADY LIBERTY - interactive activities :
    - PAIR-WORK Activity
    - GRAMMAR: The Interrogative Form.
    - ORAL COMPREHENSION
    (absolutenglish-972 - Académie de la Martinique)

 

Ellis Island :

 

 

 

 

 

Brooklyn Bridge :

  • Brooklyn Bridge
    "Fay, une étudiante britannique, raconte ses vacances à New York.
    Elle passe en revue les principaux points d'intérêt et vous livre ses impressions... "
    (Rodolphe Maurel - Soundguide)

 

 

Coney Island :

  • Coney Island: Dreamland by the Sea
    "Between about 1880 and World War II, Coney Island was the largest amusement park in the United States...
    Today, the rides and amusements are run by Astroland Amusement Park.
    The attractions include the Cyclone roller coaster, Go-Karts, the Tilt-a-Whirl, the Water Flume (a waterslide), and Dante’s Inferno (with Spook-A-Rama, one of the park’s two “dark” rides).
    And let’s not forget Astroland’s Sideshows by the Seashor    e..."
    (neatorama.com)

 

 

 

Times Square :

  • How do you count the crowds going through Times Square?
    "How can you possibly count that many people?
    That's the job of people like Darya Kobsteva and Denis Volchanskiy, who were both immigrants to the US from Eastern Europe.
    Like the people they count, they reflect the diversity of cultures that exist in New York City.    "
    (BBC)

     

  • Car-free Times Square in New York
    "New York City's iconic Times Square is getting a major makeover, with city officials banning cars from stretches of Broadway...
    City officials say the move will reduce pollution and pedestrian accidents and ease traffic flow in the area known as "crossroads of the world"."
    (BBC)

     

  • New York's 'green' New Year - a lesson plan
    (Breaking News English)

  • NY Times Square ball 'goes green'
    "The New Year's Eve ball in New York's Times Square is celebrating its 100th birthday by going green, after being revamped with energy-efficient lights...
    More than a million revellers are expected to crowd into Times Square for the New Year's Eve countdown."
    (BBC)

  • Times Square - interactive activities
    (Rodolphe Maurel - Soundguide)

 

 

The Washington Monument :

  • The Washington Monument - Exercices interactifs
    vidéo - audio - noms - verbes - adjectifs
    (Soundguide - Rodolphe Maurel)

 

 

The Subway :

 

GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL :

 

Bridges and Tunnels :

 

Signs :

 

 

INTERACTIVE exercises :

 

  • The Empire State Building. - with videos
    - Niveau 3ème, questions en "how + long, deep, many, old etc..."
    "Look carefully at the slideshow, you can take notes if you like. When you are done, you'll play with your neighbour and find out who knows more about the Empire State Building."
    Created by Renée Maufroid. (Ac. Lille)

 

  • 5 top museums in New York
    "Alex, from the watchmojo.com excellent site gives us a few tips not to miss any interesting museums while in New York."
    Madame Tussaud's Museum / The Sea, Air and Space Museum / The Metropolitan Museum / The American Museum of Natural History / The MOMA
    - with activities
    (soundguideweb.com)

 

  • Planning a trip to New York City (NO sound)
    Matching exercises
    Mixed-up sentence exercises
    Cliquer sur : Activités non sonores => thèmes divers
    (soundguideweb.com)


LESSON PLANS :

 

INTERACTIVE games :

 

  • New York
    Matching - Flashcards (Java / non-Java) - Concentration - Word Search
    Activities created by: Renée Maufroid

 

 

Songs :

  • Hey There Delilah sung by Plain White Ts (YouTube)
    - the LYRICS :
    "Whats It Like In New York City?...
    Time Square can't shine as bright as You...
    I'd walk to you if I had no other way...
    And I'll be making history like I do..."
    (sing365.com)

 

Poems :

 

Art :

  • Fazzino 3-D New York City Street Scenes & Tribute to Broadway! - UPDATED
    "Charles Fazzino's 3-D New York street scene paintings comprise one of the most complete visual histories of the "City that Never Sleeps."
    (fazzino.com)

 

 

Videos :

 

  • Video: Paris vs New York
    "This video by Tony Miotto is an animated version of the popular illustration book and blog “Paris versus New York” by Paris-based artist Vahram Muratyan."
    (englishblog.com)

 

 

 

 

 

Cinema :

  • Movie Locations in NYC
    "Do you want to visit the locations where your favorite movies were shot?.
    Click on the movie cover to find out more!"
    (easynewyorkcity.com)

 

 

Addresses of Superheroes :