Exercise 5. Answer the following questions on the text

1. Who set up the first colony on the spot of a present New York? How was the city named in the times of the Dutch?

2. What’s the first view of the city? Why does it bear such a name?

3. What’s New York famous for?

4. How many boroughs does New York consist of? Name them.

5. What’s Manhattan? How many parts is it divided into?

6. What’s the business centre of the nation?

7. Why was Wall Street called so?

8. Where are most of the city’s places for entertainment located?

9. What is Midtown Manhattan famous for?

10. Where is the Memorial to Christopher Columbus situated?

Exercise 6. Listen to Sheila and Bob talking about when they lived in New York. (New Headway Intermediate tapescript 46a)

Bob and Sheila spent two years living in New York because of Bob’s work as a banker. Neither of them had lived in a big city before. They now live back in England, in a small village outside London.

Comprehension Check

What do they/does she say about the following things?

1) People

· What are they like?

· What is important to them?

· What do they like doing?

· Where do they live?

2) Shops

· What are they like?

· Do they like them?

· What time do they open?

3) Work and holidays

4) Transport

· What do they mention?

5) General opinions

· Is it a good place to live? Why?

Exercise 7. Read the following dialogue and act it out