New York City in pictures

1. Inovace výuky na Gymnáziu Otrokovice formou DUMů CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0488 Předmět New York City in pictures Autor: Mgr. Alžběta Fojtů

2. NEW YORK CITY – BASICS • eastern coast of the U.S.A. • Hudson River and the East River • five parts - boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island • islands: Ellis Island, Roosevelt Island and Liberty Island • first inhabitants were the Dutch in the 17th century (New Amsterdam) • 1664an English colony

3. ELLIS ISLAND • 1892 and 1954 – 24 million immigrants • main immigration port • 1st and 2nd class passengers screened aboard • 3rd class transported to Ellis Island • physical (medical) examination + questioned by officials • the sick or those with criminal records could have been sent back • Isle of Tearsor Isle of Hope • today: Immigration Museum

4. THE STATUE OF LIBERTY • 93 m, copper • Frederic Auguste Bartholdi • Liberty Island • gift from France to the USA in 1866 • to commemorate the first 100 years of U.S independence • freedom and friendship • burning torch in right hand and a law book in left hand • July 4th 1776 • seven spikes = seven continents • 2010 boxes shipped across Atlantic • museum in the pedestal • 354 spiral stairs to the top

5. BRIDGES VERRAZANO BRIDGE • joins Staten Island and Brooklyn BROOKLYN BRIDGE • over the East River • joins Manhattan and Brooklyn • oldest suspension bridge • daily traffic of 145,000 vehicles • took over 13 years to build (1870 – 1883)

6. NEW YORK PARTS CHINATOWN • largest enclave of Chinese peopleoutsideChina • Chinese New Year FIFTH AVENUE • shopping street: Louis Vuitton, Prada, Gucci , Versace, Cartier, Tiffanyetc. • 'Museum Mile': Metropolitan Museum of Art, Guggenheim Museum

7. NEW YORK PARTS BROADWAY • theatre district • sell $1 billion worth of tickets every season WALL STREET • main business centre • world´s financial district • 1929 New York Stock ExchangeMarket Crash

8. TIMES SQUARE • neon signs of advertising • The New York Timesnewspaper offices • celebration at New Year • 1920s Fred Astaire and Charlie Chaplin performed here • 1930s sex shops and movies • 1990s square cleaned

9. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING • 102 floors, 381 m high • TV tower and a restaurant • was the tallest in the world for 40 years • the tallest in NYC now • more than 30 people jumped from the top • in 1945 a plane crashed into the tower • the first building with more than 100 floors • has two observations decks – in 86th and 102nd floor • completed after one year and 45 days

10. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING • 65,000 windows. • 1,860 steps to the 102nd floor • 73 lifts • 30.000 visitors every day • 3 million tourists every year • it takes less than one minute by a lift to get to the 80th floor. • has different colours during the year: • Xmas (gold+green+red) • 4th July (red+white+blue) • Barrack Obama won (blue)

11. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING ANNUAL RUN-UP • a foot race from ground level to the 86th-floor observation deck • 320 m = takes in 1,576 steps • record time is 9 minutes and 33 seconds VALENTINE´S DAY • weddings (luckycouples)

12. THE TWINS • The World Trade Centre • complex of 7 buildings (Minoru Yamasaki) - firms, stores, restaurants and banks • 110-storey building (420m) • 3000 people were killed 11th Sept 2001 • two planes were hijacked and crashed into the towers which collapsed • Freedom Toweris being built (symbolic 1,776 feet high) finished 2013

13. NEW YORK MUSEUMS • MOMA = Museum ofModern Art • THE MET = the Metropolitan Museum of Art • the GuggenheimMuseum = „GiantSnail“ • Metropolitan Opera, the New York Ballet, the New York Philharmonic

14. CENTRAL PARK • lakes and ponds, walking and running tracks, two ice-skating rinks, Central Park Zoo, an outdoor amphitheatre (Shakespeare Festival) • 1857-1873 • rollerblading, cycling, flying kites, boating, jogging, having lunch breaks, picnics, listening to outdoor concerts etc. • Strawberry Fields – John Lennon´s favourite place

15. GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL • built in 1913 • for electric powered trains • twolevels • largest train station in the world: • 44 railway platforms • 67 tracks (41 up + 26 down) • 50 shops

16. SHOPPING IN NEW YORK MACY´S • world´s largest store • luxurious and expensive products • 10 stories and a million items • annual Thanksgiving Day Parade (to attract customers)

17. HARLEM • northern part of Manhattan • major African-Americanpart • originally a Dutch village • The Apollo Theatre= one of the oldest and most famous clubs with African-American performers (Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson etc.)

18. OUTSIDE MANHATTAN CONEY ISLAND • located in Brooklyn • funfair • roller coaster built in 1926 • wooden "The Cyclone“ FLUSHING MEADOW CORONA PARK • located in Queens • U.S. Open tennis tournament • The Unisphere = the symbol for the 1964/1965 World's Fair

19. NEW YORK CITY in questions • Where is New York situated? • How many boroughs does New York City have? Which? • What do you know about its history? A B • What does the photo show? Where is it situated? • Describe it in details. • What do you know about the history of the statue? • Where can tourists go?

20. NEW YORK CITY in questions • What is in the photo? • What did it use to be / what is it now? • What happened in the island in the past? • What were the nicknames if the island? Why? A B • Whatcanyousee in thepicture? • Whatdoesthebridgeconnect? • Whatotherbridges do youknow? • Whichriversflowthrough NYC?

21. NEW YORK CITY in questions • What can you see in the picture? Describe it. • What happens there every Valentine´s day? • What famous sports event takes place here every year? • What colours does it light? • What other skyscrapers do you know? A B • What do you think is being built here? Why? • What happened there in 2001? Talk about it. • What is going to stand there instead? How tall is it going to be? What does it symbolise?

22. NEW YORK CITY in questions • What can you see in the picture? • What do they organise every Thanksgiving Day? A B • What do the signs say? • What can you tell about the streets? • What happened there in history?

23. NEW YORK CITY in questions • What can you see in the photo? • What do you know about it? What happens there every year? A B • Which part does the photos show? • What is typical for it? • What other parts of Manhattan do you know?

24. NEW YORK CITY in questions • What does the photo show? Describe the place. • What do people do there? • What happens there every summer? A B • What does the photo represent? Describe the place. • What other museums in New York do you know? Mention at least three more.

25. NEW YORK CITY in questions • What does the photo represent? Describe the place. • How do the New Yorkers spend their free time? A B • Whatdoesthephoto show? Whereisitsituated? • Whywasitbuilt? • Whatelsecanyoufind in this part od town?

26. NEW YORK CITY in questions • What does the photo show? • What is special about the place? A B • Whatdoesthephoto show? Whereisitsituated? • Whyisit so famous?

27. Použité zdroje • BERMANOVÁ, E. Společník cestovatele NEW YORK. IKAR: 2006. ISBN 978-80-246-0826-7. • BRENDLOVÁ, S. Basic Facts on English Speaking Countries. 2000. ISBN 80-85784-87-4. Všechny objekty použité k vytvoření prezentace jsou součástí SW Microsoft Office nebo jsou vlastní originální tvorbou autora.