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

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 17 th century (New Amsterdam) 1664 an English colony 30. sprna 20132

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 Tears or Isle of Hope today: Immigration Museum 30. sprna 20133

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 4 th 1776 seven spikes = seven continents 2010 boxes shipped across Atlantic museum in the pedestal 354 spiral stairs to the top 30. sprna 20134

BRIDGES 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) 30. sprna VERRAZANO BRIDGE joins Staten Island and Brooklyn

NEW YORK PARTS CHINATOWN largest enclave of Chinese people outside China Chinese New Year FIFTH AVENUE shopping street: Louis Vuitton, Prada, Gucci, Versace, Cartier, Tiffany etc. 'Museum Mile': Metropolitan Museum of Art, Guggenheim Museum 30. sprna 20136

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 Exchange Market Crash 30. sprna 20137

TIMES SQUARE neon signs of advertising The New York Times newspaper offices celebration at New Year 1920s Fred Astaire and Charlie Chaplin performed here 1930s sex shops and movies 1990s square cleaned 30. sprna 20138

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 30. sprna

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING 65,000 windows. 1,860 steps to the 102nd floor 73 lifts 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) 30. sprna

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 (lucky couples) 30. sprna

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 Tower is being built (symbolic 1,776 feet high) finished sprna

NEW YORK MUSEUMS MOMA = Museum of Modern Art THE MET = the Metropolitan Museum of Art THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM = „Giant Snail“ Metropolitan Opera, the New York Ballet, the New York Philharmonic 30. sprna

CENTRAL PARK lakes and ponds, walking and running tracks, two ice- skating rinks, Central Park Zoo, an outdoor amphitheatre (Shakespeare Festival) rollerblading, cycling, flying kites, boating, jogging, having lunch breaks, picnics, listening to outdoor concerts etc. Strawberry Fields – John Lennon´s favourite place 30. sprna

GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL built in 1913 for electric powered trains two levels largest train station in the world: 44 railway platforms 67 tracks (41 up + 26 down) 50 shops 30. sprna

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) 30. sprna

HARLEM northern part of Manhattan major African-American part 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.) 30. sprna

OUTSIDE MANHATTAN FLUSHING MEADOW CORONA PARK located in Queens U.S. Open tennis tournament The Unisphere = the symbol for the 1964/1965 World's Fair CONEY ISLAND located in Brooklyn funfair roller coaster built in 1926 wooden "The Cyclone“ 30. sprna

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? 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? 30. sprna A B

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? What can you see in the picture? What does the bridge connect? What other bridges do you know? Which rivers flow through NYC? 30. sprna A B

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? 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? 30. sprna A B

NEW YORK CITY in questions What can you see in the picture? What do they organise every Thanksgiving Day? What do the signs say? What can you tell about the streets? What happened there in history? 30. sprna A B

NEW YORK CITY in questions What can you see in the photo? What do you know about it? What happens there every year? Which part does the photos show? What is typical for it? What other parts of Manhattan do you know? 30. sprna A B

NEW YORK CITY in questions What does the photo show? Describe the place. What do people do there? What happens there every summer? What does the photo represent? Describe the place. What other museums in New York do you know? Mention at least three more. 30. sprna A B

NEW YORK CITY in questions What does the photo represent? Describe the place. How do the New Yorkers spend their free time? What does the photo show? Where is it situated? Why was it built? What else can you find in this part od town? 30. sprna A B

NEW YORK CITY in questions What does the photo show? What is special about the place? What does the photo show? Where is it situated? Why is it so famous? 30. sprna A B

Použité zdroje BERMANOVÁ, E. Společník cestovatele NEW YORK. IKAR: ISBN BRENDLOVÁ, S. Basic Facts on English Speaking Countries ISBN sprna Všechny objekty použité k vytvoření prezentace jsou součástí SW Microsoft Office nebo jsou vlastní originální tvorbou autora.