New York City is nicknamed the "Big Apple" and is the largest city in the United States. Some of its most famous landmarks include the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, Broadway, Wall Street, Central Park, the Statue of Liberty, and bridges like the Brooklyn Bridge. The document provides details on the boroughs that make up New York City, including Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and Staten Island. It also notes some of the cultural aspects, sports, and foods associated with New York City.

1. A little
bite
of the
Big Apple

2. You are in the
USA now and
you are going to
see one of the
greatest cities in
the planet
New
York !

3. How much do you know about
New York City?

4. What is New York nickname?

5. “There are many apples on the tree,
but only one Big Apple”

6. Can you name any famous buildings?

7. And any green areas?

8. What colour are the taxis and the
school buses?

9. What food do New Yorkers love?

10. What sports do they practise?

11. What clothes do they like?

12. Is there any difference between American
English and British English?
BRITISH AMERICAN
biscuits cookies
sweets candies
chips French fries
holidays vacation
film movie
colour color
lift elevator

13. Now let´s learn a bit more about
New York City

14. New York
City
is in
the state of
New York.
It`s not the capital ,
but it is the largest
city in the country.
There are 50 states in America.
One of them is New York.

15. BOROUGHS
New York has got five
boroughs:
1: Manhattan,
2: Brooklyn,
3: Queens,
4: Bronx,
5: Staten Island

16. Manhattan
Manhattan is the home of
most of the city's
skyscrapers.
Manhattan is divided into
Downtown, Midtown, and
Uptown.
Uptown Manhattan is
divided by Central Park into
the Upper East Side and the
Upper West Side, and above
the park is Harlem.

17. • Let`s see New York`s most famous sights: the Empire State Building, the Chrysler
Building, the Rockefeller Center , …

18. Do you
recognize this
building?

19. The Empire State
Building
• It took less than two years to
build it (one year and 45
days).
• The building has 103 floors.
• It is the world`s greatest TV
tower (1,454 feet)

20. • The Empire State
Building became the
tallest skyscraper in New
York on September 11,
2001.
• The Twin Towers of the
World Trade Center used
to be higher.

21. • They used to be the tallest buildings in New York.
• They were destroyed by terrorists on September 11, 2001.

22. What is its name?

23. The Chrysler
Building
• The Chrysler Building was
the tallest building until the
Empire State Building came
along.
• The Chrysler Building was
done in art deco style.
• The upper part looks like
car wheels.

24. What´s
this?

25. The Rockefeller
Center
• Rockefeller Center or
Rockefeller Plaza is a
complex of 19
commercial buildings.
• NBC studios, Radio
City Music Hall are
among them.

26. At Christmas it´s got the most beautiful Christmas tree in New York.
And people can ice skate there too.

27. • It is like a “city within a city”.

28. A bird`s eye view of Manhattan`s famous
skyscrapers

29. Wall Street is the major financial centre of the U. S. and
symbolizes the money of the U.S.

30. Broadway is the most famous street in New York.
It is one of the longest avenues in Manhattan (25 km.)

31. The “Theater District”
The lights from all the theaters and advertisements are very bright.

32. Times Square
• There are always a lot of tourists here.

33. • New Yorkers and tourists like to celebrate New Year in Times Square. On New Year`s
Eve, December 31, crowds of people stand in Times Square and wait for midnight.

34. • At midnight everyone shouts: “Happy New Year!” to everyone else.

35. Central Park

36. • Central Park is so huge that you can get lost there. It is called the lungs of New York. •
Here you will see families walking their dogs, riding their bikes and roller-skating.

37. • Some people come here just to rest. They walk, sit in the sun, listen to music.

38. Chinatown is an area with lots of
Chinese immigrants.
Little Italy is also very famous.

39. The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension
bridges in the United States.
It connects Manhattan and Brooklyn.

40. Madison Square Garden
It is the largest indoor stadium in the city, home of all
kinds of sports, public events and entertainments.

41. STATEN ISLAND

42. The Statue of
Liberty
• This statue was a present
from France.
•Is symbolizes freedom.
•It was the first thing that
immigrants saw when they
arrived in America.
•She is also called “Lady
Liberty”.

43. You go there by ferry.

44. The Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island