Manhattan

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This year we are going to get a plane and travel from Barcelona to one of the most exciting cities, New York City (NYC ) , and we will visit one of its MOST famous suburbs of the city, MANHATTAN. We will visit its interesting and high buildings, see its impressive monuments and what it is more important, enjoy ourselves.

As it is a very big city and it’s going to take us a lot of time to surf the city, we are going to use one of its most famous and also longest mean of transport, the MANHATTAN SUBWAY. Do you know what most New Yorkers use to travel from a place to another ?

METROCARDS ACTIVITY 1 Look at the following web page and complete the following information: http://www.mta.info/metrocard/ 7-Day Unlimited Ride MetroCard Cost: ________________________ Good for unlimited subway and local bus rides from first use until 3 a.m. the following day. Sold at MetroCard Vending Machines and at neighborhood stores. Not available at station booths. ________________________________ Cost: $24, reduced fare $12 Good for unlimited subway and local bus rides until midnight, 7 days from day of first use.

30-Day Unlimited Ride MetroCard Cost: $76, reduced fare _______________Good for unlimited subway and local bus rides until midnight, 30 days from day of first use. This card is insured against loss when purchased at a vending machine with a credit or debit/ATM card.

7-Day Express Bus Plus MetroCard Cost: _______________, reduced fare not available Good for unlimited express bus, local bus, and subway rides until midnight, 7 days from first use.

ACTIVITY 2 Imagine you are going to stay 5 days in NYC. Which Card would you buy?

How much is it?

How many rides can you do?

Can you use an express bus?

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ACTIVITY 3 These are the places where you can buy the MetroCards. Visit the following page and write the name of the places where you can buy them. http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/metrocard/zipmaps.htm

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ACTIVITY 4 Where can you buy your MetroCard if you have: A Credit Card.: Cash:

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SUBWAY LINES We have already bought our MetroCard and now we can get the subway and visit the city. Go to … http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/index.html ACTIVITY 5 How many subway lines are there? _______________ Now click line B and write the name of the three suburbs you can visit if you want to use this line. ____________________

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What do these symbols mean? ______________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

ACTIVITY 6

WHERE DO I HAVE TO GET DOWN IF…?  I am at Bedford Boulevard and I want to go to La Guardia Airport. o _____________________  I am at 155 St. and I want to change to line D, but I’m a disabled person. o _____________________  I am at Dekalb Avenue and I have to get the B 4 bus. o _____________________

You already know how to move from a line to another and what the symbols mean, so you are ready to use the subway to move form a place to another in Manhattan.

Let’s have a look at the Manhattan Subway line. http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/submap.htm

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BUILDINGS AND MONUMENTS ACTIVITY 7 Look at the silhouette of the buildings and places in the map and write their names under the photos and on the map.

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Brookling Bridge

Madison Square Garden

Ironflat

Battery Park

Empire State Building

Statue of Liberty

Washington Square

Trinity Church

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Situated at the southern tip of Manhattan, it has numerous monuments and splendid views of the New York City Harbor.

The park is home to the Castle Clinton National Monument .

Five major bridges connects Manhattan to other shores, but no other bridge is as historic or fascinating like tis one.

Come see the tallest building in NYC, the site where King Kong battled airplanes overhead.

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Catch an exciting New York Knicks basketball game or a Ranger hockey match.

Equipped with approximately 20,000 seats, the Garden not only provides exciting sports entertainment, but also musical performances.

Behind the 191 waving flags representing the member countries.

When you enter the gates of the United Nations, you're actually leaving New York City. This 18acres is an international territory belonging to all the member countries.

Located on 12-acre Liberty Island in New York Harbor, It was a gift of international friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States and is one of the most universal symbols of political freedom and democracy.

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There have been three Trinity Church buildings at Broadway and Wall Street. It is considered a classic example of Gothic Revival architecture and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

It was completed in 1902 and was the first building in New York with a steel frame. It also has the honour of being the oldest surviving skyscraper in New York City.

t’s a public park located within the Manhattan borough of New York City. It is a part of Greenwich Village, the park is typically inhabited by a variety of bohemian, intellectual, and non-traditional people.

MUSEUMS

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museums ACTIVITY 8 There are also very important museums in Manhattan. We are going to visit their web pages and complete the following cards.

They are going to help us know the address, how to go there, how much the entrance is and what we can see inside.

METROPLITAN MUSEUM OF ART Address: ________________________________________ Transportation: ___________________________________ Opening Hours: __________________________________________________________ Price: ___________________________________________________________________ What to see : _____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

http://www.ny.com/museums/MET.html

Museum of modern art (MOMA ) Address: ________________________________________ Transportation: ___________________________________ Opening Hours: __________________________________________________________ Price: ___________________________________________________________________ What to see : _____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

http://www.moma.org/visit_moma/

GUGGHEIM MUSEUM Address: ________________________________________ Transportation: ___________________________________ Opening Hours: __________________________________________________________ Price: ___________________________________________________________________ What to see : _____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ http://www.nyctourist.com/topten_guggenheim.htm

AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM Address: ________________________________________ Transportation: ___________________________________ Opening Hours: __________________________________________________________ Price: ___________________________________________________________________ What to see : _____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ http://www.folkartmuseum.org/default.asp?id=509

WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART Address: ________________________________________ Transportation: ___________________________________ Opening Hours: __________________________________________________________ Price: ___________________________________________________________________ What to see : _____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ http://www.whitney.org/www/information/index.jsp

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CENTRAL PARK ACTIVITY 9 Central Park, an 850-acre rectangle of recreational land, is located in the very centre of Manhattan Island surrounded by high buildings. It contains jogging and bicycling trails, a zoo, a carriage drive, several lakes and open fields, numerous playgrounds and statues.

Millions of New Yorkers come to this park every day to relax and play.

You can tour the park in a horse-drawn carriage, by bicycle or afoot. You can even ride a horse or rent a rowboat. You can eat at several fine restaurants or at hundreds of inexpensive food carts serving those famous New York hot dogs.

Enjoy a leisurely walk along the many pathways and watch the New Yorkers relax and play.

We are going to do a virtual walk and watch all the important places and buildings we can find in it. You will have to write next to each photo some information . So, let’s visit the following web page to start our virtual walk: http://www.nyctourist.com/central_park1.htm Where is Central Park?

Situation: _______________________ _________________________________ How big is it ? ____________________

One of the most beautiful places in Central Park is Bethesda Fountain on the Lake. In the middle of the fountain we can see a statue.

What is its name? _________________ Not very far from here , and as you can see in the map, we can see a lake. Many New Yorkers like renting a boat to row in it and sightseers like enjoying the view from one of the most beautiful small bridges in the world built in 1862.

What is its name? __________________________ ACTIVITY 10 Threre are also monuments and places you can see in Central Park. Click the other picture links and complete the information related to these photos.

What is its name? _______________________ It is made of ______________

What is its name? _______________________ In summer, at 8 pm, you can see theatre plays of a very famous English writer.

What is his name? __________________________

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What is its name? _______________________ How old is it? _______________________

What is its name? _______________________ Today it is used as a _______________________

But you can also do other activities such as the ones you can see in these pictures.

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Or if you like animals you can also visit the ______________ or have a ride on the hand-carved horse 1872 __________________.