sábado, 16 de abril de 2011

History of New York

Self-study activity:
Watch this old documentary on New York city and complete the blanks in the excerpts from the transcript with the missing information.


1 This is New York. A ……………. city. A city of tall buildings, narrow dark streets, …

2 The Bronx, sometimes is called the Borough of Industries, lies on the ……………. to the north and east.

3 On the floor of the Exchange's Great Hall, ……………. are bought and sold

4 New York exerts an influence that is worldwide. Yet, for all its ……………. and activity, New York is…

5 … people who have crowded into this district have made for a ……………. and the consequent high value of whatever land...

6 From the Bay (…) is an extraordinary spectacle and the effects of hundreds of ……………. crowded together along...

You can read the full transcript here.

Key:
1 miracle 2 mainland 3 stocks and bonds 4 imposing size 5 scarcity of land 6 towering buildings