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
