Let's travel to New York City

Pour tous les élèves de 3ème, il faut rappeler que le CDI dispose de nombreuses ressources, livres, encyclopédies, CD-roms... et que l'on peut y consulter ou emprunter un très beau livre sur New York rangé à la section géographie. Il s'intitule, devinez quoi, New York, dans la collection Gründ.

English version: for all pupils in 3ème, it is worth reminding you that the school library has a lot of documents, books, encyclopedias, CD-roms...and that you can read or borrow a very beautiful book about New York located in the geography section. It is entitled, guess what, New York, in the Gründ collection.

Other documents related to this city: -the film Gangs of New York by Martin Scorcese. (log on to http://imdb.com/title/tt0217505/ to discover more!)
-the song New York New York by Frank Sinatra.
-the magnificent book New York vu d'en haut, by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

-the article from Wikipedia (the free encyclopedia mentioned in the "A list of very useful internet links"): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_york

- the commemorative DVD by Jules & Gedéon Naudet 9/11.

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And many more...

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Essaie de répondre à ce quiz pour évaluer tes connaissances sur New York:

1- What is the nickname given to this city? (Help: think about a fruit)

2- A famous lady stands west of Brooklyn. What's her name and who designed it?

3- What's the name of the place where the Twin Towers used to stand?

4- Can you name two famous skyscrapers in New York? When were they built?

5- There are two famous bridges in New York: one between Brooklyn and Manhattan, and another between Brooklyn and Staten Island. Could you name them?

6- Immigrants used to land somewhere outside New York, where was it? (Help: it is an island).

7- When was Ellis Island inaugurated and closed?

8- What's special about New York in terms of size, population and its port? (Help: think of records in the USA).

9- How many boroughs compose New York City and what are they called?

10- In 1626, Dutch settlers (=colons) bought the city from Indians and called it New .......................? (Help:the missing word is also the capital of Dutchland).

Answers:

1.
The Big Apple
2.
It’s Lady Liberty, also called the Statue Liberty. She stands on Liberty Island and was designed by French Sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi.
3.
The place where the Twin Towers used to stand is now called “Ground Zero”.
4.
Two iconic skyscrapers of New York City: The Empire State Building, which was inaugurated in 1931; the Chrysler Building, built in the early 1930s.
5.
The Brooklyn Bridge connects Manhattan and Brooklyn.
The Verrazzano Bridge connects Staten Island and Brooklyn.
6.
Ellis Island, south-west of Manhattan.
7.
Ellis Island was inaugurated in 1892 but it was closed sixty-two years later, in 1954.
8.
New York City (NYC) is the largest city in the US, the most populated, its port is the busiest and it has the highest number of skyscrapers.
9.
There are 5 boroughs in NYC, from east to west they are Staten Island, Brooklyn, Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens.
10.
The original name of New York was New Amsterdam since it was bought by Dutch settlers in 1626. They paid it a mere (=seulement) $24!

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And finally...

For all skyscrapers or architecture fans, a useful internet site: http://www.skyscraper.org/TALLEST_TOWERS/tallest.htm

This sites presents a timeline of skyscrapers holding the title of tallest building in the world from 1890 to present...