Unit 5 – City of glass ► 1. New York Webquest

NEW YORK CITY : "THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS"

NEW YORK TODAY

1. Complete the map with the words below. Locate the states on the map with the help of these websites: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/northeast/northeast.shtml http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/usa/states/newyork/

States: CONNECTICUT NEW JERSEY NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW YORK STATE VERMONT MASSACHUSETTS MAINE RHODE ISLAND PENNSYLVANIA Locate New York City on the map.

2. Complete the map of New York City with the names of the five boroughs. http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/New_York_City STATEN ISLAND – QUEENS – THE BRONX – MANHATTAN – BROOKLYN

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3. a) Go to the website corresponding to your borough (Q, B, S, Bx, or M,), read through the texts and write five interesting pieces of information. Q = http://uk.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761568452/Queens.html B = http://uk.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761570387/Brooklyn.html S = http://www.nycgo.com/?event=view.article&id=76516 Bx = http://www.nycgo.com/?event=view.article&id=76500 M = http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761569999/Manhattan.html Borough: ►………………….…………………………………………………………………….

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b) Ask four questions about the other boroughs. Exchange with the other groups. ►………………………………………………………………………

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c) Now see if you can answer the following questions. If you cannot, go back to the different websites above. Which borough has the largest population? In which borough is Wall Street? In which borough is the Yankeee Stadium? In which borough are the two main airports? Which is the only borough (of the five) on the mainland? How do people travel from Staten Island to Manhattan? 4. Choose one of New York's famous ATTRACTIONS and complete the following grid with the information you have collected. http://www.aviewoncities.com/nyc/nycattractions.htm Architect:

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Location:

Type of structure: parc / bridge / skyscraper…

Prime function:

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Architectural style:

Personal notes:

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NEW YORK IN THE PAST

1. Read the following questions and see if you already know the answers. If you don't, use the website below: http://www2.thingstodo.Fcom/states/NY/history.htm a. Name the first European who visited the area.

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b. Name the two Native American groups who inhabited the area.

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c. Find the original name of New York. Why was it named in this way?

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d. Find out the date of its foundation.

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e. Name the main river in New York.

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f. Who was this river named after? Give details about this person.

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► 2. More about New York City’s population/history Autres pistes d'exploitation possible : > Watch the following films. 1. America, America by Elia Kazan (1963): - scène à la fin du film quand le héros arrive à Ellis Island. - autre scène: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lvpumULnxs&NR=1 2. Film muet de l'arrivée à Ellis Island : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8bPDdNRoxc&feature=related 3. Titanic by James Cameron (1997) Scène sur le bateau (danse).