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fif teen 15 5 2 3 4 VOCBOX in the foreground !*fC"GraUnd? – im Vordergrund in the background !*bxkGraUnd? – im Hintergrund skyscraper ! *skaI+skreIpE ? – Wolkenkratzer banner ! *bxnE ? – Fahne kickboard ! *kIkbC"d ? – Kickboard story (AE) ! *stC"ri ? – Stockwerk elevator (AE) ! *elIveItE ? – Aufzug torch ! tC"tS ? – Fackel g 3 Your turn: More about NYC a) Find out about ONE of these things in a group. Use the library or the Internet. b) Give a short talk to your class. Use your notes to tell them what you found out. FACTS AND INFORMATION More than eight million people live in New York City. There are five boroughs, or parts of the city: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx. The Statue of Liberty neighborhood ooklyn A Br Chinatown The Empire State Building ➝ WB 4, 1 – 3 the Empire State Building September 11, 2001 Central Park the Statue of Liberty Check-in 1 DID YOU KNOW? • New York is a city of immigrants. Today 36% of New Yorkers were born outside the US. • NYC has more than 12,000 yellow cabs. Many drivers are immigrants whose first language isn’t English. • Except for the Bronx, all of the boroughs are islands. So the city has a lot – more than 60 – of bridges and tunnels. • France gave the US the Statue of Liberty as a present. It is 305 feet tall, and a symbol of freedom for Americans. • Chinatown has lots of Chinese restaurants and stores. NYC’s first Chinese immigrants lived here. • On September 11, 2001 terrorists destroyed the twin towers of the World Trade Center. Over 2,800 people died. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv