Учебная презентация по страноведению «New York»

МОУ «Таврическая средняя общеобразовательная школа № 1 с углубленным изучением отдельных предметов»Учебная презентация по страноведениюNew York Герман Наталья Геннадьевна, учитель английского языка2011 г New York New York is the largest city in the USA and the biggest seaport. It is the business center of the United States. New York is situated in the mouth of the Hudson river. In comparison with such ancient historical cities as Rome, London, Moscow or Paris, New York is quite young. It was founded in 1613 by Dutch settlers. The total area of New York is 365 square miles or 900 square km. Its population amounts to 16 million people. Among the inhabitants of New York one can meet people of almost all nationalities. They settled' here during the immigration in the 19th and at the beginning of the 20th century. The city has very busy traffic. Its streets and highways are full of cars and buses. The mouth of the Hudson river makes an excellent harbor for numerous passengers and cargo ships from all over the world. There are five districts in the city: Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn Richmond. Manhattan is the central and the oldest part of the city. It is the district of business and finance. It is here in Wall Street that many business offices, banks and the world famous New York stock exchange are situated. The Statue of Liberty, which is on Liberty Island, was a present from France in 1876 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of American independence. This statue and a few 18th and 19th century churches, hospitals, newspaper offices and other buildings are the only examples of "old" architecture in New York. Wherever your eyes travel, everywhere you can see sky-scrapers. New York, one of the USA leading manufacturing cities, is the home of great firms and banks. Rockefeller Centre consists of 19 skyscrapers. The first 14 of them were build in 1931-1939. Offices of the leading companies are located there. The World Trade Centre was located in New York. On the 11th of September 2001 its two towers were attacked by the pilots- terrorists and then ruined. The Empire State Building is the tallest building in the city. It has 102 floors Its observatories provide wonderful panoramic view of the city’s landscape. The building of the Federal Hall was erected in 1933-1942. In front of it there is a monument to the fist President of the USA, George Washington. There are 80 collages in New York. Columbia University is the oldest one in the country. It was founded in 1754 New York has many museums and art galleries which have collected works of art of many peoples and of all times. Many of them are on constant display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of Art. Most of the theatres and cinemas are in or near Broadway, the longest street and the biggest shopping district in New York. The Metropolitan and Modern Arts Museums attract many visitors. МОУ «Таврическая средняя общеобразовательная школа № 1 с углубленным изучением отдельных предметов» Учебная презентация по страноведениюNew YorkВ презентации использованы иллюстративные материалы из CD ROM “Большая энциклопедия Кирилла и Мефодия 2007 г.”