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Places of Interest in New York — Интересные места Нью-Йорка

Although New York is not the capital of the United States, it is the biggest and most important city and seaport of the country. New York is situated on the Atlantic coast, in the northeastern part of the country, in the state of New York at the mouth of the deep Hudson River, one of the biggest in the USA. It is the financial capital of the world, the centre of the American cultural life and the national leader in fashion and entertainments. The «Big Apple» is the most popular nickname of the city. New York, with the population of more then 16 million people, is the second largest city and the biggest seaport in the world.
Dutch settlers founded this city in 1613. That time, it was called New Amsterdam, In 1664, New Amsterdam was captured by British troops and renamed in New York. Nowadays New York consists of 5 large boroughs: Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Richmond.
Brooklyn alone has so many people that if it were a separate city, it would be the

fourth largest city in the United States.
There are many places of interest in New York.
The most famous of them is The Statue of Liberty, presented to the USA by France in 1886. Its torch towers about 200 feet above the harbour and can be seen at night for many miles. It is the largest statue in the world.
The Empire State Building used to be the highest building, but now it is only the third. It is a 102- storeyed building.
Broadway is the longest street in the world. It is about 12 miles long. It is the centre of entertainments.
By the present moment, the Metropolitan Museum is the richest museum in the world in objects of Art, due to what had been bought from Europe after the World War Two. Besides, we can see the works of American painters there too.
The Central Park is the largest park in the world.
There are the best houses, hotels and fashionable shops on the Fifth Avenue. There is the Rockefeller centre of 15 skyscrapers, housing several large corporations. It is also known as «RadioCity».
The United Nations Headquarters was built in New York City in 1952. The
building and the grounds around contain sculptures and other works of art, donated by member nations.
New York attracts people from all over the world. You can see people of different nations and religions here: White, Black, Asian, Moslem, Christian and Jewish people. It is the city of contrasts and it is really so.

Интересные места Нью-Йорка

Хотя Нью-Йорк и не столица Соединенных Штатов, это самый большой и самый важный город и морской порт в мире. Нью-Йорк располагается на атлантическом побережье в северо-восточной части страны в штате Нью Йорк у устья реки Гудзон, одной из самых больших рек США. Это финансовая столица мира, центр американской культурной жизни и национальный лидер в мире моды и развлечений. Большое Яблоко — это самое распространенное прозвище города. Нью-Йорк, с населением более 16 миллионов человек, занимает второе место в мире и является самым большим морским портом в мире.
Датские поселенцы основали город в 1613 году. В то время он назывался Нью-Амстердам. В1664 году Нью-Амстердам был захвачен британскими войсками и переименован в Нью-Йорк. Нынешний Нью-Йорк состоит их пяти больших районов: Манхеттен, Бронкс, Квинс, Бруклин и Ричмонд.
В самом Бруклине так много людей, что если бы он был отдельным городом, он стал бы четвертым по величине городом в Соединенных Штатах.
В Нью-Йорке много интересных мест.
Самое знаменитое из них — это Статуя Свободы, подаренная США Францией в 1886 году. Ее факел возвышается на 200 футов над гаванью и статую можно видеть за много миль. Это самая большая статуя в мире.
Имперское здание было самым большим зданием в мире, но сейчас занимает только третье место. Это 102-этажное здание.
Бродвей — это самая длинная улица в мире. Ее длина 12 миль. Это центр развлечений.
До настоящего момента Музей Метрополитен был самым богатым музеем в мире по количеству произведений культуры — благодаря тем, что были вывезены из Европы после Второй мировой войны. Кроме того, здесь также можно увидеть и работы американских художников.
Центральный парк — это самый большой парк в мире.
На улице Пятая Авеню расположены лучшие дома, отели и фешенебельные магазины. Здесь находится Рокфелерский центр из 15 небоскребов, в которых размещаются различные корпорации. Он также известен как «Радио-город».
Штаб-квартира ООН была построена в Нью-Йорке в 1952 году. Здание и окрестности этой территории содержат скульптуры и другие произведения искусства, подаренные странами-членами этой организации.
Нью-Йорк привлекает людей со всего мира. Вы можете видеть здесь людей разных национальностей и вероисповеданий. Белые и черные, азиаты, мусульмане, христиане и евреи. Это город контрастов. И это действительно так.

Questions:

1. Where is New York situated?
2. What is the most popular nickname of the city?
3. What is the population of New York?
4. Who founded New York?
5. How many boroughs are there in New York?
6. What are the main places of interest in New York?
7. What is Broadway famous for?
9. What can one find in the Metropolitan Museum?
10. What are there on the Fifth Avenue?
11. When was the United Nations Headquarters built in New York City?

Vocabulary:

Mouth — устье
entertainment — развлечение
nickname — прозвище, кличка
settler — поселенец
to capture — захватывать
troops — войска
borough — район
separate — отдельный
torch — факел
harbour — гавань
fashionable — модный

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