Unit 3 Lesson 1: Intro new york

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New York 

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Did you know ... ?
Central Park in New York is the most famous park in the world. You’ve probably seen it on TV. It measures almost 500 football fields! It has a zoo and a museum. Many New Yorkers go to the park to relax, walk, jog, cycle or play sports. In the winter you can even skate there. What would you like to do in Central Park?

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Did you know ...?
In 1625 the Dutch built a fort on the coast of America: Fort Amsterdam. In 1653 it became a city: New Amsterdam. That lasted only a short time: in 1664 it became New York, when the English occupied it after a war. You can still find Dutch names and words in New York: Harlem, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Bleecker Street, Wall Street, Yonkers, etc. Can you recognise them?

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straatnamen
Harlem ->  Nieuw-Haarlem
Brooklyn -> Breuckelen 
staaten Island-> Staaten Eyland
Wall Street ->  (Manhattan, after the city wall around Nieuw-Amsterdam
Harlem (New York, after Haarlem)


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Thanksgiving
4th thursday in November

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00:30
Van welk land kregen de Amerikanen het beeld cadeau?
A
Italië
B
Nederland
C
Spanje
D
Frankrijk

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01:27
In hoeveel stukken kwam het beeld?
A
150
B
250
C
350
D
450

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01:49
Hoe lang duurde het voordat het beeld af was?
A
3 maanden
B
4 maanden
C
3 jaar
D
4 jaar

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New York was vroeger de hoofdstad van de Verenigde Staten
A
Waar
B
Niet waar

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Hoe heette New York oorspronkelijk?
A
New England
B
New Amsterdam
C
Verrazano Narrows
D
Greenwich Village

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New York City is verdeeld in vijf "boroughs." Welke van deze is er niet 1 van de 5?
A
Brooklyn
B
The Bronx
C
SoHo
D
Queens

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Welke van de volgende is een bekende bijnaam voor New York City?
A
The City of Brotherly Love
B
The City of Big Shoulders
C
The Big Easy
D
The Big Apple

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Hoe is New York ontdekt?
A
Per toeval
B
Door Amerikanen
C
Door indianen
D
Door de Engelsen

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What is this statue in New York called?
A
Statue of America
B
Statue of Freedom
C
Statue of Fraternity
D
Statue of Liberty

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How many people live in New York City?
A
2 miljoen
B
5 miljoen
C
8 miljoen
D
12 miljoen

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What colors are cabs (taxi) in New York?
A
blue
B
black
C
green
D
yellow

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