12 () 17 Read and listen to
this guided tour of New
York and complete the
missing information.Welcome to Manhattan's Central
Park! This is where New Yorkers
come to (1) walk, cycle, line
skate and jog, or simply to enjoy
the natural surroundings. There
are also many water play areas
in the park, which are fun and
(2) on a hot
day.
At the (3) _ ___ _
end of Central Park is the
famous Guggenheim Museum.
Apart from exhibiting some of
the world's best modern and
(4) art, the
museum itself is an architectural
icon in New York. From the
outside the (5) _____ is extremely striking and looks a little like a spiralling (6) animal
shell.
Where should you go shopping in Manhattan? Well, Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue offer the best in designer
clothes. If you're not keen on (7) , but prefer a different sort of experience, then why not try
Greenwich Village where there are gift shops, (8) and (9) clothes boutiques
with· reasonable prices.
Finally, you can't visit Manhattan without taking a trip to Broadway, to watch a good show, play or maybe
(10) your favourite star!13 Work in pairs or small groups. Research and write a short 'Must Do' guide about one of the places
mentioned in the reading text in exercise 9. Use the guided tour above as a model. Include at least one:
- cultural activity
- nature activity
- leisure/entertainment activity
MY GLOSSARY
amusement park /;:}'mjuzm:mt pa:k/ ______ _
ATM (US)/cash point machine (UK) /k<eJ p:)lnt m~'Ji:n/
bird of prey /b3:d DV prel/ _________ _
borough/bA~/ _____________ _
comprehensive travel insurance /kDmpn'hentsrv 'tr<ev;:}l
rnJ;):~ns/ ______________ _
concrete IkD!]kri:t/ ___________ _
cooling /ku:h!]/ _____________ _
department store (US)/ shopping centre (UK) /dl'pa:tm;}nt
'st;):(r)/IJ pr!] 'sent;}(r)/ _________ _
disease /dI'zi:zl _____________ _
gift shop Iglft Jupl ___________ _- other useful or interesting piece of information
about the region (time of year to visit, special
events, local transport etc.)
indie /rndil ______________ _
mansion /m<entJ;:}nl ___________ _
medical insurance Imedrk~l rn'J;):~nsl ------
neighbourhood /nerbhudl _________ _
racetrack /relstr<ekl ------------
shell /Jel/ _____________ _
steep Isti:pl ______________ _
striking /stTarkr!]/ ____________ _
sunshine /sAnJarn/ ___________ _
tournament Itmn;:}m;}ntl _________ _
visa Ivi:ZdI ______________ _
waiver Iwerv~(r) 1 ____________ _