a. Read the paragraph and look at the pictures of New York.

How is New York different

today from the past? Which New York do you prefer?
Well, i prefer the old new york since everything was more natural, greener, when you could
breathe fresh air, if prefer the old one
b. Why has New York changed so much?
It has changed so much because more industries, more huses, more solid infrastructure needed
to be built
a. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences about New York.
1. Many different animals and birds used to live / didn’t use to live in New York.
2. Manhattan used to be / didn’t use to be a forest.
3. The Lenape people used to fish / didn’t use to fish in the rivers in Manhattan.
4. There used to be / didn’t use to be any cars or roads on Manhattan.

b. Read the Useful language box. Which sentences 1-6 are wrong? Correct them.
1. New York used to be called New Amsterdam.
2. Henry Hudson used to die in 1611.
3. Native Americans used to travel all over New York City.
4. Europeans didn’t use to eat potatoes. They came from the New World.
5. Christopher Colombus used to arrive in the Americas for the first time in 1492.
6. Times Square used to get its name when The New York Times newspaper used to open its
office there.
Used to is pronounced differently from used, which is the past form of the verb use.
Used to used /ju:st tə/ /ju:zd/ Listen and circle the correct pronunciation in each
sentence.
a. I used to live in the USA. /ju:st/ /ju:zd/
b. We used ice cream to make the dessert. /ju:st/ /ju:zd/
c. Somebody has used my computer! /ju:st/ /ju:zd/
d. We used to buy CDs every week. /ju:st/ /ju:zd/
e. The train to Bogotá used to stop at this station. /ju:st/ /ju:zd/
Complete the sentences so they are true for you. Does your partner have the same ideas
as you?
a. I used to listen to trap (band) a lot but I don’t like them now.
b. I didn’t used to like tuna (food) but now I eat it all the time.
c. I used to wear shoes (clothes / shoes) all the time but I would never wear it/them now!
d. I didn’t use to follow to luisito comunica (a famous person / website) on social media sites, but
now I’m a big fan!

Scan the guide to New York quickly. Find:

a. a place to eat cheaply : chinatow
b. a place to see paintings: Museum of Art, art gallery
c. a place to get a train: grand central
d. a green area: grass
e. a place to take photos : Statue of Liberty, Hollywood directors have shot countless scenes
near by, making it the perfect spot for a selfie.
f. a place to get a boat: harbour in Battery Park
Look again at the text. Answer the questions.
a. What kind of person is the author?
protagonist
b. What kind of things does the author like doing?
He likes to travel and see other places
c. How much of the information is useful for you?
If it is useful because now i know data that i did not know, i give it a 7/10
d. Is there any information you would need to know which is not in the text?
No it´s good like that
e. Would you enjoy going on holiday with this person? Why? / Why not?
Of course, because i would like to know that place with her and enjoy to the fullest
Look at the highlighted words in the text on page 126. Match
them to the definitions 1-10.
1. You use this to cross water on foot or in a car.
(bridge)
2. This is a public building full of precious objects from the past.
( museum)
3. This is a piece of water with land all around it.
(pond)
4. This is a metal or a stone model of a person or animal.
(statue)
5. You walk on this when you are in a city or a town.
(pavement)
6. This is a place where boats are kept in a city or a town.
(harbour )
7. This is a public building where you can see famous paintings and drawings.
(gallery)
8. You can catch a train here.
( railway station )
9. This is an enormous building with lots of floors.
( skyscraper)
10. This is water that travels through land, like the Nile or the Amazon.
(river)
Work in groups. Look at the text 72 Hours in New York City on page 126. Brainstorm
ideas to describe a place you know or the place where you live. Think of:
a. places to visit: amusement park
b. places to stay: residencia
c. places to eat: Mac Donals
d. places for young people to go out: library

Now write your own guide to your home town or a city you know well:
Montería, is the cattle capital of Colombia and is an epicenter for tourism, although few people
in the interior of the country know it; its location favors more than one foreigner to have a
vacation full of culture, beach,river,adventure and even ecological stays around the city.

Estudiante: Camilo Andrés Chimá

Pofesora: Almeria Mestra
Grado: 11-2