Unit 7  Reading

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1   Think about your city or village. Then, read and circle true or false.
1 Traffic jams are a problem where I live.​​ True False
2 There are lots of green spaces. True False
3 There aren’t many sports facilities.​​​​ True False
4 I think noise and crime are a very big problem.​​ True False
5 It hasn’t got any factories. ​​​​​ True False
6 There are some skyscrapers. ​​​​​True False
7 The worst thing about it is pollution. ​​​​True False
8 The best thing about it is the bike lanes. ​​​True False

2   Read about New York City in the 19th century. Then, answer the questions.

During the 19th century, New York

became the biggest city in America.
The illustration shows New York City at
the end of the 19th century. In 1890 it
had a population of around 1.5 million.
The Brooklyn Bridge across the East River
opened in 1883. With a total length of
1,825 metres, at the time it was the
longest suspension bridge in the world.
At the end of the 19th century, New York
still didn’t have any skyscrapers. The first
skyscraper, the Flatiron Building, opened in 1902. It had 20 floors. New York City’s
first underground line, called the IRT, opened in 1904.
Photocopiable © Santillana Educación, S.L.

1 How many people lived in New York City in 1890?

2 How long is the Brooklyn Bridge?

3 When did the first skyscraper in New York City open?

4 How many floors did the Flatiron Building have?

5 How many underground lines did the city have in 1904?

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