I love NY
What do you know about NY’
Why don’t we play a game about one of the most amazing cities in the world? I’m going to ask you some questions and you can find the answers in the Internet.
Are you ready?
1) Which of these cannot be found in New York?
a) Queens
b) Manhattan
c) Liverpool
2) Where can you see the Statue of Liberty?
a) Manhattan
b) Staten Island
c) Brooklyn
3) Which is a famous building of NY City?
a) The White House
b) Empire State
c) Sears Tower
4) What famous monument was a present from French government?
a) Rockefeller Center
b) Statue of Liberty
c) The Pentagon
5) When did the Duke of York purchase the grant of Long Island?
a) In 1663
b) In 1756
c) In 1579
If you want to know more about this city you can have a look at:
Reading Comprehension: London
Read the following text and choose the correct answer the questions:
London, is the largest city in Europe. It has held this title for over four hundred years. Over seven million people call London, the capital of the United Kingdom, home. One in ten people, who live in the United Kingdom, live in London. Three hundred fifty thousand people travel each day into London to work.Due to London’s location, it is a very dry all year. Although it is dry, London is often very cloudy. On average it rains mildly just about every other day.More than a hundred of the world’s major companies have their headquarters in London, making the city a major world influence. Most people from London work in a job that involves printing or publishing.
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
1. How long has London been the largest city in Europe?
a. 100 years
b. 200 years
c. 300 years
d. 400 years
2. London is the capital city of what country?
a. United States
b. France
c. United Kingdom
d. Spain
3. How many people visit London every day?
a. 1000
b. 5000
c. 10000
d. 50000
4. What of the following is true about London?
a. it’s very wet
b. it’s very cold
c. it’s very dry
d. it’s very hot
5. Most of the people that work in London work in which industry?
a. construction
b. law enforcement
c. professional soccer
d. publishing
Can you complete the following questionaire about the text?
You are going to read a text about daily routines, can you answer the questions as soon as possible?
James and his wife, Joey are a happy couple. They have a daughter. Their daughter is very young. She is one year old.
James and Joey work from Monday to Friday. They usually get up early in the morning. At 8:35 A.M, Joey makes breakfast. They eat breakfast and drive to work. At 9:00 A.M, James gets to work. He drives fast. Joey gets to work at 9:20. She is a slow driver. At 10:00 o’clock she turns on the computer and reads her emails. Then she sends emails to her customers. At 9:05 A.M Jim checks his mail box and fax machine. He reads his fax and sends a fax. He also reads his emails and sends replies. At 10:00 A.M he sits down and writes business reports At 12:00 o’clock James and Joey meet at the Japanese restaurant. James eats noodles and drinks soup. Joey eats Chinese dumplings and tofu. Sometimes they have rice and Chinese soup. At 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon, they get back to their offices and work. At 4:00 P.M, they get to school and study English. After school, they go out for dinner. After dinner they go home. At home they watch TV and play mahjong. They go to sleep at 11:45 PM.
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
1.How many days do James (Jim) and Joey work?
2. What time do they usually get up in the morning?
3. What do they do after breakfast?
4. When does Jim get to work?
5. Why does Joey get to work at 9:20 a.m?
6. What does Joey do at 10:00 o’clock?
7. What does Jim do at 9:05 a.m?
8. What time does he write business reports?
9. Where do they meet for lunch?
10. What time do they get back to their offices?
11. What do they do at 4:00 P.m?
12. What do they do after school?
13. What do they do at home?
14. When do they go to bed?
Text taken from: englishmedialab
