New York city profile oral comprehension worksheet

NEW YORK CITY PROFILE : ID CARD - Country - State : - Counties : The United States of America New York Bronx, kings (brooklyn) New York ( Manhattan) Queens , Richmond ( staten island) Area : an area of 321 square miles ( the most densely city populated in the US) Population : 8.2 million International centre for : business, finance, fashion, medicine, entertainment, media and culture Nicknames : - NYC - THE city that never sleeps - the big apple - gotham city dans Batman ( apport par élèves ???) Skyscrapers and famous corporation : Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building Location : the coast of the north-eastern United States, at the mouth of the Hudson River and south-eastern New York State. Weather : . New York winters are typically cold with moderate snowfall averaging a total of two feet annually. Transports : home to the most complex and extensive transportation networks in all of the United States with more than 12.000 iconic yellow cabs, a hundred thousand daily bicyclists, subways, bus, railroad systems, immense airports, landmark bridges and tunnels, ferry services, and even an aerial commuter tramway. The New York City subway is the largest subway system in the world measured by track mileage and it is also the world´s fourth largest when measured by annual ridership. SCRIPT You´re watching watchmojo.com, I´m your host Alex and today we´re gonna continue our city profiles, this time hitting up NYC. New York city is the largest city in the United States and one of the world´s major global cities. Located in the state of New York, the city has a population of 8.2 million with an area of 321 square miles, making it the most densely populated city in North America. NYC is an international centre for business, finance, fashion, medicine, entertainment, media and culture. This city is also home to the United Nations and to many of the world´s most famous skyscrapers such as the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building. Otherwise known as the Big Apple, and the City that never sleeps, the city attracts people from all over the globe who come for economic opportunity, culture and fast-pace cosmopolitan lifestyle. New York City is located on the coast of the north-eastern United States, at the mouth of the Hudson River and south-eastern New York State. New York has a humid continental climate resulting from prevailing wind patterns that bring cool air from the interior of the north-American continent. New York winters are typically cold with moderate snowfall averaging a total of two feet annually. New York city is home to the most complex and extensive transportation networks in all of the United States, with more than 12.000 iconic yellow cabs, a hundred thousand daily bicyclists, subways, bus, railroad systems, immense airports, landmark bridges and tunnels, ferry services, and even an aerial commuter tramway. The New York City subway is the largest subway system in the world measured by track mileage and it is also the world´s fourth largest when measured by annual ridership

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