Лекция: Translate the following words and expressions into Russian.

1. it’s said that

2. get on a subway

3. Brooklyn alone

4. to know one’s way around

5. people look like they’re in too much of a hurry

6. in turn

7. to become synonymous with

8. New York Stock Exchange

9. at a frantic pace

10. to escape the commotion of

11. reminders of the days when

12. to get the larger picture of

13. an observation deck

14. a business deal

15. for a ridiculously low price

Choose five expressions from the list above and make up your own sentences.

B. Answer the following questions.

1.How many boroughs is NY divided into?

2.What are the best ways to get the larger picture of NY?

3.Which of the boroughs do most people think of when they think of NY?

4. Who was it originally owned by? Who bought it from its original owners? Was it a good bargain?

5.What do they call the people living in NY? What are they like?

6.What nicknames of the city do you know?

7.Why is Wall Street called Wall Street?

8.Why did it become synonymous with American business life?

9.Is NY Stock Exchange open to the public?

10. Why did they begin to build skyscrapers in NY?

UNIT 5 THE MIDWEST

Lead-in

1. How many areas can the region be divided into?

2. How many states make up the Midwest?

3. Is Midwest economically important?

4. What are the names of the four Great Lakes?

A. Vocabulary development