Сочинение на английском: Нью-Йорк. NEW YORK
New York is the largest city in the USA and the biggest seaport. It is the business centre of the United States. New York is situated in the mouth of the Hudson river. In comparison with such ancient historical cities as, say, Rome, London, Moscow or Paris, New York is quite young. It was founded in 1613 by Dutch settlers.
There are five districts in the city. Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Richmond. Manhattan is the central and the oldest part of the city. It is the district of business and finance. It is here in Wall Street that many business offices, banks and the world famous New York stock exchange are situated. The New York stock exchange dominates business life of many countries.
The total area of New York is 365 square miles or 900 square kilometres. Its population together with the population of its suburbs amounts to 16 million people. Among the inhabitants of New York one can meet people of almost all nationalities. They settled here during the immigration
New York, one of the USA leading manufacturing cities, is the home of great firms and banks. The most important branches of industry are those producing vehicles, glass, chemicals and all kinds of machinery. The city has very busy traffic. Its streets and highways are full of cars and buses. The mouth of the Hudson river makes an excellent harbour for numerous passengers and cargo ships from all over the world. Speaking about New York one can’t but mention the outstanding role, the city plays in the cultural life of the country. New York has many museums and art galleries which have
Most of the theatres and cinemas are in or near Broadway, the longest street and the biggest shopping district in New York. The Metropolitan and Modern Arts Museums attract visitors.
Word List to be founded – быть основанным Dutch settlers – датские поселенцы stock exchange – биржа the total area – общая площадь suburbs – предместье to amount to – составлять, представлять to settle – поселиться to wonder at smth. – любоваться чем-то skysctapers – небоскребы vehicle – автомобиль, средство передвижения highway – автострада harbour – пристань cargo ships – грузовые корабли to be on constant display – постоянно экспонироваться
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