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2 Complete the text with these sentences. Write the numbers in the gaps. 1 It’s changed a lot since the 1980s, when it was very run-down. 2 You can find out how it all started from the people who were there. 3 Statue of Liberty, skyscrapers and … pizza? 4 It’s moved location since then, but it’s kept the name. 5 Some recipes have passed from generation to generation. 6 You rest at the impressive Bethesda Fountain.
1 Look at the photos and read the text quickly. Match the photos (a–c) to the paragraphs (1–3).
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09 Read the text again. Are the sentences True (T) or False (F)? Correct the false sentences. 1 The longest tour is Scott’s Pizza Tours. T / F
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2 Scott’s Pizza Tours has operated a tour company for longer than Hush. T / F
3 One of the tour guides is an author.
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4 On Scott’s Pizza Tours, you meet at an important monument. T / F
Have you ever been to New York? If you haven’t been yet or you’re going back again, why not go on a guided tour to get to know the real city? 1 Eat a slice of history in New York If I say New York, what do you think about? (a) Scott’s Pizza Tours offer a four-and-a-half-hour tour on a big yellow school bus! Scott Wiener – or one of his Professional Pizza Enthusiasts – starts with a history lesson on how pizza has changed over the years and why it is so popular. Then you visit the official birthplace of the New York pizza, Lombardi’s. Italian immigrant Gennaro Lombardi began selling pizzas in a grocery store in Little Italy in 1905. (b) . Lombardi’s is still one of the best NYC pizza restaurants. You also get to try three authentic NYC pizzas. (c) . Scott, who has operated this tour since 2008, is a pizza fanatic. He has collected around 1,500 pizza boxes and has written a book called Viva La Pizza: the Art of the Pizza Box ! 2 A breath of fresh air in Central Park If you want to get away from the crowds, go on a running tour in Central Park. (d) . Now it’s a world-famous place for a run. With Fit Tours NYC, you meet at the famous General Sherman statue at 59th Street and 5th Avenue and run for an hour. (e) . Here, your tour guide tells you all about the history of this monument and other well-known places such as Strawberry Fields and where the legendary New York Marathon finishing line is. Fit Tours NYC have just won an award for the best running tour in the city! 3 Walk this way! Alternatively, what about a tour to discover New York’s history as the home of hip-hop? Debra Harris has operated the amazing Hush Tours since 2000. One of her best tours is the Birthplace of Hip-Hop Tour. (f) . Hip-hop pioneers Kurtis Blow and Grandmaster Caz are among the guides who will show you stars’ homes and video locations. Stops on the five-hour tour include 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, the apartment block where hip-hop started in 1973, and a break-dancing session in a Harlem park.
5 Hush Tours has won a prize for excellence.
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6 On two tours, you go to a park.
T / F
4 Match the underlined words in the article with the definitions. 1 some of the first people to do something 2 someone who is very keen on something 3 very famous for a long time 4 the place where something started to exist Critical thinkers 5 Which questions would you want to ask a guide before going on a tour? What language is the tour in? Is it all-inclusive or are there additional costs? Where is the pick-up point? Do other companies have cheaper tours? How long is the tour? Where can I buy souvenirs of the city? How big is the group?
Can I take a photo of our group? Where is the best place to eat?
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