New York City

        New York City is a dream destination for any tourist.  It has many historical landmarks, museums and Broadway shows.  In my opinion, everyone must go to Central Park, Times Square, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and the Empire State Building when visiting NYC.  I have lived in New York my whole life and there are places of the city I still have not seen or experienced.  For example, on Sunday I will be going to the city with two of my co workers to walk the New York City Highline.  It is a public park that was built on a historical freight rail line located above the streets of Manhattan's west side.  Other then walking the Highline, we plan on making a few stops that are a part of The Cup Cake Tour of New York.  Along this tour you make stops at different cup cake shops throughout the city.  This is something that I am looking forward to because one thing I love is eating sweets.   Trying a variety of cup cakes sounds really bad but delicious at the same time.
        Besides sightseeing and eating, we will also be doing some shopping.  In New York City shopping maybe expensive, but there are many places you can go and buy things at a decent price.  I have found that you are able to find the best deals on unique vintage and antiques at flea markets.  There are a multiple number of vendors at every flea market, that you don't know where to begin.  I am really excited for a fun filled day in the city that I love so much.         

            Vocabulary

 

destination- the place to which someone is going or being sent

tourist- a person who is traveling or visiting a place for pleasure

historical- something having to do with history or past events

sightseeing- the activity of visiting places of interest in a particular location

expensive- costs a lot of money 

unique- being the only one of it's kind, not like anything else

antiques- something old that people collect

vendors- a person or company offering something to sell

 

Vocabulary Exercise

 

Directions: Find the vocabulary words in the word search below. Happy searching!

 

The New York City Experience

 

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ANTIQUES	DESTINATION	EXPENSIVE
HISTORICAL	SIGHTSEEING	TOURIST
UNIQUE	VENDORS

 

Grammar Point and Exercise

 

This entry includes many proper nouns.  Make a list of those proper nouns.  Remember that a proper noun is a name used for an individual person, place or organization such as Mexico or Ms. Palacios. Write about a place in New York City that you would like to visit and why.  Underline the proper nouns you used.    

 

New York City Highline