Songs
I LOVE NY (2:20) A song about the famous places (any age)
Frank Sinatra – New York, New York (4:18) (any age) with Listening Activities (5-9)
Worksheets
Places in the city – vocabulary A wordlist with definitions (yr 4-6)
New York City sights A handout with pictures and names of the sights to match (yr 4-8)
53 FREE ESL new york worksheets form iSLCollectives. Registering Required (yr 4-9)
Lesson Plans
Paris and New York An example of comparing two cities from FilmEnglish (yr 7-9)
Interactive Tour of Ellis Island A website full of information about Ellis Island (yr 9)
Reading
New York State Facts (yr 4-7)
New York Photo Tour Learn facts and curiosa about NY State (yr 5-8)
New York Power Point Presentation about the most famous sights (yr 5-8)
NYPass Attractions Learn about several attractions. Click on the name of the attraction and then GO TO THE ATTRACTION to read about it. (yr 7-9)
The Most Famous Things For Visitors Learn about 13 attractions (year 7-9)
Born in New York Read the biography of some famous people (yr 8-9)
22 Things To Remember When in New York City More or less interesting facts to take into consideration 1:1 (year 8-9)
Reading Comprehension – New York City A difficult text with 4 simple questions (yr 9)
150 Years of Central Park A slideshow with information about the history of the park (yr 9)
Listening
Visiting New York Listening Comprehension in four short parts (yr 7-9)
Marion in New York Listening comprehension with questions (yr 8-9)
Watching
Empire State Building Watch the night scenery, see the map underneath and then click Explore (2:51) to see the video (any age)
9/11 Memorial Take a virtual tour of the World Trade Center site and see panoramic images of the North and South pools of the Memorial. There is a lot more to explore! (any age)
Times Square Live Watch NYCity now! Several webcams show the area around Times Square (Warning: starting a new webcam opens first a commercial) (any age)
515 years (0:52) Watch the history of Manhattan unfolding through the elevator window (any age)
Watching Elementary
Top 20+ Fun Things To Do (2:09) Video with music background and names of the sights on screen (4-7)
Top 20 sights and attractions (2:00) Another video with music background and names of the sights on screen (4-7)
Multicultural New York (4:53) ESL Video Quiz (yr 4-7)
Top 10 Travel Attractions (1:34) A countdown with clear presentator voice (yr 4-7)
17 Things To Do In New York City (1:33) Watch the film with music background and read the names of the sites on the screen
Johnny T’s NYC Tourist Tips (4:16) A funny presentation of the city and other stuff (yr 5-7)
Watching Intermediate
Vacation Travel Guide (6:00) Listen to a promotional video for tourists (yr 7-9)
Johnny T’s NYC Tourist Tips (4:16) A funny presentation of the city and other stuff (yr 7-9)
50 Things I Love About NYC (9:52) A young adult telling about her view of the city (yr 7-9)
NYC Urban Guidebook: Subway 101 An interesting lesson on riding on the subway (yr 7-9)
NYC Urban Guidebook – Taxi 101 (5:17) An interesting lesson on riding a NY cab (yr 8-9)
10 places you must visit (4:07) A countdown with natural speech (yr 8-9)
New York City Fun Facts (3:09) Text on screen to music background. Best to mute the sound, stop at each frame and read the text in class (yr 8-9)
50 THINGS TO DO IN NEW YORK CITY (16:35) For those really interested in NYC! (yr 8-9)
New York Videos (4:00 each) from History.com (yr 8-9)
Discover NEW YORK Tour (12:06) Learn about NY, its history and its boroughs (yr 8-9)
Strip The City 2 (2:58) Learn about storm-proof skyscrapers (yr 8-9)
Speaking
Conversation Questions to discuss in pairs or small groups after learning about NY (yr 8-9)
Games
New York Games Word games and videos 1:1 (yr 4-7)
Manhattan Click on a marker and choose the correct name for the place (yr 4-9)
More Materials
Facts and Stats for possible research interest (yr 9)
Final Words
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