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Welcome to The Big Apple1

Unit 1 The City and State of New York1

Unit 2 The Population of The Big Apple4

Unit 3 The Economy of The Big Apple8

Unit 4 Four Foreign Students in The Big Apple(Dialogue)13

A New Yorker16

Unit 5 Melting PotorTossed Salad?16

Unit 6 Everyday New Yorkers21

Unit 7 Nothing in The Big Apple Remains the Same for Long23

Unit 8 On Foot28

Getting Around The Big Apple28

Unit 9 By Car31

Unit 10 By Public Transportation34

New York's History38

Unit 11 Early Settlers and the Colonial Period38

Unit 12 Nineteenth Century42

Unit 13 Twentieth Century46

Unit 14 Should the Old Make Way for the New?(Dialogue)51

A Variety of Shapes55

Unit 15 Skyscrapers and Office Buildings55

Unit 16 Manhattan Connections:Bridges and Tunnels58

Unit 17 The United Nations62

Out of the Ordinary67

Unit 18 New York Rides67

Unit 19 More New York Rides70

Unit 20 Central Park:Oasis of the Big Apple74

The Flourishing Arts78

Unit 21 Museums78

Unit 22 Music and Dance82

Unit 23 The Theater:Broadway,Off-Broadway,Off-Off Broadway88

Unit 24 Movies in and around The Big Apple(Dialogue)92

Unit 25 You Can Buy Anything in New York-and at a Bargain Price!96

The Greatest Bazaar in the World96

Unit 26 Department Stores in The Big Apple98

Unit 27 Markets102

Special Interests108

Unit 28 The Sporting Scene108

Unit 29 Of SpecialInterest to Women111

Unit 30 Greenwich Village and SoHo114

The Boroughs and Beyond119

Unit 31 Brooklyn,the Bronx,Queens and Staten Island119

Unit 32 Heading North and East126

Unit 33 New York as a Jumping-off Place130

Unit 34 Culture Buses133