A little bit of history Reading&Grammar 1. Read the text about the history of NY and check out the new words.
400 years ago, before the world called New York the “city that never sleeps,” the local Indian tribe knew it as Mannahatta, the “land of many hills.” When Columbus arrived in 1492, Native Americans lived on this piece of land. They raised corn and Manhattan before the beans, gathered berries, nuts, and roots, Dutch arrived caught fish. Also, they hunted buffalo with bows and arrows and ate their meat. They built houses like tents, called wigwams, wore simple skirts and made a headdress of bird feather. They were excellent horsemen and rode very well. In 1624, the first settlers came from the Netherlands. Then, the Dutch bought Manhattan Island for $24, built a city there and called it New Amsterdam. Later in 1664, the British came, took over this land and named it New York. 2. Study the rule and complete the dialogue.
Rule
Subject (S)
verbs
Affirmative
Negative Interrogative did not Did+S+live? I/you/ regular live – lived (didn’t) live Wh-+did+S+live? we/they/ he/she/it did not Did+S+go? irregular go – went (didn’t) go Wh-+did+S+go? Signal words yesterday / last week / a month ago / in 2010 / this morning / the other day
Mark: Yesterday I _______(read) a book about history of New York. Alice: _____ you _______(like) it? Mark: Yes, I _____(know) that Native Americans _____(live) in houses called wigwams. ____ you _____(know) that? Alice: Of course, no, but I like History. What ____ they _____(wear)? Mark: They ____(wear) skirts, trousers and boots, but they _____ (not, wear) beautiful dress like you. Alice: Ahhh, thank you.
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