NYC - Hellmann\'s Placemat PDF

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Hellmann’s Placemat – NYC 1) Go to the clickable Hellmann’s Placemat via this link www.classtools.net/hotspot/202004-Bd5W6e or this QR code  2) There you’ll find 18 NYC landmarks indicated by a red dot. They are the same landmarks that you can find on the worksheet below. 3) Click on each landmark’s red dot and an instruction-box will appear with a question that you can find in the worksheet below. Answer the question by clicking on the LINK that will appear in each instruction-box. 4) Fill in the answers to the questions in the worksheet below. 5) When finished, upload this worksheet in the upload zone on SS called: NYC – Hellmann’s Placemat

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Broadway

How long is Broadway expressed in kilometers? The Broadway is 53 kilometers long.

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The Brooklyn Bridge

What is the link between the caisson disease and the Brooklyn bridge? Washington Roebling takes over the job of chief engineer. But he suffers an unlucky fate. After many trips in and out of a mammoth pressurized boxes, called caissons which allow workers to dig at the sandy riverbed deep below the water surface. Washington Roebling falls ill. But Roebling was just one of the many workers to become unwell after working in the caissons. Illness later dubbed caissons disease.

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CBGB OMFUG

What was the CBGB OMFUG and what do the abbreviations stand for? The CBGB OMFUG used to be a New York City music club. CBGB: Country, BlueGrass, and Blues OMFUG: Other Music for Uplifting Gormandizers

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The Charging Bull

Why do people want to rub the bull’s balls? Many onlookers—from tourists to brokers to traders—believe that the 16-foot-long sculpture brings luck, prosperity and a good financial day, but on one condition: You have to rub the bull in the rear on his testicles, famously known as the “Bulls Balls.”

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Empire State Building

Which Empire State movies have you watched already? And what were they about (in your own words, one sentence per movie)? I'm not really a fan of movies, but I've seen these two:

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The Flatiron Building

America’s got talent: it is an American talent show, where you can show off your own talent. Safety First: it a comic fiction series, the series is about the four friends Luc, Dirk, Simon and Ingrid who founded their own security company after they were fired from their previous employer.

Name 3 secrets of the Flatiron building that you find special or that strike you. 1) The building has 750 radiators and 600 air-conditioning units 2) The Original Building Didn't Have Female Bathrooms 3) It Will Be a Luxury Hotel

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Hamburgers

Where does the name hamburger come from? The common belief is that the American hamburger borrowed its name from a dish called "Hamburg Style Beef" or "Hamburg Steak" which arrived in the United States from the German city of Hamburg in the 19th century. What did the first hamburger look like? The dish was nothing more than chopped meat eaten raw. (= rauw gegeten gehakt)

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Hellmann

What and who is Hellmann? In 1903 Richard Hellmann emigrated from Prussia, to New York City. He opened his own delicatessen at Columbus Avenue, where he developed his first ready-made mayonnaise, dished-out in small amounts to customers. It became so popular that he began selling it in bulk to other stores, constantly improving the recipe to make it avoid spoilage longer. How can we link him to the American Dream? Hellman emigrated to New York and started from nothing, but through hard work, he became very successful. This is according to the American Dream, because people have the freedom to do as they please and can achieve what they want if they work hard for it.

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Hotel Chelsea

Name 3 famous people who stayed there. 1) Dylan Thomas 2) Arthur C. Clarke 3) Gregory Corso Can you still book a room at the Hotel Chelsea? Yes, you can still book a room.

10 The Manhattan Bridge

What is the difference between the Manhattan Bridge and the Brooklyn Bridge? Unlike the Brooklyn Bridge, the Manhattan also has a train track, so it carries subways as well as cars, cyclists , and pedestrians. (However, the Manhattan Bridge arrives at a more northerly point in Manhattan than does the Brooklyn Bridge.)

11 The Meatpacking District

Why is this hip neighborhood called that way? The neighborhood named after the meat distribution companies that once dominated the area. It offers many options of fine dining.

12 NYPD

What does NYPD stand for? The New York City Police Department How many officers are on the force? Approximately 36,000 officers

13 Staten Island

What struck you about the real estate prices on Staten Island? The prices are reasonably high. What is pre-foreclosure? Explain in your own words in English or in Dutch. I want to see whether or not you understand the concept. Pre-foreclosure refers to the legal situation a property is in during the early stages of being repossessed. Reaching pre-foreclosure status begins when the lender files a default notice on the property, which informs the property owner that the lender will pursue legal action toward foreclosure if the debt isn't paid.

14 The Statue of Liberty

What was Bartholdi’s contribution to the statue? The statue was designed by French sculptor Frederic Bartholdi. What was Eiffel’s contribution to the statue? The statue’s armature was designed by the same man who designed France’s Eiffel Tower, Alexandre Gustave Eiffel.

15 The Subway

What makes taking the NYC subway so much more intricate than taking the London or Parisian subway? Looking at the map, you will see the different lines in different colors and numbers. New Yorker don't call the train lines by their colors. Make sure you are choosing a subway line that you need by letter or number because even thought the blue line shows line A,C and E, these train routes eventually split up and you may end up somewhere completely different than where you're intended to go. You will notice that some stops have black dots and others have white dots. Black dots are local stations and the only trains that stop here are trains that make every stop on the line. White dots are express stations and all trains on a line stop here. Another important thing you have to figure out is whether or not you're going uptown

(Nourth) or downtown (South). You have to choose the correct platform. There are a lot of elements you have to pay attention to. 16 Union Square Buildings

Would you want to live in or around Union Square? Why (not)? Motivate your answer by means of what is said in the video. I'd really like to live there. Union Square is always buzzing, there is always something going on. It's a blend of everything. So it is never boring. There is a 15.000 square foot playground that has been an attraction for families from all five boroughs. Children think it's a very nice place. If the young people want to go out in the evening, there is a lot of young staff. Union Square is a great area for them. It is a safe place to go out, and that’s what I like and need. It’s a very beautiful place. You can find a lot of green spaces and beautiful architectural buildings. The transportation is also very great. All of the subway lines come here and if they don’t, you can take the El which goes across town. That’s a positive thing for me. There are also some green markets where you get to socialize, you see your friends there… So I think that Union Square is a very nice place to live. The disadvantage is that the costs of the houses are constantly increasing. The woman said: what I paid now versus what I paid when I moved here 10 years ago is more than double for less space.

17 Wall Street

What struck you in the video about Wall Street? The New York stock exchange is a very large building with a big American flag on it. The building has a beautiful architecture. On the video you see a lot of cafes and restaurants. You also see tall buildings.

18 Yellow cabs

Hailing a cab is pretty simple: just stick your arm out. But how do you know that a passing cab is available to give you a ride?

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When just the center is lit, highlighting the medallion number, the cab is available. When the medallion number, as well as the side lamps, are lit, the cab is offduty. When no lights are lit, the cab already has a fare and it is a route to its destination....