Lisa in New York
Lisa in New York
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| ISBN: 978-960-443-657-6 | C2007005042-17882 |
It is early Tuesday morning and Lisa is sitting at her computer. She is checking her e-mail because she is waiting for a very important answer. Yesterday, Lisa did an online quiz about the big cities of the U.S. She got all of the answers correct. She had a chance to win first prize-a ticket to New York City. Lisa sees a new message in her inbox and opens it. It’s an e-mail from the website of the quiz!
Lisa cannot believe her eyes. She screams, “YES!” Lisa’s mother hears her shouting and comes into her room. “Lisa, dear, are you OK?”asks Lisa’s mum. “Yes, Mum, you won’t believe it! I won first prize in the online quiz - a ticket to New York City!”says Lisa. “Well, Lisa, that’s fantastic! You must not miss this trip. It’s a great chance for you to visit New York, and see your cousins, George and Amy again,” says Lisa’s mum. “Oh, that’s right. They came to visit us with Aunt Elizabeth and Uncle John many years ago,” says Lisa. “Yes, that’s right. So, tell me, when are you going to go?” asks Lisa’s mother. “My ticket is for this Friday. I am going to stay in New York for a week!” says Lisa.
chapter 2
It is Friday, and Lisa is at JFK International Airport. She is holding her luggage and looking around for Aunt Elizabeth. Suddenly, she feels a hand on her shoulder. She turns around and sees a teenage boy. “Hi, Lisa! I’m George. I recognised you right away!” says George and he gives Lisa a big hug. “Wow, what a nice surprise!” Lisa says with a smile, “I remember you a little bit, but you are older now.” “So are you! Now, come on. Let’s take a taxi home. You must be tired from your trip,” says George. Lisa and George get into a taxi and drive into the city towards George’s house. Lisa is busy looking out the window at the buildings and all the people walking around. She can’t believe it! She’s finally in New York!
Lisa and George arrive at George’s house. George’s parents, Aunt Elizabeth and Uncle John, are waiting for them. “Welcome to our home,” Aunt Elizabeth says, as she hugs Lisa. “I hope you are hungry because I cooked a big dinner for you!” They all sit down and eat a big meal of fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, and salad. “Wow, this food is great! Thanks Aunt Elizabeth! But I have a question - where’s Amy?” asks Lisa. “Oh, Amy is in college, honey,” Uncle John answers, “she’s staying on the university campus. But don’t worry, she’ll visit home before you leave. Well, tell us, what do you think of the Big Apple so far?” Lisa does not understand. “The big what?” she asks. George laughs. “The Big Apple is another name for New York,” he explains. Lisa laughs, too. “I see...” she says.“Oh, it’s so big! There are so many people! And the buildings... they are so tall! I want to see so much!” “Don’t worry, Lisa,” George says, “I am going to show you around. I can be your private tour guide,” George says with a laugh. “Great, George! Thanks!”says Lisa. “Well, Lisa,” her aunt says, “You must get some rest. Tomorrow is your first big day in New York!” At night, Lisa has a strange dream. She dreams of a very big apple!
The next morning, Lisa wakes up early and goes downstairs. Aunt Elizabeth and George are waiting for her in the kitchen. “Good morning, Lisa,” Aunt Elizabeth says. “Come and have some breakfast. I made pancakes with syrup and bacon and eggs. You must eat a good breakfast because you have a busy day today.” “Yes, we do,” says George. “We are going to rent bicycles and ride around Central Park. What do you think?” “Wow, George! That’s a great idea!” says Lisa. They eat their breakfast, say goodbye to Aunt Elizabeth, and leave. They take the subway to the 59th Street stop. They exit the subway, and go straight to the bike rental shop. They get their bikes, and begin their journey.
“It’s so beautiful here, George,” Lisa says. “You can’t see any buildings at all - just trees and grass.” “Yup, well, New Yorkers come here to relax and get away from the city. Many tourists come, too. In fact, Central Park is the park with the most visitors in the United States.” They ride past beautiful gardens, and a big lake. Many people are sitting on the grass, having picnics, and enjoying the nice weather. They also ride past the zoo and see snakes, penguins, and even sea lions! After some time, they stop and eat some lunch.“How about a hot dog, Lisa?” asks George. “Sure, I’m really hungry!” says Lisa. George buys two hot dogs and two sodas. They sit on a bench and enjoy their lunch. Then, they get back on their bikes. “George, look!” Lisa shouts. “There is a note in the basket of my bike and a little Statue of Liberty!” Lisa reads the note.
“George!” Lisa says, “Did you do this?” “No, Lisa! I was next to you the whole time!”says George. “Well, this is really strange,” says Lisa. “Who can it be?” “I don’t know... but we’ll find out. Tomorrow we are going to visit Lady Liberty!” They return the bikes and take the subway home. Lisa can’t wait for tomorrow.
The next day, Lisa and George eat a quick breakfast and leave the house early. They take the subway to the South Ferry stop. There, they buy tickets and take a ferry boat to the Statue of Liberty. “Oh, George! I’m so excited,” Lisa says. “I’m going to see the Statue of Liberty, and find out who wrote me the note!” “Well, one thing is for sure - you are going to see the Statue of Liberty!” says George. They arrive on Liberty Island and see the Statue of Liberty in front of them. “Wow!” says Lisa. “It’s huge!” “Yup. It is 150 feet high! France gave the United States the Statue as a gift in 1886. It came across the ocean in 350 pieces and they put it together here.” Lisa is very excited. She is taking pictures all the time and forgets about the mystery person and the note. “George, we must take a picture of us with the Statue!” George asks a girl with a pink hat and sunglasses to take their picture. She takes the picture, and George thanks her. Then, he gives Lisa her camera. “Hey George! Look at this! There is a sticker on my camera! It says, ‘VISIT THE MET’!” says Lisa. “Hmmmm...that is interesting,” says George. “It was the girl in the pink hat! I’m sure! We must find her!” “Well, she is gone now, Lisa. We missed her! I guess we have to go to the Met,” says George. “She may be there.” “What’s the Met?” Lisa asks. “The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It is one of the most famous museums in the world!” George explains. “Well then, come on! Let’s go!” Lisa says.
real temple from Egypt called the Temple of Dendur. It’s 2000 years old!” says George. Lisa sees a pink hat on the floor. “Look George! The girl’s hat,” says Lisa. “Let me see,” says George. “Haha… it says “I LOVE NEW YORK” on it. Oh, and look! There’s a note in it.” George reads the note.
“Cool, Lisa, look!” says George. “Free tickets to the Empire State Building!” “I don’t understand,” says Lisa. “Who is she? Why is she doing this?” “Don’t worry, Lisa. We will have better luck tomorrow,” says George. “Come on now, there’s a lot more to see here. Let’s go and have a look at the rest of the museum.”
chapter 7
Lisa and George take the subway and go to the Broadway theatre with the big, yellow Lion King sign on it. George goes to the ticket office. “Hello, we want to buy two tickets to the next show of “The Lion King,” he says. “Can I please have your name?” the lady in the ticket office asks. “Sure,” responds George. “It’s George Jones.” “Well George, you already have two tickets for the show. It starts in half an hour. Here you go,” says the lady and she gives George the tickets. “Enjoy the show.”
“George,”asks Lisa. “How did that happen? You didn’t buy the tickets!” “No... our mystery person bought them for us,” says George. The two cousins are very excited. They go into the theatre and find their seats. Lisa is looking around for the mystery girl, but the lights go out and the music starts. The characters come out in costume, and the show begins. “George, this is amazing! The lights, the music... the costumes are so beautiful. I think I like it more than the film!” Lisa says quietly. “Well, it is one of the best musicals. It first came out on Broadway in 1998, and it won the Best Musical award. Now, let’s be quiet and enjoy the show”, George whispers back. After the show, George and Lisa walk towards the exit.
“Well, Lisa, what did you think?” asks George. “Oh it was amazing! But we didn’t see our mystery person... Wait a minute! George, look over there!” Lisa shouts. “I see a girl in a pink hat! She is talking to the woman in the ticket office! Come on! Let’s go!” George and Lisa run to the ticket office, but the girl is not there. “Excuse me, Miss,” says George. “There was a girl in a pink hat here a minute ago... Where did she go?” “I’m not sure sir, but she left a package for your friend. You’re Lisa, aren’t you, dear?” the lady says. “Yes, that’s me!” shouts Lisa. She takes the package, opens it, and sees a mini Christmas tree. It says Rockefeller Center on it. “George!” says Lisa. “Another clue! Come on, we have more to see!”
Lisa and George rush to the Rockefeller Center. There are many people taking pictures of the Christmas tree. “Wow, George, this is such a big tree!” Lisa says. “Yes, well, it is 65 feet tall. Some trees can be up to 100 feet tall. A special truck brings the tree here. This year it took over 25,000 light bulbs to decorate the tree!” George says. “George, you really are the best tour guide! Hey look over there! There are people ice-skating! I love ice-skating! Can we try?” asks Lisa. “Sure, Lisa. I’m not very good at ice-skating, but you can help me, OK?” George says with a laugh. Lisa and George get their ice-skates and sit down to put them on. “George! There is something in my ice-skate!” says Lisa. And she pulls out two tickets. “Look, George, tickets!” “Wow! These are tickets to the NBA game tomorrow! Do you think someone forgot them?” George asks. “Silly, no one puts tickets in ice-skates,” laughs Lisa. “Can’t you see? It’s our mystery person! She is so clever! Oh, when are we going to meet her?” “Don’t worry, Lisa, we’ll meet her. She can’t stay a mystery forever. Now, come on, let’s ice-skate and go home. We have a busy day tomorrow. NBA here we come!”
The next day, the three cousins take the subway to Chinatown.“I’m so happy! Today we will see a part of New York together!” Lisa says to Amy. “I know! Chinatown is great. Did you know it is 200 years old?” Amy says. “Yes, and 80,000 Chinese people live here now.” George quickly adds. The three cousins walk by a market with fresh vegetables. They see men and women selling fresh fish on the street. There are clothing shops and jewellery shops with beautiful Chinese jewellery. Lisa and George stop in front of a Chinese restaurant. “I’m hungry. Can we eat some Chinese food?” asks Lisa. “Great idea!” says Amy. “There is a great Chinese restaurant around the corner. It’s my favourite. Let’s go!” Lisa opens the door to the restaurant. Aunt Elizabeth and Uncle John are sitting at a table. “Amy! George! Your parents are here!” Lisa says. “Ha! Ha! We know. It is our last surprise for you!” Amy says. “Wow! This family is full of surprises!” Lisa says to them and they all laugh. They all sit down and eat delicious Chinese food. After dinner, the waiter brings them fortune cookies. These are little cookies with notes in them. “Come on, Lisa! Open your cookie!” George says. Lisa opens her cookie. “You will meet new friends,” she reads. “Well, that is true. I did meet some wonderful friends - you!” Lisa asks the waiter to take their picture. “I want to remember my last meal in New York,” she says. “Say cheese!” says the waiter and they smile. “Thank you all for everything,” says Lisa. “I had a lot of fun. New York is a great city!”
1. Do you have a computer? Do you ever use it to get on the
Internet? What for?
2. Have you ever won anything in a competition or a quiz?
3. What do you know about New York? Would you like to travel
there?
4. What do you think Lisa’s trip will be like?
1. How do you prefer to travel?
2. Do you have cousins? What is your relationship with them?
3. What is the traditional food in your country? What’s in it?
4. What food do you like to eat?
5. What do you think George and Lisa will do the next day?
1. What do you usually eat for breakfast?
2. Do you like riding a bicycle? What do you like doing in your
free time?
3. Do you like parks? Is there a park near your house? What can
you do there?
4. Who do you think wrote the note? Why?
1. Which famous sights/monuments would you like to visit? Why?
2. Do you like museums? Why? / Why not?
3. What do you like doing when you visit a new place?
4. What do you think the cousins are going to see in the Met?
1. Who do you think was the man who looked like a policeman?
2. What do you know about ancient Egypt/Greece/Rome?
3. What is the oldest thing you have seen or the oldest place you
have been to?
4. Why do you think the mystery girl wants the cousins to go to
the Empire State Building?
1. What is the tallest building you have ever been to? What could
you see from there?
2. Have you ever looked through a telescope?
3. Would you like to watch a show on Broadway? Which one?
4. Do you think that Lisa and George will find the solution to the
mystery on Broadway?
1. Do you like the theatre?
2. What kind of plays/films do you like to watch?
3. Do you like musicals? Have you ever watched one?
4. Where do you think the two cousins will go now?
1. Do you like Christmas? Do you decorate a Christmas tree?
What else do you do?
2. Have you ever tried ice-skating? Did you like it?/Would you
like to try it?
3. What do you know about NBA?
4. Why is George so excited about the game? What do you think
will happen there?
1. Do you like basketball? What sport do you like to play?
2. Have you ever watched a (basketball) game in a stadium? Did
you like it? Why?/Why not?
3. Amy’s friends helped her with her plan. Do you ask for your
friends’ help to do things? Give some examples.
4. What do you think Chinatown is like? What will the three
cousins do there?
1. Would you like to visit Chinatown? Why?/Why not?
2. Have you ever tried Chinese food? Did you like it?
3. What is your favourite photograph?
4. Do you like taking pictures?
5. What do you think Lisa liked most about her trip to New York?