Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

My English Language Learner students are always interested in learning about New York City — they’ve all certainly heard of it. I, too, am interested in it since I’m a native New Yorker. So I thought I’d put together a “The Best…” list to help my students become more acquainted with the city.

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Here are my picks for The Best Sites For Learning About New York City (and, of course, are accessible to ELL’s):

USA Today has a nice introductory slideshow on the city.

National Geographic has a page filled with great info on the city.

The Sound Guide (with videos from watchmojo) has several videos and language exercises about the city, including:

New York In A Nutshell

New York

Five Things To Do In New York City

The English Language Listening Lab Online has a short listening exercise and quiz about a person’s visit to New York City.

You can take a panoramic Virtual Ariel Tour of the city.

Lingual Net has a movie with exercises about New York.

Here’s another listening exercise about famous spots in New York City.

You can take an interactive tour of Ellis Island.

Here’s a New York City Slideshow from MSN.

Here are two videos from “Meet Me At The Corner” — one about the Empire State Building and the other about Christmas in New York.

This is just a fun slideshow from The New York Times about how people walk in the rain and snow in the city during winter.

Yahoo Travel has a short and simple slideshow on the city.

NYC Tourist has many excellent short videos about New York’s attractions.

MSNBC has slideshows on the famous Coney Island Amusement Park and one in general on the city.

150 Years of Central Park is a new slideshow from TIME Magazine.

Suggestions and feedback, as always, are welcome.

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