READING AND SPEAKING Happy ending in New York 1 Write down three things you knaw about New York City. Share ideas with the class, 2 You are going to read cbout a young man, Bob Redman, who livsin Nev Yor City, Read the paragraph below, which is the conclusion of iss ‘Answer the questions This story just goes to prove that America isstill aland cf opportunity, where dreams can become reality And, in the hectic, competitive world of New York, it is cennforting to know that a man ike Bob Redman exists. + Is Amerca’aland of opportunity? What does this mean? + Whyis New Yor called hectic and'compettive? * Doyyoutthink Bob Redman is a successful businessman? + Canyou guess why history might be corfring? 3 Read the ttle and the introduction, Answer these questions, 1 Who was Tarzan? 2 What advice is given about where to stay in New York? Why should you stay there? 3 What are the ‘enormous clfis of stone and cement? 4 Read the paragraph headings only quess about Bob Redmaris story? can you 5 Now cead the article, Were your guesses correct? ‘Are these statements true (¢) 0 false (X)? Coxrect tthe false ones, 1 People near the park thought that someone might be living among the treetops, 2 Bob Redman was raised among trees in the countryside, 3. He built 14 tree houses altogether 4. He gave an interview to the New York Times. 5 Bob felt lonely sometimes, especially at night rented his final house to some friends. leased to see friends as long as they ved well, ree houses were usually detected very quickly The Park Director was very impressed with Bobis workmanship 10. Unfortunately Bob had t0 goto jail 6 Read again about Bob fina ree house Try to draw iton a piece of paper. Comm pictures. Ask the student with iton the board nt on each other's e ‘best’ one to draw ‘Anybody visiting New York for the first time should take a room high up in one of the hotels at the southern end of Central Park. The view is extraordinary, The park extends northwards until it is lost from sight in a sea of treetops with enormous cliffs of stone and cement on each side.Life among the treetops Durlng secent years legends have grown up among people who live near the park, legends of Iie among the treetops, One stony was of a young, handsome man who had been spotted frora time to ime among y thebranche This rumourtured out tobe te, gy There-wasa handson‘e young man wi had been Tvingin the teetps for eighs years until dscovered by the city authorities. ‘Tlike the solitude’ Ite touching tale. Bob Redman, bought up by his smosher in tiny Manhattan aparcment, had always been addicted to trees. When he was 14 he went into the park and built himself a tree house. It was the first of 13 houses, cach one more claborate than the last “Tike tobe in tees” Redanan explained to a reporter from the New York Times. ‘like to be up, away from everything. | like the solitude. [love most of all to look. atthe stars. The view at night ofthe city lights and stersisbeyond description” A five-room split level home Fis fn house was the grandest of them all. Constructed ar the top of @ huge becch tree, it vas what an extare agent would describe asa ‘five- ‘room split level home commanding spectacular views of the cry skyline and Centra Park "Ie included ladders and rope bridges leading to an adjacent tree, as well as wooden benches and tables. ‘Who can imagine what the rent right be for such a house? Friends came to visit Redman went to great pains to hide his tree houses, ‘building them in neglected corners of the park and camouiaging thetn with branches and green paint. Friends used to come to vst him, sometimes as many 42511 people ara ie, bringing sendwiches and radios and books and torches. Ceriain rules had to be obeyed: no breaking branches, no liter, no fires, and no loud noise — except his brother Bill, who sometimes brought a set of conge drums to the tree houses and played ther very late at right, giving iseto rumours of a reedweling tribe ‘The party's over! ‘The atk authorities quickly became aware of his activities. Howerer, the houses were ofien not detected forlong periods of time, Some lasted as ong asa whole yearbefore they were found and destroyed by officals ‘ith a mournful Bob Redman watching from « distance His megnifcent final house went unnoticed for four months before Bob was awoken one morning with the words: Come down! The party's over! He climbed down and was met by Frank Serpe, Park Divector, and ten officers of che Paks Enforcement Patrol. Mr Serpe had been hunting Redman for years. But he was generous in is praise forthe hows. We rmarvelled atthe spectacular workmanship he sad “The looss wete song enough tohhold truck and not one ral washammered into the tee The perfect job! Mr Serpe concluded that, rather than lec hima up in jail peshaps they should ofr Redmnan ajob, He isnow a professinal pruner and ue climber fr the Central Park conservancy. However, he has had to promise not to build any more tee houtes, He seyshe cannot heleve that ajob so perfect for him could possibly exist, ‘ouppose, this story just goes to prove that America is sill land oF opportunty, where dreams can become realty And, in oarhectie, competitive world fis comforcing to know thet 2 man like Bob Rasiman exists Role play ‘Work with partner Student A You are Bob Redman. Student B You are a journalist from the New York Times, interviewing Bob Redman, Conduct the interview. Tel we about yourself, Bob. When and why did you build your first tree house? a Puiisixeeisent pS a Well nas jst ana my mother an. What do you think? + Why bit comforting tread about aman ike Bob Redman inNew Yor? + Read the quotation. What does it mean? Do you agree? How does it relate to Bob Redmanis story? ‘Find ajob you love todo and you'll never have to work gcinin youre D> WRITING Describing places - My favourite part of town pi3