Coney Island
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on our blog, write about a place in New York you have visited
1. The “heyday” of a place is the time when it was most active and popular (highschool was my brother’s heyday). What was the heyday of Coney Island?
2. In the heyday of Coney Island, what were the names of the three amusement parks there?
3. Coney Island began to deteriorate after its heyday. What year and what event were the beginning of Coney Island’s slow descent?
4. What is Luna Park now? What is Steeplechase now?
5. What is the name of the producer of this report?
6. The chamber of commerce is an office that helps tourists with information about a place. What is the name of the manager of the Coney Island Chamber of Commerce?
7. Someone telephones the chamber of commerce. What do they want information about? Why is that strange?
8. How long has Kennedy had his job?
9. Is his office simple or fancy?
10. What are three things in his office?
11. Does he have a computer?
12. What can he hear from the office?
13. What kind of telephone is there?
14. What do people call and want to know about? Why?
15. What is an idiom for “urinate”?
16. What is the name of the roller coaster at Coney Island? Is it still there?
17. Who is Walter Williams?
18. How long is the ride on the Cyclone?
19. What are four different things some people do after they get off the Cyclone?
20. What are two examples of sweet food available at Coney Island?
21. Where has John Dorman worked since 1947?
22. What is the name of the Famous hot dog stand at Coney Island and when did it open?
23. What is another word for “hot dog”?
24. Who are the two Sols?
25. What is the history of the hotdog?
26. What is the name of a movie star Sol Seiderman has served?
27. When Nathan’s first opened, what was the price of a hot dog?
on our blog, write about a place in New York you have visited
1. The “heyday” of a place is the time when it was most active and popular (highschool was my brother’s heyday). What was the heyday of Coney Island?
2. In the heyday of Coney Island, what were the names of the three amusement parks there?
3. Coney Island began to deteriorate after its heyday. What year and what event were the beginning of Coney Island’s slow descent?
4. What is Luna Park now? What is Steeplechase now?
5. What is the name of the producer of this report?
6. The chamber of commerce is an office that helps tourists with information about a place. What is the name of the manager of the Coney Island Chamber of Commerce?
7. Someone telephones the chamber of commerce. What do they want information about? Why is that strange?
8. How long has Kennedy had his job?
9. Is his office simple or fancy?
10. What are three things in his office?
11. Does he have a computer?
12. What can he hear from the office?
13. What kind of telephone is there?
14. What do people call and want to know about? Why?
15. What is an idiom for “urinate”?
16. What is the name of the roller coaster at Coney Island? Is it still there?
17. Who is Walter Williams?
18. How long is the ride on the Cyclone?
19. What are four different things some people do after they get off the Cyclone?
20. What are two examples of sweet food available at Coney Island?
21. Where has John Dorman worked since 1947?
22. What is the name of the Famous hot dog stand at Coney Island and when did it open?
23. What is another word for “hot dog”?
24. Who are the two Sols?
25. What is the history of the hotdog?
26. What is the name of a movie star Sol Seiderman has served?
27. When Nathan’s first opened, what was the price of a hot dog?
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