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The Best of Manhattan’s Art Galleries1.What do you think the purpose of this text is? To give people information about various art galleries in New York and to show them where they are.2.Who do you think the text was written for?Tourists, art gallery visitors.3.Where might you see such a text?Possibly in a guide book.Imaginary lineslongitude line (经线）the first longitude line ( or prime meridian 本初子午线) was made to pass through Greenwichlatitude line (纬线）The first latitude line is the equator.（赤道）All latitude lines are parallel to each other. When you put these two sets of lines together you get a grid system(地图上的坐标方格）, which means ships can always find their way using this system.How to read a grid system (地图上的坐标方格）Avenue123456 ABCDEFGH(street)Tell where the places locate :Number 1 5th Avenue and 88th StreetNumber 2 5th Avenue and 82nd StreetNumber 3 945 Madison Avenue ( near 75th Street ) 945 Madison Avenue and 74th StreetNumber 4 5th and Madison Avenues 5th Avenue and 70th StreetNumber 5 53rd Street ( between 5th and 6th Avenues )Fast reading How many galleries are mentioned in this text? What are they? Five. The Frick Collection, Guggenheim Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art.2. Match the number on the map with the names of the museums. Page6:Ex1.3.Complete the chart at Page7 :Ex2 .25341NameAddress Type ofWhich centuries? ArtWhat countries?America_____________________________________________________________________Whitney Museum of American ArtContemporary(mainly art byliving artists)945 MadisonAvenue (near75th StMuseum of Modern ArtFrom ancient to modern timesGuggenhei-m Museum Western countiesThe Frick Collection Western counties53rd St(bet-ween 5th and6th AxenuesLate-nineteenthcentury to 21stcenturyWestern countiesMetropolitan Museum of ArtAll overthe world5th Avenueand 82ndStreet5th Avenueand 88thStreetModern (fromlate 19th centuryonwards5th and Madison AvenuesBefore the twentieth century1.Rea