as well as several other smaller islands and a small portion of the mainland (see geography). As of 2000, the population comprised 1,537,195 people, but the county is the smallest in the state of New York based on area.

2. Reading THE BEST OF MANHATTAN'S ART GALLERIES

Now go to page 5 and scan the text for information to complete the table below.

Name Place Facts The Frick Collection Guggenheim Museum Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Whitney Museum of American Art 3. Reading aloud to the recording

Now I am going to play the recording of the text THE BEST OF MANHATTAN'S ART GALLERIES and you are to read aloud to it, underlining all the expressions useful to you at the same time.

4. Discussing what to see

Now go in groups of four to visit art galleries in New York. Tell your partner which galleries you prefer to visit and why.