How Your Favorite Sites Spin Stories into Headlines
Boston
1.
2.
3. A) New Hampshire
B) Wyoming
C) Massachusetts
D) Maine
4. A) New Hampshire
B)Wyoming
C) Massachusetts
D) Maine
5. New England is a region in the
northeastern corner of the United
States consisting of the six states
of Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, and Connecticut. New
England is bordered by the
Atlantic Ocean, Canada, and the
State of New York.
6. Within New England a cultural
divide exists between urban New
Englanders living along the densely-
populated coastline and rural New
Englanders in western
Massachusetts, northwestern
Connecticut, Vermont, New
Hampshire, and Maine, where
population density is low.
Today, New England is the least
religious part of the United States.
7. Boston is the largest city and capital
of Massachusetts.
In 2009, Boston had a population of
approximately 645,000.
The greater Boston area consists of
4.5 million people.
The average tempertaure for
January is approximately -1.5 C and
the average temperature for July is
around 32 C.
12. MattDamon and
Ben Affleck co-
wrote the film,
“Good Will
Hunting.” It was
filmed on location
in Boston,
Cambridge, and at
Harvard University.
13. Watch the trailer of the film, and answer the following questions:
What is this film about??
What is your impression of the city?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z02M3NRtkAA
16. Fenway Park is a baseball park and
it is the home of the Boston Red
Sox.
Fenway Park is the oldest Baseball
Stadium, and it opened in 1912.
It is also the oldest venue used by a
professional sports team in the
United States.