1 First Impressions Chapter BEFORE READING 1 The story you are going to read is set in New York at the beginning of the 1920s. Surf the Internet to find the following information about New York City. a. Population today: ............................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................... b. Extension today: .............................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................................... c. Who founded it and when: ...................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... d. What its original name was: ..................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... e. When it was renamed New York: ........................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................... f. How many boroughs (districts) it includes: ..................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... g. What the boroughs are called: ............................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... h. Where the immigrants arrived when they landed in America: ........... ................................................................................................................................................... 2 Read the description and describe the woman in the picture. In the 1920s, fashionable young women were called flappers. The American actress Louise Brooks (1906-1985) is considered a flapper icon. Her style was imitated and adopted by thousands of women. 6