Dialogue:

M: Are you ready for the trip to the "Big Apple"?

W: "Big Apple"? What do you mean?

M: "Big Apple" is the nickname for New York City. Are you going to New York with us, or aren't you?

W: Yes, I'm going. I'm especially looking forward to visiting a special show on modern American painters there. But tell me, where did the nickname come from?

M: Some of the musicians of the 20s gave it the name. When they played a concert in New York in the 1920s, the musicians called it the "Big Apple".

W: Amazing. New York is such an interesting place and it even has an interesting nickname.

Question: What do you think the word "Apple" in "Big Apple" refers to? 

- A famous city.

- A splendid theatre.

- A wonderful concert.


A famous city.