What to do and to see in Miami

- Downtown Miami is a combination of shiny high rises and busy discount stores. The fifty- five-storey First Union Financial Center, the tallest structure south of Atlanta, dominates the skyline.

- The water taxi will pick you up at one often points along the water in downtown Miami and South Beach. It's not the most practical means of transport, but the views are great and it's more exciting than taking a bus.

- The Museum of Contemporary Art inaugurated in 1996, is Miami's newest museum. MOCA exhibits the latest contemporary art, including installations, multimedia shows and manipulated photography.

- Miami Beach is the most popular resort in the USA and South Beach is at its center. Covering more than a square mile, it has the biggest concentration of art deco buildings in the world. Ocean Drive is its main promenade, with pastel-colored hotels on one side and the most fantastic beach on the other.

· Define if the statements below are true or false.

One of the highest buildings is situated in Miami.

· true

· false

3. there is no such information in the text.,

b) MOCA is a museum featuring the history of Miami.

· true

· false

· there is no such information in the text

c) South Beach is in the center of Miami Beach.

1. true

1. false

3. there is no such information in the text

d) Miami Beach is a city on the oceanfront separated from

the mainland and the city of Miami by Biscayne Bay.

· true

· false

· there is no such information in the text

1. Mark the paragraph that mentions the cultural life of Miami.

____

2. Mark the paragraph that gives the description of the oceanfront of one of the most popular resorts in the USA.

_____

g)Answer the question:

What is an exciting means of transport in Miami?

· bus

· water taxi

· car

· water-ski

h)Define the main idea of the text

1. Miami is a financial and cultural center.

5. Miami Beach is the most popular resort in the US

6. Miami is a perfect site for holiday, which offers
not only fantastic beaches, but also exciting view;
of American skyscrapers and exhibitions of
contemporary art.

4. Miami offers exciting water trips and perfect beach holiday.

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