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In the center of the (1)_____ of Miami, long the shores of Biscayne Bay just minutes from
Miami Beach and Miami
International Airport
sits one of the most prized pieces of (2)______ land in Florida. It is here that Resorts World
Miami will soon rise (3)____ Miami’s
evolution as an urban and resort (4)______.
At the crossroads of the Americas, creating ten thousand (5)______ and
serving as an economic engine for Florida,
Resorts World Miami will combine iconic architecture, world-class dining and
entertainment options, and luxury hotels and (6)_______. Redefining the Miami skyline (7)______ from any direction and prepared
to be awed, Resorts World Miami striking and iconic design is the brainchild
of Florida’s
own world (8)______ architecture firm Architectonica.
I think this Resorts World project
introduces a new vocabulary of architecture to our city that has (9)_____ nature.
Having now been in Miami
for so long, over 35 years and whenever you go elsewhere and you have to
describe our city in the end you describe the ocean, the natural beauty of
the environment. This project sits in a (10)______ location, it has access
with cruise ships entering Government Cut, or for that matter people coming to Miami
Beach in car or can come down (11)_______ or if you are coming from the
airport you see it in front of you, right clear on (12)_______as well.
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And if you are in Bicentennial Park
it terminates the vista of the park to the north in a very prominent way. Our
inspiration was in fact (13)_____, in the nature of south Florida. The centerpiece of Resorts World
Miami is a series of hotels and (14)_____ towers inspired by Florida’s coral (15)_____.
They are connected by the outdoor lagoon and natural sand beach. At 3.6 acres the
equivalent of twelve Olympic-sized pools the rooftop (16)_______ will enable
guests to swim from Biscayne Boulevard
to the edge of the Biscayne Bay, a distance
of more than one thousand feet. Inside the guests will immerse themselves in
a luxury retail galleria, more than 50 restaurants and lounges 700000 square feet
of convention space including a 200000 square feet
column-free (17)______, the largest in the United States. Waterfront views
and outdoor terrace, this is very unique, because usually ballrooms do not
have a view and do not have a terrace. One billion square feet of high-tech (18)_____ featuring Florida
gateway to South America this will (19)______ the music, culture, food and entertainment
of Florida and the Americas.
Resorts World Miami will be the (20)______of
the three mile bay walk. It will refresh existing stretches of (21)_______ and
cycling pads and create new public spaces connecting the Miami River to Bayfront Park. It will also complement bayside
marketplace, American Airlines Arena, Miami Art Museum, Miami Science Museum,
Museum Park, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts,
the OMNI
Center for Peace and Margaret Pace Park
will also be (22)_____. And it will activate the downtown waterfront for
residents, tourists, and families, solidify the city’s status as the leisure
and entertainment capital. A quarter of a million people can gather at this
downtown waterfront district for special (23)_____ such as the July 4 and New
Year’s Eve transforming this district into the heart of Miami.
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The company developing Resorts World
Miami, the Genting Group, enjoys nearly fifty years of experience developing
and operating destination resorts (24)______ the globe. Resorts World Sentosa
in Singapore and Resorts
World Genting in Malaysia
are two of five most successful destination resorts in the world. Resorts
World Manila, opening this October is Resorts World New York City, and in
2014 Resorts World NEC at Birmingham,
England.
Genting has more than 25 years of history investing in the US and 11 years in Florida under current (25)_____ K. T. Lim.
After buying Miami headquarters of Norwegian Cruise Lines in 2000, the
company built 8 new ships at the cost of $ 5 billion transforming the (26)_______
into the youngest and most innovative with Freestyle cruising, adding to the
economy of Miami and Florida.
And now as its crowning achievement
Genting introduces Resorts World Miami a $ 3 billion investment in Florida, an (27)_____ for
more than 15000 direct and indirect construction jobs and another 30000 jobs
for the years to (28)_____. Resorts World Miami
- a vacation (29)______ spot, an economic (30)_____, an architectural icon,
the heart of the city of Miami,
a source of pride for all Floridians. This is Resorts World Miami.
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Translate words and word
combinations from English into Ukrainian and use them in your own sentences
Prized; waterfront; iconic; skyscraper; centerpiece;
approximately; accelerate; crossroads; boots; indirect; tax; currently;
residential; accordance; emphasis; catalyst; pedestrian; enhance; showcase;
ballroom; approachable.
2 Comprehension questions
1.
Is Miami waterfront
truly one of the most expensive parts of the coastline in Florida?
2.
Which resort is going to be opened in Miami soon?
3.
Will the resort attract foreign investment?
4.
In what part of town is the Resorts World Miami?
5.
How many hotels are included in this resort?
6.
What facilities does the resort complex include?
7.
Are there any outdoor terraces in the Resorts World
Miami?
8.
Who will invest in this architectural project?
9.
What kind of design will the skyscrapers have? What is the inspiration for
design?
10.What entertainment can be found on the territory of
the resort?
3 Say if the following
statements are true according to the text.
1.World Resort Miami
comprises a series of two hotels and 2,100 hotel rooms.
2. Resorts World Miami is located in the
heart of the City of Miami.
3. The towers take on sculptural forms that change from every
perspective.
4. Each level of the complex is designed with a closed terrace.
5. All will be connected by new public spaces and pedestrian, jogging,
and cycling paths that will activate this stretch of partially completed Miami waterfront.
6. The company developing Resorts World Miami is a British firm.
7. Resorts World Miami
is the first project of this kind in the world.
