1a) Read the text and decide if these sentences are true (T) or false (F). 1) The writer has visited the Dubai Mall. T / F 2) The Dubai Mall has more shops than any other mall in the world. T / F 3) The Mall is much more popular with tourists than it is with people who live in Dubai. T / F 4) More people go to New York on holiday than Dubai. T / F 5) More people went to the Dubai Mall in 2009 than they did last year. T / F 6) They built the lake a few years after they opened the Dubai Mall. T / F 7) There is an original old Arab market in the centre of the mall and it is more than a hundred years old. T / F 8) The Dubai Shopping Festival usually takes place early in the year. T / F 9) The Shopping Festival only takes place in the Dubai Mall. T / F 1b) Write complete sentences to answer the questions. 1) What three countries have enormous shopping malls, according to the writer? 2) What things can visitors do at the Dubai Mall if they don’t want to go shopping? Name at least three. Сам текст: The Dubai Mall Have you ever got lost in a shopping mall? It has happened to me. However, I have a good excuse – I was in the Dubai Mall in the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. It’s the world’s biggest shopping mall! Actually, there are shopping centres in China and the Philippines with more shops, but no malls in the world have a greater total area. The Dubai Mall really is enormous. It’s also incredibly popular with both tourists and locals, and it’s always really crowded. In fact, it attracts almost a million customers a week. In 2012, it attracted more tourists than New York City, and it’s a more popular destination than some of the world’s greatest tourist spots, such as Niagara Falls and Hollywood studios. Since it opened in 2009, the number of visitors has gone up every year. This is not only because you can find almost every major shop in the world in the Dubai Mall. You can also find a fabulous aquarium and an Olympic-sized ice rink. So if you get bored shopping, you can spend the afternoon ice skating or watching some of the world’s most amazing sea life. While they were building the Dubai Mall, the owners introduced some very exciting attractions. These included an indoor waterfall with sculptures of divers, a traditional Arabic market hall which looks like an ancient traditional market, and a large lake in the middle of the mall. At night, visitors come here to watch fountains dance to music in the lake and to eat out in some of the worldclass restaurants in the mall. Since February 1995, the Dubai Shopping Festival has taken place every year in the city, and, although all the malls in Dubai take part, the Dubai Mall has always been at the centre of the festival. Every February, prices are much lower than they are at other times of the year in the one thousand and more stores of the mall, and many tourists visit the city just to go shopping. There are thousands of bargains, especially if you are looking for top designer brands at low prices, and there are also competitions with great prizes. In fact, every day you can win a car in one of the competitions! If you get the chance, you should visit the Dubai Mall. It is one of the most exciting shopping experiences on the planet.

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