MIAMI
GLOSSARY
of marinas all over the city, and plenty of yacht parties to crash in the the southern tip n
the point furthest south
summertime. Water sports are also extremely popular and the beaches a haven n
a place considered perfect/
are filled with people who have come to surf, swim and ride jet-skis. If safe/attractive/paradise
you aren’t particularly interested in getting in the ocean (Florida is the Art Deco n
a style of architecture from
shark capital of the world), then there are plenty of activities to keep you the 1920s
trendy adj
busy on the sand from beach volleyball to sunbathing. fashionable
to draw vb
to attract
Stormy Weather a DJ abbr
a disc jockey – a person who
The only bad things about Miami are the regular tropical storms. plays CDs/records in a club
club-hopping n
Miami has always been a hurricane hotbed because of its location on going from club to club
the southern tip of Florida. One of the worst hurricanes to hit Miami to hit a place exp inform
to go to a place
was Hurricane Andrew. Actually, Andrew was the most destructive a champagne lounge n
a bar that mostly serves
hurricane on record to ever hit the United States. In late August of champagne and cocktails
you’re into exp
1992 Andrew hit Florida with winds of over 200 mph. The hurricane was you like/you enjoy doing
responsible for 23 deaths in the US and three more in the Bahamas. to head to phr vb
to go to
The damage caused by Andrew was estimated at over $26 billion. shirtless adj
with no shirt on
Thousands of people were left homeless after the disaster. Scary as to show off phr vb
this sounds most hurricanes rarely amount to major storms. The to show the public
something that you are
hurricane season spans from June to November. In a typical year there proud of
a touristy crowd n
are ten tropical storms but usually only about two achieve major storm a group of people who are
status. So, with the odd exception, the weather is lovely in Miami, mostly tourists
a local n
and that’s just one of many reasons why it’s one of the most popular a person who is from the
destinations in the Americas.
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area you are referring to
your best bet exp
the best thing you could do
the outskirts n
the residential areas outside
the central area of a city
a spot n
an area/place
to turn into phr vb
to become
out on the town exp
in bars/clubs enjoying
yourself
to drag yourself outside
exp
to force yourself to go
outside
pretty much all year long
exp
during most of the year
a lifeguard n
a person whose job is to
protect the swimmers at
pools or at the beach
a tanning spot n
an area where people go to
lie in the sun and to get a
tan (to become brown from
the sun)
boating n
going on boats/sailing
boats, etc
a marina n
a small harbour for boats or
yachts
to crash (a party) exp
to go to a party even though
you aren’t invited
a jet-ski n
a type of motorbike used to
travel in the water
a shark n
a large fish that sometimes
eats humans
to keep you busy exp
to give you lots of things to
do
sunbathing n
lying in the sun, often trying
to get a tan (become brown)
a tropical storm n
a period of violent weather
in the tropics (the area
around/near the equator)
a hurricane hotbed n
an area in the world where
there are many hurricanes
(violent storms)
left homeless exp
if you are “left homeless”,
your home is destroyed
scary as this sounds
exp
as frightening as it may
appear to be
rarely amount to major
storms exp
don’t often become big
storms
spans from exp
goes from/lasts from
with the odd exception exp
except for certain times
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