Read the article on the opposite page and decide which of these statements is true.A The future of Dubai depends on oil.B Dubai doesn't have much potential for development.C Dubai has a future as a tourist destination and business centre.Read the article again and answer the questions. 1 What are they building on the large man-made islands off the coast of Dubai? 2 How long will Dubai's oil production continue?3 What attractions does the city-state have for tourists?4 What is the population of Dubai? What percentage of the people are originally from the city-state?5. What kinds of companies are setting up business in Dubai?Which of the following is complete (C), under construction (U) or planned for the future (P), at the time of writing the article?Dubailand Media CityKnowledge VillageBurj DubaiDubai Arabia's field of dreams One of the world's most successful business ventures is a small city-state that learned lessons from Singapore and Hong Kong. TROPICAL sun sets behind the palm beach. Here, machines are building houses on one of the world's largest man-made islands, designed in the shape of a palm tree (pictured). England's soccer stars, led by David Beckham, were among the early buyers when the 2,000 villas sold out in a week. Dubai expects its oil reserves to run out in about ten years. But the city-state is using its oil income to invest in a different sort of future, replacing oil with people. Today Dubai has 272 hotels with 30,000 rooms and almost 5 million foreign visitors a year. In the desert, Dubailand is being built-a $19-billion theme park twice the size of Disneyworld in Florida. The city-state has built huge tax-free shopping malls and launched sporting events, such as the Desert Classic golf tournament and the Dubai World Cup horse race, and so it has become a holiday destination, offering attractions such as desert safaris and dhow cruises. Dubai is open to foreigners. Of its 1.5 million people, over 80 per cent are expatriates. Dubai's easy-going style has made it a positive place to live and work. In Dubai's free-trade zones, no local partner is required. These zones are attracting the service sector, by sett up developments for multi-national companies specialising in similar activities. For example, Internet City houses regional offices of Microsoft, Siemens and IBM, among others. Media City is home to the regional offices of several TV stations. There are plans for a Knowledge Village, which may attract foreign colleges. Dubai intends to establish itself as the leading capital market for its region. The Dubai International Finance Centre is now taking shape, and the world's leading investment banks are already waiting to move in. The new city of skyscrapers includes Burj Dubai, an office block that will be the tallest building in the world when completed in a few years. Giorgio Armani is going to open a hotel on its top floors. If it succeeds, Dubai will not only be a tourist resort but an important business centre. M The Economist​

Statement C is true: Dubai has a future as a tourist destination and business centre.1. They are building houses on one of the world's largest man-made islands designed in the shape of a palm tree.

2. Dubai's oil production is expected to run out in about ten years.

3. Dubai offers attractions such as desert safaris, dhow cruises, huge tax-free shopping malls, sporting events like the Desert Classic golf tournament and the Dubai World Cup horse race, among others.

4. The population of Dubai is 1.5 million, and over 80% of the people are expatriates.

5. Multi-national companies specializing in similar activities, including Microsoft, Siemens, and IBM, among others, are setting up businesses in Dubai's free-trade zones.

C - Dubailand Media City

C - Knowledge Village

U - Burj Dubai