B3 прочитайте тексты и установите соответствие между текстами а–g и заголовками 1–8. используйте каждую цифру только один раз. в есть один лишний заголовок. a. bath is a world famous city known for its thermal baths, which are a major tourist attraction. the city is situated in the southwest of england, near the country’s west coast and about 150 kilometres from london. bath is in the area of england that is known as somerset, a county bordered on the north by the bristol channel. b. the baths for which bath is known were built around the year 60. it was the romans who established the city as a spa. they did so about 20 years after they arrived in england. they constructed the baths, along with a temple, on a hillside near hot springs. over the next 300 years, structures would be added to the baths, making them grander. c. over the years, bath slowly became an important city. wealthy people began moving there in the 1500s. in 1767, construction began on the royal crescent, a group of buildings that form a semicircle and look out onto a park. the buildings were constructed in the georgian style. afterward, more buildings were built in the same style, giving bath the character it has today. d. bath is situated in the avon valley. the city is built on and surrounded by hills, which have a maximum height of 238 metres. the valley, which is about 18 metres above sea level, runs through the city centre. the river avon runs through this area, and because it is a low-lying area, the city sometimes suffers from floods during rainy seasons. e. presently, there are just over 80,000 people living in the city itself. the greater region of bath, which includes nearby parts of somerset, has a total population of around 160,000. the majority of people living in bath are of english birth, with just under 3% of people being from places outside the uk. a resident of bath is known as a bathonian. f. as it is located in the southwest of england, bath generally has winters that are warmer than other parts of the country. its summers are usually cool and rainy, and the temperature doesn’t go much over 20°celsius. average rainfall is 700 millimetres, which is spread out evenly throughout the seasons. its windiest period is in the winter, while summers tend to have light breezes. g. the city of bath has five theatres, and performances are put on by both national and international companies. there are also important concerts that take place in bath, as well as literature and film festivals. one such festival decides who in bath is that year’s greatest poet, singer or storyteller. these various events attract thousands of people to the city. a. bath is a world famous city known for its thermal baths, which are a major tourist attraction. the city is situated in the southwest of england, near the country’s west coast and about 150 kilometres from london. bath is in the area of england that is known as somerset, a county bordered on the north by the bristol channel. 1. the inhabitants of bath 2. tourism in bath 3. bath's architecture 4. climate in bath 5. location in the uk 6. the geography of bath 7. culture and the arts 8. bath's ancient history

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