Номер 1, страница 90 - гдз по английскому языку 10 класс (starlight) учебник Баранова, Дули

Module 3. Travel Time. Unit 3.12. Across cultures - номер 1, страница 90.

Условие.

1 Look at the pictures of buildings which are all World Heritage Sites. Which country is each in? What do you know about these buildings? Why are they considered important? Read through to find out. Match the texts (A-D) to the pictures (1-4).

A Agra, India

Agra is a medieval city 1) .... the banks of the river Yamuna and is famous for having once 2) .... the capital of the Mughal empire. It has three World Heritage Sites from the Mughal era. The most important of these is the Taj Mahal. This is 3) .... only a World Heritage Site but is 4) .... one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. The Taj Mahal is a masterpiece of symmetry and when viewed 5) .... a distance appears to float in the air. It was originally built as a mausoleum for the favourite wife of one of the Mughal emperors. The other major sites of interest 6) .... the red sandstone Agra Fort, and the Fatehpur Sikri, a city built on the outskirts of Agra in the form of a Mughal military camp. Agra also has a long tradition 7) .... a centre of learning and literature.

B Yaroslavl, Russia

Established at the beginning of the 11th century, the historical centre of this city is a World Heritage Site. In the 17th century it 1) .... Russia's second largest city, and during the Polish occupation of Moscow it acted 2) .... the country's capital. Yaroslavl has many Orthodox shrines and monasteries located along the banks 3) .... the Volga River. The oldest building in Yaroslavl is the Transfiguration of the Saviour Monastery, parts of which date 4) .... to the 12th century. Yaroslavl is renowned for 5) .... 17th-century churches built of red brick with bright tiled exteriors, and for having some of the 6) .... impressive frescoes of the Golden Ring churches. Yaroslavl can also lay claim to having the oldest theatre in Russia. The Volkov Theatre was the first professional public theatre in the country and is still 7) .... use to this day.

C Vladimir, Russia

Vladimir, although traditionally accepted as having been established as a city in the early 12th century, has been inhabited 1) .... approximately 25,000 years. It was one of the medieval capitals of Russia and three of its buildings are World Heritage Sites. 2) .... the middle of the 12th to the early 13th century, Vladimir enjoyed immense growth and prosperity, 3) .... lasted until the Mongol invasion of Russia. After the Mongols, Vladimir 4) .... fully regained its former importance and went 5) .... decline. Today, the city is a significant tourist centre with many remarkable examples 6) .... pre-Mongol Russian architecture. The World Heritage buildings in the city 7) .... the magnificent five-domed Assumption Cathedral, the Cathedral of St Demetrius and the splendid Golden Gate.

D Bath, England

The city of Bath, a World Heritage Site, was originally founded 1) .... the Romans, who built baths and a temple around the natural hot springs that occur in this part of the Avon valley. But it was in the 18th century 2) .... Bath became one of the most fashionable places in England, as the aristocracy and the wealthy gathered there to enjoy the health benefits of the hot springs and the many theatres and 3) .... places of entertainment. The best preserved Roman site in the city is the Roman Baths complex, 4) .... features the Sacred Spring, the Roman Temple and the Roman Bath House. Despite the extensive damage the city sustained from bombing in World War II, Bath 5) .... also has many fine examples of Georgian architecture in the Palladian revival style. 6) .... of the finest examples is The Circus, which is believed to have 7) .... inspired by the Colosseum in Rome.

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