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The Roman Baths Séjour Exeter Collège Cousteau 2012

Bath & North East Somerset Council 1

Groupe N° …. Prof/s référent :

Noms des élèves :

1. Entrance 2. The terrace 3. Sacred Spring 4. Temple 5. People of Aquae Sulis 6. Temple Courtyard 7. Objects from the Spring 8. The spring Overflow 9. Great Bath 10. Changing Rooms and Saunas 11. Heated Rooms plunge Pools 12. The shop

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� Look at the ceiling ( plafond) of the reception hall � What do the paintings represent ? Four goddess representing The 4 seasons

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� Look at the statues on the terrace. The statues are Roman emperors or governors of Britain.

� Look at the list below and tick (cocher) the names you find.

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Julius Caesar ■

Vespasianus ■

Osiris �

Caligula � Jupiter � Nero �

Augustus �

Claudius ■

Attila �

Julius Agricola ■

Constantinus M ■

Hadrianus ■

Suetonius

Paulinus ■

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�Now walk down the narrow corridor. Find the window and look out at the Sacred Spring. What is the spring like? Circle the words you think describe it.

A - old modern deep steamy dirty cold strange �Write two more words of your own ex B - 1 Green 2 Mysterious etc The sacred spring

� What is the temperature of the hot water 46°C

A- + 0,25 par réponse exacte B- + 0,5 par réponse exacte

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� Now go down the stairs into the museum. Find the big stone face. It is part of the Roman Temple. Look closely at the

Gorgon’s head. � Underline the things you can see. ( One is done for you )

Sun hair leaf(feuille) horse snake nose fire star eyes lips beard fish bird

shield (bouclier) moon crown water tree wings (ailes) flower river

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Many of the objects in the museum tell us about the people who lived and worked in the area and those who visited the great Roman religious spa (thermes) � What was the name of Bath in Roman times: Aquae Sulis � Next find the mosaic (decorated floor). The mosaic shows animals. � Name the animals you can see in the mosaic : 1 dolphin and 2 sea horses

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� Carry on through the museum. Find the head of the statue of the goddess Sulis Minerva. What is it made of?

� Circle the ones you think. Gold (gild=doré) steel(acier) stone bronze plastic wood � Where and when was this object found? 1727, by workmen in a trench in Stall Street, Bath near to the site of the Temple.

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� Continue along to your left, go up the stairs and look at the objects in the display cases. Roman visitors used to throw gifts into the water. They gave them to the goddess Sulis Minerva.

� Which objects can you find? Tick the boxes.

Coins ■ shoes�� jewellery ■comb�� jug ■ bowl ■ brooches ■ bracelets ■

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� The Spring Overflow is where surplus water from the Spring, not used in the baths, flows out to a Roman drain.

� What is the name of the river where the drain carries surplus water?

(drain=canalisation) River Avon


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� At the height of its development the Great Bath was covered over by a high vaulted roof ( toit en forme de voûte).

� Find the large fragments of roof and roof arch. What was the roof made of? Slate tiles & bricks (Barrel vault_= voûte en berceau)

� How deep (profond) is the Great Bath? 1,60 ou 1,50 deep


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� Go into the East Baths. Look at the rooms and watch the video. Look at the information about the baths. Find out how the Romans used to bathe.

� Match up the room with the activity. The first one is done for you.

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Look at the heating system in the West Baths. � Fill in the missing words from those supplied( fournis). It will help if you walk right to the end The heating system was called a ____________ . ____________ outside the building supplied hot air. Stacks of tiles, called _______ supported the floor and allowed hot air to circulate beneath it. The fire was tended (alimenté) by ___________ who also had to crawl under the floor to clear away (enlever) the ___________.

Furnace (fourneau)- soot (suie)- slaves (esclaves)- hypocaust -pilae (piles de tuiles)

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1 Hypocaust 2 furnace 3 pilae 4 slaves 5 soot

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� Now go outside through the shop. � You have decided to send a postcard home to your family to describe what you

saw and found out at the Roman Baths. Use the verbs below to fill in the gaps to describe your visit.

went ( go) met ( meet) swam ( swim) bathed ( bathe) visited ( visit)

changed ( change) bought ( buy) jumped ( jump) chatted (chat)

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1- Apodyterium (changing room)

2-Tepidarium (warm room)

3- Caldarium (hot room)

4- Frigidarium (cold room)

5- Great Bath

6- Shops

7- Seating area

POSTCARD

Dear Mum & Dad

Today we _________ the Roman Baths at Bath. Roman Baths are like our leisure centres. There is a Great Bath, which is 1.6m deep and many other rooms. The Romans _____ to the baths to get clean. They ______ their friends at the baths. First they _________ in the changing room. Then they _______ in the pools and _________ in the Great Bath. Afterwards they _______ a snack and _______ with their friends. At the end of their visit they ________ into a cold pool to cool down.

Wish you were here

• A- This is a big pool where you can swim with

your friends.

• B- Here there are pools of very cold water.

• C- Here you take off your clothes and leave

them in cupboards.

• D- Here there are pools of warm water to sit

in and relax.

• E- This is very hot. It is where you sweat a

lot.

• F- This is where you meet and chat with your

friends.

• G-You can buy snacks here.



Bath is a city with a difference: the entire city has been designated a World Heritage Groupe N° …. Prof/s référent :

Noms des élèves :

Itinéraire A Groupe N° Prof: Marking 1

�You will have your picnic in Parade Gardens. In the park there are 2 statues one of Young Mozart and one of King Bladud the founder of the City of Bath. �Name the animals at their feet : a pig at the king’s feet Three doves, two squirrels and a mouse at Mozart's feet


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�Pulteney Bridge is an unusual ( particulier/original)bridge ! �Why? Pultney bridge is one of the last 5 inhabited (shops) bridges in Europe

�Bonus point: How many windows overlooking (surplombant) the river can you count? (grandes du milieu en 3 parties donc 1 ou 3 et 11 petites sous le toit) réponses acceptées 14 ou 16 et 25 ou 27

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�Go to the Royal Circus �How many residential blocks (immeubles) can you see? 3 blocks �Look at the city map. Find the Circus, Gay street and Queen square If you put them together they form a characteristic shape (forme) . �Which one? A key which is a masonic symbol similar to those that adorn many of Wood's buildings, the architect.


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�What is there at N° 1 Royal Crescent? N°1 = A magnificently restored Giorgian house (18th century) now a museum.

�A stone wall divides the lawn into two levels (niveau) it is called the Ha-Ha .On that stone wall there is a warning sign. �What does it say? "Private lawn - Subscribing residents only"


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�Go to Jane Austen’s Museum N° 40 Gay Street, Queen Square �Who was this lady? A famous writer/novelist �What is the link (lien) between Jane Austen and Bath? Jane Austen lived in Gay Street (higher up the hill on the same side, at No.25) for some months in 1805 .Her two novels set in Bath, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, were published in 1818 Jane Austen vécut à Bath entre 1801 et 1806. L'architecture géorgienne parfaitement préservée de la ville demeure inchangée par rapport aux rues dépeintes dans ces 2 romans .

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�Go inside the Abbey.Look at the ceiling. Take a picture �What does the ceiling remind you of? (A quoi vous font penser les sculptures du plafond ?) Eventail �Un bonus pour ceux qui trouvent le mot en Anglais ! « Fan vaulting »

1 photo

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�What is Sally Lunn’s café famous for? It is one of the oldest houses in Bath. Sally Lunn (French girl) created the Original Bath Bun, an authentic regional speciality now known the world over.


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�Go to the tourist information centre (office du tourisme) and get a free leaflet (brochure) 1 per group about The Herschel Museum of Astronomy and collect informations you need.

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�William Herschel was a famous astronomer �Which planet did he find? William discovered the planet Uranus �Bonus point for the date in 1781

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VISIT BATH Collège Cousteau GROUPE A




Noms des élèves :

Itinéraire B Groupe N° Prof: Marking 1



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�Pulteney Bridge is an unusual ( particulier/original)bridge ! �Why? Pultney bridge is one of the last 5 inhabited( shops) bridges in Europe




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�Go inside the Abbey.Look at the ceiling. Take a picture �What does the ceiling remind you of? (A quoi vous font penser les sculptures du plafond ?) Eventail �Un bonus pour ceux qui trouvent le mot en Anglais! « Fan vaulting »

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VISIT BATH Collège Cousteau GROUPE B




Noms des élèves :

Itinéraire C Groupe N° Prof: Marking 1



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�Go inside the Abbey.Look at the ceiling. Take a picture �What does the ceiling remind you of? (A quoi vous font penser les sculptures du plafond ?) Eventail �Un bonus pour ceux qui trouvent le mot en Anglais! « Fan vaulting »

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VISIT BATH Collège Cousteau GROUPE C




Noms des élèves :

Itinéraire D Groupe N° Prof: Marking 1



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�Go inside the Abbey.Look at the ceiling. Take a picture �What does the ceiling remind you of? (A quoi vous font penser les sculptures du plafond ?) Eventail �Un bonus pour ceux qui trouvent le mot en Anglais ! « Fan vaulting »

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VISIT BATH Collège Cousteau GROUPE D

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