Learning activity 4 / Actividad de aprendizaje 4

Evidence: describing cities and places / Evidencia: Describiendo

ciudades y lugares

You are going to see images of five cities and their landmarks. Write a
paragraph describing each city and country it belongs and the landmark shown.
Use the vocabulary from the box for the descriptions. The first one is done for
you as an example. / A continuación verá imágenes de cinco ciudades y sus
lugares representativos. Escriba un párrafo describiendo cada ciudad, el país al
que pertenece y el lugar mostrado. Use el vocabulario dentro del recuadro para
las descripciones. La primera ha sido hecha como ejemplo.

Note: We recommend to do some research on the places to be described

before writing the paragraphs. / Nota: recomendamos hacer una pequeña
investigación sobre los lugares antes de escribir los párrafos.

a statue / a cathedral / a bridge / a river / modern buildings / boats / a

harbour / mountains / a fountain / a canal / desert / a hill / a castle /
traditional buildings / an obelisk / a square / a shopping mall / a monument /
a tower.

New York is a big city in the

United States (North
America). It takes thousand
of visitors every year. The city
has a population of around 8
million people. There is a lot
to see and do in New York.
You can visit the Central
Park, the Metropolian
museum and Time’s Square.
In the picture you can see the
Statue of Liberty, a monumet
built between 1875 and 1986.
It is 93 meters tall. The statue
New York (USA) – The Statue of Liberty
is located on Liberty Island in
the Hudson River.
 Roma is capital of italy. The city
has 2.8 millions residents. Saint
Peter’s Square is a large plaza
located directly in front of Saint
Peter’s basilica in the Vatican
City. At the centre of square is
an Egyptian obelisk.

In italy you can find The gran

canal of veneice where you can
ride boats.

Rome (Italy) – Saint Peter’s Square

The Sydney Opera House is a
multi-venue performing centre in
Sydney. The building was
opened in 1973 and it became a
UNESCO World Heritage site in
2007. It is identified as one of
the 20th century’s most distincive
buildings.

More than eight million people

visit the site each year.

Sydney (Australia) – The Sydney Opera

House
Edinburgh castle is a historic
fortress which dominates the
skyline of the city of Edinburgh,
Scotland, from its position on
the Castle Rock.
Its importance as a part of
Scotland's national heritage was
recognised increasingly from
theearly 19th century onwards,
and various restoration
programmes have been carried
out over the past century and a
half.
Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle
 Dubai is the most populous city
in UAE. The city has a lot of
modern buildings. Dubai is
located in the Arabian Desert.

Burj Khalifa is a megatall

skyscraper in Dubai, United
Arab Emirates. It is the tallest
structure in the world, standing
at 829.8 m (2,722 ft). It is
designed to be the centerpiece
of large-scale, mixed-use
Dubai (United Arab Emirates) – The Burj development. The decision to
Khalifa build the building is reportedly
based on the government's
decision to Dubai (United Arab
Emirates) – The BurjKhalifa
diversify from an oil- based
economy, and for Dubai to gain
international recognition.

Fuente de imágenes: Fotolia (s.f.)

When you finish your work, send the file to your instructor through the platform
as follows:

1. Click on “Ver Evidencia” button.

2. Attach the file which must be previously saved on the computer.
3. Leave a comment for the instructor (optional).

Una vez finalice la evidencia envíe al instructor el archivo a través de la

plataforma, así:

1. Dé clic en el botón “Ver Evidencia”.

2. Adjuntar el archivo el cual debe estar previamente guardado en el equipo.
3. Dejar un comentario al instructor (opcional).

Note: This evidence is an individual activity. Remember to check the learning

guide in order to know if you have done all the assigned activities, know how to
develop them and deliver them correctly.

Nota: esta evidencia es de carácter individual. Recuerde revisar la guía de

aprendizaje con el fin de verificar que ha realizado todas las actividades
propuestas, saber cómo desarrollarlas y entregarlas correctamente.
 Criterio de evaluación
Describe lugares, ciudades y países teniendo en cuenta el vocabulario y
contexto requerido.