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

New York (USA) – The Statue of Liberty
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
is located on Liberty Island in
the Hudson River.

Rome (Italy) – Saint Peter’s Square
Sydney (Australia) – The Sydney Opera
House
Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle
Roma is capital of Italy, the city
has 2.9 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,
erected at the current site in
1586.
In Italy you can find The Gran
Canal of Venice where you can
ride boats.
Sydney is the most populous
city
of Australia. Here is The Sydney
Opera House. It building occupy
the whole of Bennelong Point in
Sydney Harbour. This building
was opened in 1973 and It
became a UNESCO World
Heritage site in 2007. More than
eight million people visit the site
each year. Sydney (Australia).
The government of New South
Wales, led by the premier,
Joseph Cahill, authorised work
to begin in 1958 with Utzon
directing construction
Edinburgh is the capital city of
Scotland and it’s the second
most populous city in Scotland.
Edinburgh Castle is a historic
fortress which dominates the
skyline of the city of Edinburgh,
Scotland, from its position on
the
Castle Rock. Archaeologists
have established human
occupation of the rock since at
least the Iron Age, although the
nature of the early settlement is
unclear. There has been a royal
castle on the rock since at least

Dubai (United Arab Emirates) – The Burj
Khalifa
the reign of David I in the
12thcentury, and the site
continued
to be a royal residence until
1633. From the 15th century the
castle's residential role declined,
and by the 17th century it was
principally used as military
barracks with a large garrison.
Its importance as a part of
Scotland's national heritage was
recognised increasingly from the
early 19th century onwards, and
various restoration programmes
have been carried out over the
past century and a half. As one
of the most important
strongholds in the Kingdom of
Scotland, Edinburgh Castle was
involved in many historical
conflicts from the Wars of
Scottish Independence in the
14th century to the Jacobite
Rising of 1745
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 known as Burj
Dubai
before its inauguration, 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).
Construction of the Burj Khalifa
began in 2004, with the exterior
completed in 2009. The primary
structure is reinforced concrete.
The building was opened in
2010 as part of a new
development called Downtown
Dubai. It is designed to be the
centerpiece of large-scale,
mixed-use development. The
decision to build the building is
 reportedly based on the
government's decision to
Dubai (United Arab Emirates) –
The Burj
Khalifa
diversify from an oil- based
economy, and for Dubai to gain
international recognition. The
building was named in honor of
the ruler of Abu Dhabi and
president of the United Arab
Emirates, Dubai (United Arab
Emirates) – The Burj Khalifa

Fuente de imágenes: Fotolia (s.f.)

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as follows:

1. Click on the title of this evidence.

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sure the file is attached.
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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.