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 is
New York (USA) – The Statue of Liberty
located on Liberty Island in
the Hudson River.

Rome (Italy) – Saint Peter’s Square
Sydney (Australia) – The Sydney Opera
House
The Plaza de San Pedro is one
of the most beautiful and largest
squares. It is located at the
Vatica, at the foot of the Basilica
of San Pedro. The dimensions of
the square are impressive: 335
meters long and 250 meters
anchura. Fue projected nothing
more and nothing less than by
Gian Lorenzo Bernini between
1656 and 1667 under the
command of Pope Alexander VII.
The Sydney Opera House ,
considered one of the wonders
of the modern world , is a
magnificent building , which
stands as an icon of Australia in
one of the most beautiful bays in
the country. If you contemplate
carefully you will see in their
architectural lines a ship sailing
at full power. But his architect
Danish Jørn Utzon , was ahead
of his time when designing a
modernist building with its like
huge white shells roofs, cubieras
with 1,066 million tiles
manufactured in Sweden bright
and creamy white , although
from a distance only perceived
white color, for a space that
would accommodate theater
dedicated to opera, always
pigeonholed in more traditional
models.
 Edinburgh Castle is a military
fortification of the Middle Ages
and is located in the city center
of Edinburgh. It was the
residence of the Prince of
Scotland David I who, having
been imprisoned in England, he
returned to Scotland and he
rebuilt the walls of Edinburgh
Castle that had been damaged
in the wars of Scottish
independence.

Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle

The Burj Khalifa ( Khalifa Tower)
is the tallest building in the world
with a height of 828 meters. In
the building involving more than
20,000 people from 30 countries.
He was previously known as
Burj Dubai (Dubai Tower).

In recent years it has

experienced a great urban
development, with huge
skyscrapers and artificial islands
megalomaniac projects.
Dubai (United Arab Emirates) – The Burj
Khalifa

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 the title of this evidence.

2. Click on Examinar mi equipo and look for the file in your computer. Make
sure the file is attached.
3. Leave a comment for the instructor (optional).
4. Click Enviar.

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

plataforma, así:

1. Dé clic en el título de esta evidencia.

2. Dé clic en el enlace Examinar mi equipo y busque el archivo en su
computador. Asegúrese de adjuntar el archivo.
3. Escriba algún comentario si lo considera pertinente.
4. Dé clic en Enviar.

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.