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
Saint Peter’s Square is an
open space located in
Vaticane City in Rome, Italy.
The city has a population of
around 3 milion people. Due to
the state of being the city
where the pope lives. The
square has a big obelisk in the
center of it. You can visit the
Cathedral of San Lorenzo in
Miranda and the famous
fountains where a lof of
people throw coins in
exchange of a wish.
In the picture you can see part
of the square, there are a lot of
colonnades. The square was
built in 1667.
Sydney is the populated city
in Australia and Oceania, it
has around of 5 million
people. The city is the capital
of New South Wales. You can
visit the harbour of the city
where there are a lot of boats,
there are a lot of buildings, the
city is so big it extend 70
kilometers on his periphery
towards the blue mountains to
the west. The city has a big
bridge and traditional
buildings, like The Sydney
Opera, as you can see in the
picture, it was built in 1973. In
the place are perfomed opera
and ballet acts.
 Edinburgh is the capital city of
Scotland, it has around half a
milion of people. You can visit
the Scottish Parliament and
the Palace of Holyroodhouse,
you can also enjoy visiting
The Edinburgh Castle, like in
the picture on the left, in early
times, there was an artificial
lake near the Castle. It was
built around the twlve century.

Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle

Dubai is the mos populated
city of the United Arab
Emirates. Dubai is a global
city and business hub of
Middle East. The city has
around of 9 million people. Yo
can visit the Worl Islands, The
Al Fahidi Fort. As you can see
in the picture, The Burj Khalifa
was built between 2004 and
2010 with 828 of height. The
building is located in Dubai.
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.
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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.