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)
Is a large plaza located directly
in front ofr Sr Peters Basilica in
the vatican City, the Papal
enclave inside Rome. At the
centre of the squeare is an
egyptman Obelisk, a erdcted at
the current site in 1586.
A graite fountain constructed by
Bernini in 1675 matches another
fountain in designed by Carlo
Moderno in 1613.

Rome (Italy) – Saint Peter’s Square

The Sydney Opera House is

multi-venue performing arts
centre in Sidney Australia,
Identified as one of the 20
centrury’s most distinctive.
The govermmen of New South
Wals led by the premier,
Joseph Cahill, authorised work
to begin in 1958 with Utzon
directing construction.

Sydney (Australia) – The Sydney Opera House

Edinburgh as one of the most
Scotland, Edinburgh Castle was
involved in many historical
conflicts. From is 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.

Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle

 Dubai is the most popolous city
in UAE. The City has a lot of
modern buildings. Dubai is
located in the Arabian dessert. In
the picture you can see The Burj
Khalifa a.k.a Khalifa Tower. It is
the tallest skyscraper around the
word.

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.