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
St. Peter's Square in the
Vatican is actually an ellipse
and is surrounded by a
colonnade containing statues
of 140 saints of Catholic
history. The square and its
columns were built
approximately in the year
1657. As a curious fact, the
Place de la Concorde in Paris,
designed in 1755, was copied
to the square in the Holy See
as the obelisk and the
fountains are in an identical
distribution.
At the western end of the
square is the Basilica of San
Pedro, one of the largest and
most magnificent churches in
the world. At the western end
is the exit towards Via della
Conciliazione that leads to
Castel Sant'Angelo and the
Tiber River.
Located in the city of Sydney,
State of New South Wales,
Australia, it is one of the most
famous and distinctive
buildings of the twentieth
century. Declared a World
Heritage Site in 2007, it was
designed by the Danish
architect Jørn Utzon in 1957
and inaugurated on October
20, 1973 by her Majesty Queen
Sydney (Australia) – The Sydney Opera
House
Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle
Elizabeth II, in her role as
Queen of Australia.
Theater, ballet, opera or
musical productions are
performed in the building. It is
home to the Opera Australia
Company, the Sydney Theater
Company and the Sydney
Symphony Orchestra. It is
managed by the Opera House
Trust, a public body under the
supervision of the New South
Wales Ministry of Art.
Edinburgh Castle. Located on
a volcanic hill in the center of
the city, the Castle is
Edinburgh's biggest tourist
attraction. The struggles
against the Normans, the
invasions of the seventeenth
century and the battles
against the English are
recreated in the paintings of
the salons. In the interior you
can see several exhibitions
such as the Honors of
Scotland, where you can find
the Scottish Crown jewels and
the objects of the Scottish
Royal Treasury; The Thirteen
Hours Cannon, which fires
every day at that hour; The
National War Memorial of
Scotland; The Stone of
Destiny, stone on which all the
Scottish monarchs were
crowned until the English
kidnapped her in the Abbey of
Westminster in 1296; or the
Chapel of Santa Margarita, the
oldest area of the fortress,
dedicated to his memory.
 It is located on the coast of
the Persian Gulf, in the
Arabian desert, and borders
the south with the emirate of
Abu Dhabi, with that of
Sharjah in the northeast.
The Burj Khalifa (Califa Tower)
is the tallest building in the
world with a height of 828
meters. More than 12,000
people from 30 countries
participated in the
Dubai (United Arab Emirates) – The Burj construction of the building. It
Khalifa was previously known as Burj
Dubai (Dubai Tower).
Next to the Burj Khalifa there
is a large artificial lake where
the Dubai Fountain is located,
one of the must-see
attractions of the city. Around
the lake you will find bars and
restaurants and, of course, the
famous Dubai Mall

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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plataforma, así:

1. Dé clic en el título de esta evidencia.

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computador. Asegúrese de adjuntar el archivo.
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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.