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
Roma is a city of italy. It takes
thousand of visitors every
year. The city has
monuments, a cathedral and
traditional buildings, There is
a lot to see and do in Roma.
You can visit the vatican city,
the roman coliceo. In the
picture you can see the Saint
Peter’s Square, opened
between 1656 and 1667.
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.
Sydney is a big city of
Australia. It takes thousand of
visitors every year. The city
has a harbour, traditional
buildings and modern, There
is a lot to see and do in
Sydney as monuments,
cathedrals and monuments.
In the picture you can see the
Sydney Opera House, I was
inaugurated on October 20,
1973. It is home to the
company Opera Australia, the
Sydney Theatre Company and
the Sydney Symphony
Orchestra

Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh is a city of
Scotland. It takes thousand of
visitors every year. The city
has monuments, a castle and
traditional buildings, There is
a lot to see and do in
Edinburgh. You can visit its
International Festival, the
festival of performances in
the world's largest living, and
other summer festivals
developed more or less
simultaneously. In the picture
you can see Edinburgh
Castle, built in century XII
Dubai is a city of United Arab
Emirates. It takes thousand of
visitors every year. The city
has modern buildings, a
desert, a shopping mall and a
tower. There is a lot to see
and do in Dubai, You can visit
the Burj Khalifa, the largest
building in the world. In the
picture you can see a
panoramic photo of the city

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.