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
Rome is one of the oldest
cities in the world, as well as
one of the most important
cultural centers in Europe.
With the Vatican city within its
territory, Rome is also the
center of Catholicism.
St. Peter's Square (Piazza San
Pietro, in Italian) is an open
urban space that is located in
the Vatican City, within the city
of Rome, and precedes, by
way of large peripheral hall,
the Basilica of St. Peter , the
great temple of Catholicism.
Australia has a geographical
extension of 8 million square
kilometers. It is the sixth
largest country in the world
and the largest populated
island. Together with New
Zealand, New Guinea and
several archipelagos,
Australia forms the island
continent of Oceania.
The Sydney Opera House was
declared a World Heritage Site
in 2007. It is the headquarters
of the Opera Australia
company, the Sydney Theater
Company and the Sydney
Symphony Orchestra.
is the capital city of Scotland
and one of its 32 local
government council areas.
Located in Lothian on the
Firth of Forth's southern
shore, it is Scotland's second
most populous city and the
seventh most populous in the
United Kingdom. The 2014
official population estimates
are 464,990 for the city of
Edinburgh
 Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle
Is the most populous city in
the United Arab Emirates. It is
located on the southeast
coast of the Persian Gulf and
is the capital of the Emirate of
Dubai, one of the seven
emirates that make up the
country. Abu Dhabi and Dubai
are the only two emirates to
have veto power over critical
matters of national importance
in the country's legislature
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.