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.
 St.
Peter's
Square is
a large
Rome (Italy) – Saint Peter’s Square plaza
located
directly
in
front of
St.
Peter's
Basilica
in the
Vatican
City, the
papal
enclave
inside
Rome,
directly
west of
the
neighbou
rhood or
rione of
Borgo.
At the
centre of
the
square is
an
Egyptian
obelisk,
erected
at the
current
site in
1586.
Gian
Lorenzo
Bernini
designed
the
square
almost
100
years
later,
including
the
massive
Tuscan
colonnad
es, four
columns
deep,
which
embrace
visitors in
"the
maternal
arms of
Mother
Church".
A granite
fountain
construct
ed by
Bernini in
1675
matches
another
fountain
designed
by Carlo
Maderno
in 1613
St.
Peter's
Square is
a large
plaza
located
directly
in
front of
St.
Peter's
Basilica
in the
Vatican
City, the
papal
enclave
inside
Rome,
directly
west of
the
neighbou
rhood or
rione of
Borgo.
At the
centre of
the
square is
an
Egyptian
obelisk,
erected
at the
current
site in
1586.
Gian
Lorenzo
Bernini
designed
the
square
almost
100
years
later,
including
the
massive
Tuscan
colonnad
es, four
columns
deep,
which
embrace
visitors in
"the
maternal
arms of
Mother
Church".
A granite
fountain
construct
ed by
Bernini in
1675
matches
another
fountain
designed
by Carlo
Maderno
in 1613
St.
Peter's
Square is
a large
plaza
located
directly
in
front of
St.
Peter's
Basilica
in the
Vatican
City, the
papal
enclave
inside
Rome,
directly
west of
the
neighbou
rhood or
rione of
Borgo.
At the
centre of
the
square is
an
Egyptian
obelisk,
erected
at the
current
site in
1586.
Gian
Lorenzo
Bernini
designed
the
square
almost
100
years
later,
including
the
massive
Tuscan
colonnad
es, four
columns
deep,
which
embrace
visitors in
"the
maternal
arms of
Mother
Church".
A granite
fountain
construct
ed by
Bernini in
1675
matches
 another
fountain
designed
by Carlo
Maderno
in 161
Is a large plaza located directly in
front of st peters basilica in the
vatican city, the papal enclave inside
rome,directly west of the
neighbourhood or riore of borgo.
At the centre of the square is an
eggyptian obelisk, erected at the
current site in 1586.
Gian lorenzo bermini designed the
square almost 100 years later,
including the massive tuscan
colonnades, four columns
deep,which embrace visitorsin the
maternal arms of mother church.a
granite fountain constructed by
bermini in 1675 matches another
fountain designed by carlo in 1613.
Sydney Opera House, located
in the bay of Sydney Harbour,
is a performing arts centre
which since it opened in 1973
has come to be seen as a
masterpiece of modern
architecture and a symbol of
Australia. It was designed by
Danish architect Jørn Utzon,
following an international
architectural competition in
1957
Sydney (Australia) – The Sydney Opera
 House
Edinburgh Castle, stronghold
that was once the residence of
Scottish monarchs and now
serves mostly as a museum. It
stands 443 feet (135 metres)
above sea level and overlooks
the city of Edinburgh from a
volcanic crag
called Castle Rock. Castle Roc
k has been the site of human
activity for at least 3,000
years.

Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle

Burj Khalifa (Arabic: ‫برج خليفة‬,
"Khalifa Tower") is a very tall
skyscraper in Dubai, United
Arab Emirates and is the
tallest building ever built, at
828 metres (2,717 feet). Before
the building opened, it was
called Burj Dubai. The
building is 162 stories high.
Construction of the tower was
started in 2004.

Dubai (United Arab Emirates) – The Burj

Khalifa

Fuente de imágenes: Fotolia (s.f.)

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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.