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
Rome is the capital of Italy.
The city has a population of
around 3.1 million residents.
In Italy, i find The grand canal
of venice where the best way
to know it boats. Rome has a
lot of traditional buildings
Mainly most recognized for
being those of the Roman
Empire.
in the paint burst this the
Saint Peter’s Square, named
by saint peter first pope in the
world a plaza in front of the
cathedral a.k.a. St. Peter’s
Basilica. It is considered one
of the holiest places in
Catholicism. It has been
described as occupying a
unique position in the
Christian world, and as the
largest of all churches in
Christendom. It is one of the
four major basilicas and one
of the churches to be visited
on the pilgrimage of the seven
churches from Rome to
achieve plenary indulgence.
Atthe square is an Egyptian
obelisk Taken to Rome by
Caligula in 37 for the spina of
the Circus of Nero. Translated
by Pope Sixtus V in 1586
using a method developed by
Domenico Fontana; the first
monumental obelisk to be
erected in the modern period,
it is the only one in Rome that
has not fallen since Roman
times.

Sydney (Australia) – The Sydney Opera
House
Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle
Square Sydney is the most
populous city in Australia. It
is located on the southeast
coast of the country in the
state of New South Wales and
functions as the capital of this
state.The ten highest
mountains in Scotland are
also the ten highest
mountains in the whole of the
United Kingdom. These
Scottish peaks higher than
3,000 feet (914 m) are
colloquially known as the
Munro's. In the picture you
can see The Sidney Opera
House. The building very
large it occupies the whole of
Bennelong Point in Sydney
Harbour a promontory on the
south side of the harbor east
of the Sydney Harbor Bridge .
It was designed by the Danish
architect Jørn Utzon in 1957
and opened on October 20,
1973 by Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II, in her role as
Queen of Australia. More than
nine million people visit the
site each year.
Edinburgh is the compact and
mountainous capital of
Scotland. It has a medieval old
town and an elegant Georgian
new town with neoclassical
gardens and buildings. Above
the city stands Edinburgh
Castle, which houses
Scotland's crown jewels and
the Stone of Destiny, which
was used in the coronation of
Scotland's rulers., and It is the
second most populous city in
Scotland. The city has long
been known for its great
application in literature,

Dubai (United Arab Emirates) – The Burj
Khalifa
museums, galleries and arts .
Scotland has great railways
ideal to learn about its culture
and take a walk . In the picture
you can see the Edinburgh
Castle.It is an ancient fortress
built on a rock of volcanic
origin located in the center of
the city of Edinburgh. It has
been used with military-type
fines since the 12th century,
being intended for civilian use
only in very recent times. It is
located at the top of Castle
Rock Street, one of the four
streets that make up the Royal
Mile.
Dubai is the most populous
city in UAE. The city has
It is recognized for being a
city of people of the greatest
society. It is one of the most
famous and millionaire
economies in the world, which
dazzles with so much
opulence. The city has a lot of
modern buildings It is part of
the famous United Arab
Emirates along with six other
emirates since 1971, a country
that is governed under a
constitutional monarchy and
that has Islam as its official
religionDubai is located in the
Arabian Desert, on the Persian
Gulf coast, specifically at the
apex of the Arabian peninsula.
In the picture you can see The
Burj Khalifa a.k.a Khalifa
Tower. It is the tallest
skyscraper around the world.
Outside was designed a
fountain system. Burj Khalifa
was desgined by Adrian Smith
and the building has received
many awards.
 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.