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 located on Liberty
Island in the Hudson River.

New York (USA) – The Statue of Liberty


Rome (Italy) – Saint Peter’s Square
Sydney (Australia) – The Sydney Opera House
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 neighbourhood 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 colonnades, four columns
deep, which embrace visitors in "the maternal
arms of Mother Church". A granite fountain
constructed by Bernini in 1675 matches
another fountain designed by Carlo Maderno in
1613.Rome (Italy)
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue
performing arts centre in Sydney, Australia,
identified as one of the 20th century's most
distinctive buildings. Designed by Danish
architect Jørn Utzon, the building was formally
opened on 20 October 1973 after a gestation
beginning with Utzon's 1957 selection as
winner of an international design competition.
The government of New South Wales, led by
the premier, Joseph Cahill, authorised work to
begin in 1958 with Utzon directing construction.
The government's decision to build Utzon's
design is often overshadowed by
circumstances that followed, including cost and
scheduling overruns as well as the architect's
ultimate resignation. The building and its
surrounds occupy the whole of Bennelong
Point in Sydney Harbour, between Sydney
Cove and Farm Cove, adjacent to the Sydney
central business district and the Royal Botanic
Gardens, and close by the Sydney Harbour
Bridge.
 Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which
dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh,
Scotland, from its position on the Castle Rock.
Archaeologists have established human
occupation of the rock since at least the Iron
Age (2nd century AD), although the nature of
the early settlement is unclear. There has been
a royal castle on the rock since at least the
reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site
continued to be a royal residence until 1633.
From the 15th century the castle's residential
role declined, and by the 17th century it was
principally used as military barracks with a
large garrison. Its importance as a part of
Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle Scotland's national heritage was recognised
increasingly from the early 19th century
onwards, and various restoration programmes
have been carried out over the past century
and a half. As one of the most important
strongholds in the Kingdom of Scotland,
Edinburgh Castle was involved in many
historical conflicts from the Wars of Scottish
Independence in the 14th century to the
Jacobite Rising of 1745.
Edinburgh Castle Burj Khalifa known as Burj
Dubai before its inauguration, is a megatall
skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is
the tallest structure in the world, standing at
829.8 m (2,722 ft). Construction of the Burj
Khalifa began in 2004, with the exterior
completed in 2009. The primary structure is
reinforced concrete. The building was opened
in 2010 as part of a new development called
Downtown Dubai. It is designed to be the
centerpiece of large-scale, mixed-use
development. The decision to build the building
is reportedly based on the government's
Dubai (United Arab Emirates) – The Burj Khalifa decision to diversify from an oil- based
economy, and for Dubai to gain international
recognition. The building was named in honor
of the ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the
United Arab Emirates, Dubai (United Arab
Emirates) – The Burj Khalifa

Fuente de imágenes: Fotolia (s.f.)

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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.