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
New York (USA) – The Statue of Liberty
is located on Liberty Island in
the Hudson River.
 St. Peter's Square in Rome
is perhaps the best known
in the world. A very nice
square. it was built by
bernini in the middle of the
seventeenth century there
is a basilica called san
pedro, and an obelizco and
two fountains

Rome (Italy) – Saint Peter’s Square

the sidney opera or house
of the sidney opera is
located in sidney australia.
It is one of the most famous
buildings declared a World
Heritage Site in the building
there are five theaters, five
rehearsal studios, two main
rooms, four restaurants, six
bars and numerous
souvenir shops.
Sydney (Australia) – The Sydney Opera
House
Edinburgh Castle is built on
an extinct volcano. It was
built in the early 12th
century in memory of
Queen Margaret, it is a
national monument and
museum. It can only be
accessed via the
tesplanade, a huge square
between the royal mile and
the castle.
Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle
 the burj khalifa a building
the tallest in the world with
a height of 828 meters its
construction was completed
in 2010. It stands out for
having residential floors. It
has two viewpoints, one the
Califa tower and the
second, the highest in the
world. Next to this building
there is an artificial lake
Dubai (United Arab Emirates) – The Burj where you will find the
Khalifa
Dubai fountain around bars
and restaurants and the
famous Dubai Mall.

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 “Ver Evidencia” button.

2. Attach the file which must be previously saved on the computer.
3. Leave a comment for the instructor (optional).

Una vez finalice la evidencia envíe al instructor el archivo a través de la

plataforma, así:

1. Dé clic en el botón “Ver Evidencia”.

2. Adjuntar el archivo el cual debe estar previamente guardado en el equipo.
3. Dejar un comentario al instructor (opcional).

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.