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.
 Rome is the capital of the Italy,
The city has a population of
around 2,765 millon resident. In
Italy, you can find the grand
canal of the venice where you
can ride boats.Rome has a lot
of traditional bulidings. In the
picture, you can see Saint
Peter’s Square, a plaza in front
of the cathedral A.K.A St Peter’s
Basilica.At the center of the
square is an Egyptian obelisk

Rome (Italy) – Saint Peter’s Square

Sydney is themost populous city
in Australia,it’s located on
Australia’s east coast. In the
picture you can see The
Sydney Opera House, The
building ocuupy the whole of
Bennelong Point in Sydney
Harbour.This bulding was
opened in 1973 and it because
a UNESCO world.

Sydney (Australia) – The Sydney Opera

House
Edinburgh is the capital city of
Scotland, and it is the second
most populous city in Scotland
the city has long been known
as the center of education,
particularly in the fields of
medicine.Scotlandhas a lot of
mountains and hillis to people
who likes to go hiking.

Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle

 Dubai is the most populous city
in UAE. The city has a lot of
modern buliding, Dubai is
located in the Arabian
Dessert.In the picture you can
se The Burj Khalifa. Khalifa
Tower is the tallest skycraper
around the world.Burj Khalifa
was desgined by Adrian Smith
and the building has received
many awards.

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 “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.