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.
 The St. Peter's Square in the Vatican is
actually an ellipse and is surrounded
by a colonnade containing statues of
140 saints from Catholic history. The
square and its columns were built
approximately in the year 1657. As a
curious fact, the Place de la Concorde
in Paris, designed in the year 1755, was
made by copying the square at the
Holy See as the obelisk and fountains
are located in an identical distribution

Rome (Italy) – Saint Peter’s Square

The Sydney Opera House is also one of
the most famous buildings of the 20th
century. It was designed by Danish
architect Jørn Utzon in 1957 and
opened in 1973. The building is unique
in all its angles, the roof is 67 meters
high, has 27,000 tons of Swedish tiles,
and more than 1,000,000 pieces. 4.5
million visits per year.

Sydney (Australia) – The Sydney Opera

House

Edinburgh Castle is an ancient fortress

erected on a rock of volcanic origin
located in the center of the city of
Edinburgh. It has been used for
military purposes since the twelfth
century, being intended for civil uses
only in very recent times. It is located
at the top of Castlehill Street, one of
the four streets that form the Royal
Mile. The castle is open to visitors and
is managed by the specialized agency
Historic Scotland. It's about the tourist
attraction
Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle
 The Burj Khalifa (Califa Tower) is the
tallest building in the world with a
height of 828 meters. More than
12,000 people from 30 countries have
participated in the construction of the
building. He was previously known as
Burj Dubai (Dubai Tower).

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 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.