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
Sydney (Australia) – The Sydney Opera
House
St. Peter’s Square is a large
plaza located directly in front of
st St. Peter’s Basilica in the
Vatican City, the papal enclave
inside rome, directly weat 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 bemini designed
the square almost 100 years
later, including the massive
Tuscan colonnades, four colums
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.
Sydney Opera House is a multi-
local performing arts center in
Sydney Australia, known as one
of the most distinctive buildings
of the 20th century. Designed by
the Danish architect Jørn Utzon,
the building was officially opened
on October 20, 1973 After a
gestation that began with the
selection of Utzon in 1957 like
winner of an international design
competition. The New South
Wales government, led by
Premier Joseph Cahill,
authorized work to begin in 1958
with Utzon directing the
construction. The building and its
surroundings occupy the whole
point of Bennelong in Sydney
Harbor, between Sydney Cove
and Farm Cove.

Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle
The Edinburgh Castle is a
historic fortress that overlooks
the skyline of the city of
Edinburgh Scotland, from its
position on the rock of the castle.
Archaeologists have established
human occupation of the rock
since at least the Iron Age (2nd
century AD), although the nature
of 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 remained a royal
residence until 1633. From the
15th century the residential role
of the castle declined, and by the
17th century he was Mainly used
as military barracks with a large
garrison. Its importance as part
of Scotland's national heritage
was increasingly recognized
from the early 19th century
onwards, and several restoration
programs have been carried out
during the last century and a
half. As one of the most
important bastions of the
Kingdom of Scotland, Edinburgh
Castle was involved in many
historical conflicts from the Wars
of the Independence of Scotland
in the fourteenth century to the
Jacobite Uprising of 1745.
 Burj Khalifa known as Burj Dubai
before its opening, is a
skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab
Emirates. It is the highest
structure in the world. The
construction of the Burj Khalifa
began in 2004, with the exterior
finished in 2009. The building
was inaugurated 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 it is
reportedly based on the
government's decision to
diversify from an oil-based
economy and Dubai to gain
international recognition. The
Dubai (United Arab Emirates) – The Burj building was named in honor of
Khalifa the ruler of Abu Dhabi and
president of the United Arab
Emirates, Dubai (United Arab
Emirates) - The building broke
numerous high records.

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.