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
Italy. The
City has a
Rome (Italy) – Saint Peter’s Square population
of around
2.9 million
residents.
In Italy,
you cand
find The
grand canal
of venice
where you
can ride
boats.
Rome has a
lot of
traditional
building. In
the
picture, you
can see
Saint
Peter's
Square, a
plaza in
front
of the
cathedral
a.k.a. St
Peter's
Basílica. At
the center
of the
Square is
an Egyptian
obelisk
Rome is the
capital of
Italy. The
City has a
population
of around
2.9 million
residents.
In Italy,
you cand
find The
grand canal
of venice
where you
can ride
boats.
Rome has a
lot of
traditional
building. In
the
picture, you
can see
Saint
Peter's
Square, a
plaza in
front
of the
cathedral
a.k.a. St
Peter's
Basílica. At
the center
of the
Square is
an Egyptian
obelisk
Rome is the
capital of
Italy. The
City has a
population
of around
2.9 million
residents.
In Italy,
you cand
find The
grand canal
of venice
where you
can ride
boats.
Rome has a
lot of
traditional
building. In
the
picture, you
can see
Saint
Peter's
Square, a
plaza in
front
of the
cathedral
a.k.a. St
Peter's
Basílica. At
the center
of the
Square is
an Egyptian
obelisk
Rome is the
capital of
Italy. The
City has a
population
of around
2.9 million
residents.
In Italy,
you cand
find The
grand canal
of venice
where you
can ride
boats.
Rome has a
lot of
traditional
building. In
the
picture, you
can see
Saint
Peter's
Square, a
plaza in
front
of the
cathedral
a.k.a. St
Peter's
Basílica. At
the center
of the
Square is
an Egyptian
obelisk.
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
neighbourh
ood 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
161
Rome is the capital of Italy. The
City has a population of around
2.9 million residents. In Italy,
you cand find The grand canal
of venice where you can ride
boats. Rome has a lot of
traditional building. In the
picture, you can see Saint
Peter's Square, a plaza in front
of the cathedral a.k.a. St
Peter'sBasílica. At the center of
the Square is an Egyptian
obelisk.

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
neighbourh
ood 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

Sydney (Australia) – The Sydney Opera
House
Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle
Carlo
Maderno in
1613
Sydney is the most populous
City in Australia. It's located on
Australia's east coast. In the
picture you can see The
SydneyOpera House. The
building occupy the whole of
Bennelong Point in Sydney
Harbour. This building was
opened un 1973 and it became
a UNESCO World heritage site
in 2007. More than eight million
People visit the site each year.
Edinburgh is the capital City of
Scotland, and It is the second
most populous City in Scotland.
The City has long been known
as a centre of education,
particulary in the fields of
medicine. Scotland has a lot of
Mountains and hills to People
who likes to go hiking. In the
Edinburgh Castle. It is a historic
fortress which dominates the
skyline of the City of Edinburgh.
 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).[4]
[9]Construction of the Burj
Khalifa began in 2004, with the
exterior completed in 2009. The
primary structureis reinforced
Dubai (United Arab Emirates) – The Burj
Khalifa 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 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, Khalifa bin Zayed Al
Nahyan; Abu Dhabi and the
UAE government lent Dubai
money to pay its debts. The
building broke numerous height
records.

Fuente de imágenes: Fotolia (s.f.)

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
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

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
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
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
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