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

New York (USA) – The Statue of Liberty
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 located on Liberty Island in
the Hudson River.
 rome is the capital of italy. The
city has a population of around
2.9 million residents. In italy, you
can find the grand can al of
venice where you can ride
boats. Rome has a lot of
traditional buildings. 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 the most populous
city in Australia. It’s located on
australia’s east coast. In the
picture you can see the sidney
opera house. The building
occupy the whole of bennelong
point in sydney harbour. This
building was opened in 1973 an
it became a UNESCO world
heritage site in 2007, more than
eight million people visit the site
each year.

Sydney (Australia) – The Sydney Opera

House
Edinburgh is the capital city of
scotland, and it is the second
most populous city in scotiand.
The city has long been known
as a centre of education,
particularly in the fields of
medicine. Scotland has a lot of
mountains and hills to people
who likes to go hiking. In the
picture you can see the
edinburgh castle. It is a historic
fortress which dominates the
skyline of the city of edinburgh

Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle

 Dubay is the most populous city
in UAE. The city has a lot of
modern buildings. Dubai is
located in the arabian dessert.
In the picture you can see the
burj khalifa a.k.a khalifa tower. It
is the tallest skyscraper around
the world. Outside was designed
a fountain system. Burj khalifa
was designed 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.