Learning activity 4

Evidence: describing cities and places

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..

Note: We recommend to do some research on the places to be described

before writing the paragraphs..

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 (Italy) – Saint Peter’s Square
Sydney (Australia) – The Sydney Opera
House
Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle
Inside of Rome-Italy is located
St. Peter´s square. It is a large
plaza located directly in front of
St. Peter's Basilica in the
Vatican City, the papal enclave
inside Rome.
At the centre of the square is an
ancient Egyptian obelisk,
erected at the current site in
1586.
The Sydney Opera House is a
multi-venue performing arts
centre in Sydney-Australia.
Located on the banks of the
Sydney Harbour, it is often
regarded as one of the world's
most famous and distinctive
buildings and a masterpiece of
20th century architecture.
The building comprises multiple
performance venues, which
together host well over 1,500
performances annually,
attended by more than 1.2
million people.
Edinburgh Castle is a historic
castle located in Edinburgh,
Scotland. It stands on Castle
Rock, which has been occupied
by humans since at least the
Iron Age.
With a long rich history as a
royal residence, military
garrison, prison and fortress, it
is alive with many exciting tales.
When you climb Castle Hill, you
will walk in the footsteps of
soldiers, kings and queens –
and even the odd pirate or two
 Burj Khalifa (Khalifa Tower) is a
skyscraper located in Dubai
(United Arab Emirates) that is,
with a height of 828 meters, the
tallest structure in the world
raised by humans. The
beginning of the work dates
from the year 2004 and was
concluded in the year 2010.
Burj Khalifa (Khalifa Tower) is a
residential complex, hotel, and
shopping mall..

Dubai (United Arab Emirates) – The Burj

Khalifa

Fuente de imágenes: Fotolia (s.f.)