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 population of around
2.9 million residents.
In italy, you can find the grand
Canal of fenice where you can
ride boats.
Rome has a lot of traditional
buildings. In the picture you can
see Saint Peter`s Plaza a in
front of the cathedrall a.k.a
St Peter`s Basílica. At the centre
of the square is an Eqyptian
obelisk.

Rome (Italy) – Saint Peter’s Square

Sidney is the most populous city
in Australia. It`s located on
Australia eats coast. In the
picture you can see The Sidney
Opera House. The building
occupy the whole of bennelong
point in Sidney Harbour. This
building was opened in 1973
and ir bécame 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 ir is the second
most populous city in scotland.
The city has long been know as
a centre of education,
particularly in the fieles of the
medicine. Scotland has a lot of
mountains and hilos to people
who likes to yo 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
 Dubái is most populous city in
UAE. The city has a lot of
modern buildings. Dubái is
located in the Saudi Arabia .
In the picture you can see the
Bur Khalifa a.k. Tower.
Ir is the tallest skyscraper
around the world. Outside was
designed a fountain system.
Burj Khalifa was desgined 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.