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 (Italy) – Saint Peter’s Square
Sydney (Australia) – The Sydney Opera
House
Roma is capital of Italy, is a city
with traditional buildings and
cosmopolitan that receives
thousands of tourists every year.
In Roma you can do everything,
example: You can visit much
monuments, cathedrals,
museums, the Roman colliceus,
very squares and the famous
trevi fountain. In the pinture you
can see Saint Peter’s Square, It
is a place the Vatican city built
between 1656 and 1667 so that
people could gather here. The
Square have 284 columns
arounds and 140 monuments.
Sydney is in the most populous
city in Australia. It’s a coast city
very beautiful and one of
largest cities in Australia. In the
pinture you can see The Sydney
Opera House is modern
architectual work, the theatre
has 1.8 hectares. Was
inaugurated on October 20, 1973.
It's UNESCO World heritage site in
2007. More than eight million
People visit the site each year.
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
(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
Sydney
Opera
House. The
building
occupy the
whole of
Bennelong
Point in
Sydney
Harbour.
This
 building
was opened
un 1973
and it
became a
Edinburgh is capital of Scotland,
it’s a city elegant and modern,
because has very medieval
buildings, jewels of the Scosese
crown and a new town with
gardens. This city is very popular
for festivals. In the picture you can
see the Edinburgh Castle, it’s
found in center the city and it’s a
place very visited by tourists
because you can see the big
canyon, the memory of the war and
“sthone of Destiny”.

Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle

Dubai is a city of United Arab
Emirates, it’s know for its luxury
and modernism. Dubai is
localed in Arabbian Dessert.
In Dubai you can see Dubai
Fountains, a big center mall, the
river Dubai Creek. Also you ca
see The Burj Khalifa that is in
the picture, it’s a Skyscraper of
Dubai, It has 828 meters high,
It’s the tallest building in history
and it was inaugurated on
Dubai (United Arab Emirates) – The Burj
January 4, 2010.
Khalifa
 Fuente de imágenes: Fotolia (s.f.)

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as follows:

1. Click on “Ver Evidencia” button.

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Una vez finalice la evidencia envíe al instructor el archivo a través de la

plataforma, así:

1. Dé clic en el botón “Ver Evidencia”.

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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.