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
New York (USA) – The Statue of Liberty
Rome (Italy) – Saint Peter’s Square
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 a beautiful city
located in the country of
Italy , famous for its prized
pizzas and pastas account
other with a huge square
located directly opposite St.
Peter's Basilica in Vatican
City , the papal enclave
within Rome, right west of
the neighborhood or rione
of Borgo . In the center of
the square is an Egyptian
obelisk , erected on the
present site in 1586. Gian
Lorenzo Bernini designed
the square almost 100
years later , including the
massive Tuscan columns ,
four deep columns ,
covering visitors ' arms
maternal mother Church. " A
granite fountain built by
Bernini in 1675 coincides
with another fountain
designed by Carlo Maderno
in 1613.
Sydney is the state
capital of New South
Wales and the most
populous
city in Australia and Oceani
a. Located on Australia's
east coast, the metropolis
surrounds the world's
largest natural harbour, and
sprawls towards the Blue
Sydney (Australia) – The Sydney Opera Mountains to the west.
House [8]
Residents of Sydney are
known as "Sydneysiders".
Sydney is the second
official seat and second
official residence of
theGovernor-General of
Australia, the Prime Minister
of Australia and the Cabinet
of Australia The Sydney
Opera House is a multi-
venue performing arts
centre in Sydney, Australia,
identified as one of the 20th
century's most distinctive
buildings.[3]
Designed by Danish
architect Jørn Utzon, the
building was formally
opened on 20 October
1973 after a gestation
beginning with Utzon's 1957
selection as winner of an
international design
competition.
The government of New
South Wales, led by
the premier,Joseph Cahill,
authorised work to begin in
1958 with Utzon directing
construction. The
government's decision to
build Utzon's design is often
overshadowed by
circumstances that
followed, including cost and
scheduling overruns as well
as the architect's ultimate
resignation.[5]
The building and its
surrounds occupy the whole
Edinburgh is the capital
city of Scotland, located
in Lothian on the southern
shore of the Firth of Forth. It
is the second most
populous city in Scotland
and the seventh most
populous in the United
Kingdom. The most recent
official population estimates
are 464,990 for the city of
Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh itself and
492,680 for the local
authority area.[2] Edinburgh
lies at the heart of the
Edinburgh & South East
Scotland City region with a
population in 2014 of
1,339,380. Recognised as
the capital of Scotland since
at least the 15th century,
Edinburgh is home to
the Scottish Parliamentand
the seat of the monarchy in
Scotland. Edinburgh
Castle is a historic fortress
which dominates the
skyline of the city
of Edinburgh, Scotland,
from its position on the
Castle Rock. Archaeologists
have established human
occupation of the rock since
at least the Iron Age (2nd
century AD), although the
nature of the early
settlement is unclear. There
has been a royal castle on
the rock since at least the
reign ofDavid I in the 12th
century, and the site
continued to be a royal
residence until the Union of
the Crowns in 1603.
Dubai is one of the seven
emirates that make up the
United Arab Emirates -EAU-
. It is located on the coast of
the Persian Gulf in the
Arabian desert , and on the
south with the emirate of
Abu Dhabi, with Sharjah in
the northeast and through
the exclave Hatta , with the
Dubai (United Arab Emirates) – The Burj Sultanate of Oman in the
Khalifa southeast and the emirates
of Ajman and Ras al-
Khaimah. The incoming
saltwater called Khawr
Dubayy Persian Gulf
through the capital city in
northeast- southwest
direction Construction of the
Burj Khalifa began in 2004,
with the exterior completed
in 2009. The primary
structure is reinforced
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 Dhabiand
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.)

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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.