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 is
New York (USA) – The Statue of Liberty
located on Liberty Island in
the Hudson River.

Rome (Italy) – Saint Peter’s Square
Sydney (Australia) – The Sydney Opera
House
Rome is a big city in the Italy, is
the capital of Italy and one of the
oldest cities in the world, The
city has a population of around
2 872 082 people. You can visit
the Vatican museums, Galería
Nacional de Arte Antiguo,
National Museum of Palazzo
Venezia, a monumet Colosseum
or Amphitheatre Flavius ,a vast
amphitheatre with seating for
55,000 that was designed as a
horse racing circuit and arena for
animal fighting and gladiatorial
battles.
Sydney is a big city and have
Opera House is a multi-venue
performing arts centre in
Sydney, Australia, identified as
one of the 20th century's most
distinctive buildings, The Opera
House covers 1.8 hectares (4.5
acres). It has 183 meters (605
feet) long and about 120 meters
(388 feet) maximum width. You
can visit The Concert Hall or
Concert Hall, with 2,679 seats,
contains the magnificent organ
of the Sydney Opera House, the
organ.
 Edinburgh Castle is a historic
fortress which dominates the
skyline of the city of Edinburgh,
Scotland, from its position on the
Castle Rock.
You can visit the Stone of Scone,
also known as "Stone of
Destiny", on which Scottish kings
were crowned.

Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle

Dubai is a big city ,have a
megatall skyscraper in Dubai,
United Arab Emirates. It is the
tallest structure in the world,
standing at 829.8 m (2,722 ft).
La construcción del Burj Khalifa
comenzó en 2004, con el
exterior terminada en 2009. La
estructura principal es de
hormigón armado,you can
visited the highest in the
country, and walkin to street .
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 the title of this evidence.

2. Click on Examinar mi equipo and look for the file in your computer. Make
sure the file is attached.
3. Leave a comment for the instructor (optional).
4. Click Enviar.

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

plataforma, así:

1. Dé clic en el título de esta evidencia.

2. Dé clic en el enlace Examinar mi equipo y busque el archivo en su
computador. Asegúrese de adjuntar el archivo.
3. Escriba algún comentario si lo considera pertinente.
4. Dé clic en Enviar.

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.