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
Saint Peter's Square in Rome
(Italy) is a large square located
directly in front of St. Peter's
Basilica in Vatican City.
In the center of the square is an
ancient Egyptian obelisk,
erected on the current site in
1586. Gian Lorenzo Bernini
designed the square nearly 100
years later, including the
massive Doric colonnades, four
columns deep, that embrace
visitors. in "the maternal arms of
Mother Church." A granite
fountain built by Bernini in 1675
matches another fountain
designed by Carlo Maderno in
1613.
The Sydney Opera House is an
expressionist construction with a
radically innovative design,
made up of a series of large
prefabricated shells, each taken
from the same hemisphere, that
form the roofs of the structure.
It is located in the country of
Australía, a locality of Sidney. It
is an artistic complex, its style in
the manner of structural
expressionism and its
metaphorical architecture,
declared a World Heritage Site.
His inauguration was on
October 20, 1973.
 Edinburgh Castle is located in
the United Kingdom.
This is a castle of legend, which
he calls the skyline of the city, it
is built on top of an impressive
extinct volcano that is 700
million years old. Built at the
beginning of the 12th century. It
is accessible by only one street.
It is the most visited payment
attraction in Scotland.

Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle

Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
-The Burj Khalifa
Is the tallest building in the world
with a height of 828 meters.
In the building involving more
than 20.000 people from 30
countries.

He was previously know as Burj

Dubai (Dubai Tower).
In recent years it has
experenced a great urban
Dubai (United Arab Emirates) – The Burj development with huge
Khalifa skyscrappers and artificial
islands megalomaniac projects

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.