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

New York (USA) – The Statue of Liberty
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 located on Liberty Island in
the Hudson River.
 Rome is the capital of Italy
and of the Lazio region. With
2.9 million residents in 1,285
km2 (496.1 sq mi), it is also
the country's largest and
most populated comune and
fourth-most populous city in
the European Union by
population within city limits.
The Metropolitan City of
Rome has a population of 4.3
million residents

Rome (Italy) – Saint Peter’s Square

Is the state capital of New
South Wales and the most
populous city in Australia and
Oceania. Located on
Australia's east coast, the
metropolis surrounds the
world's largest natural
harbour, and sprawls towards
the Blue Mountains to the
west.[8] Residents of Sydney
are known as "Sydneysiders".
Sydney is the second official
seat and second official
Sydney (Australia) – The Sydney Opera residence of the Governor-
House General of Australia and the
Prime Minister of Australia.
is the capital city of Scotland
and one of its 32 local
government council areas.
Located in Lothian on the
Firth of Forth's southern
shore, it is Scotland's second
most populous city and the
seventh most populous in the
United Kingdom. The 2014
official population estimates
are 464,990 for the city of
Edinburgh
 Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle
Is the most populous city in
the United Arab Emirates. It
is located on the southeast
coast of the Persian Gulf and
is the capital of the Emirate of
Dubai, one of the seven
emirates that make up the
country. Abu Dhabi and Dubai
are the only two emirates to
have veto power over critical
matters of national
importance in the country's
legislature.
Dubai (United Arab Emirates) – The Burj
Khalifa

Fuente de imágenes: Fotolia (s.f.)

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as follows:

1. Click on the title of this evidence.

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the file is attached.
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1. Dé clic en el título de esta evidencia.

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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.