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
Roma is a city of Italy. It takes
thousands of visitors every year.
The city has monuments, a
cathedral and traditional
buildings, There is a lot to see
and do in Roma. You can visit
the Vatican city, the roman
coliseum. In the picture you can
see the Saint Peter’s Square,
opened between 1656 and 1667.
Sydney is a great city of
Australia. It takes thousands of
visitors every year. The city has
a port, traditional and modern
buildings. There is much to see
and do in Sydney such as
monuments, cathedrals and
monuments. In the picture you
can see the Sydney Opera
House; It was opened on
October 20, 1973. It is home to
the Opera Australia company,
the Sydney Theater Company
and the Sydney Symphony
Orchestra.
 Edinburgh is a city of Scotland. It
takes thousands of visitors every
year. The city has monuments, a
castle and traditional buildings,
There is a lot to see and do in
Edinburgh. You can visit its
International Festival, the festival
of performances in the world's
largest living, and other summer
festivals developed more or less
simultaneously. In the picture
you can see Edinburgh Castle,
built in century XII
Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle
Dubai is a city of United Arab
Emirate. It takes thousands of
visitors every year. The city has
modern buildings, a desert, a
shopping mall and a tower.
There is a lot to see and do in
Dubai; You can visit the Burj
Khalifa, the largest building in
the world. In the picture you can
see a panoramic photo of the
city

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.