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 an Italian city of 2 877
215 inhabitants, capital of the
Lazio region and Italy. It is the
most populated municipality in
Italy and is the fourth most
populous city in the Union, it is
the highest concentration of
historical and architectural
assets of the Roman world is the
geographical heart of the
Catholic religion and destination
of pilgrimage and also the only
city in the world which has a
foreign state inside: the enclave
of the Vatican City, Monument to
Victor Emmanuel II, The
Pantheon, Church of St. Mary of
the Martyrs, Rome Metro.
Sidney is the largest and most
populous city in Australia and
Oceania, with a population close
to 4.92 million. It is the state
capital of New South Wales and
was the settlement of the first
British colony in Australia.
It is located in the southeast of
Australia, on the shore of the
wide bay of Sydney (Port
Jackson), is the city highlights
the Opera House, the bridge of
the Bay of Sydney, or Harbor
Bridge, and its beaches. The
metropolitan area is surrounded
by national parks that contain
bays and rivers.

Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle
It is the capital and a council of
Scotland (United Kingdom). the
second largest city, Located on
the coast on the banks of the
Firth of the Forth River. It was
one of the most important
centers of education and culture
during the Enlightenment thanks
to the University of Edinburgh.
Its districts The Old Town (old
city) and The New Town (new
city) were designated World
Heritage by Unesco, has a total
population of 459 366
inhabitants, is famous for its
International Festival, the festival
of live performances more The
largest in the world, it has many
places and monuments such as
Edinburgh Castle located above
Castle Rock, View of the Old
Town from Princes' Street,
Victoria Street, Old Town,
Edinburgh, View of Leith and the
Forth Fjord from Arthur' Seat.
Dubai is an Emirati city, capital
of the emirate, one of the seven
United Arab Emirates. It has
about 1500 km² of area2 and is
geographically divided by the
Dubai Creek, resulting in two
visible regions: Deira, to the
north; and Bur Dubai, to the
south. It is the largest city and
the main port of the United Arab
Emirates. Located in the Persian
Gulf, it has more than one million
 Dubai (United Arab Emirates) – The Burj inhabitants and in its
Khalifa metropolitan area exceeds 2.3
million have the most modern
infrastructure: the artificial
islands Palm Islands (an artificial
peninsula in the shape of a palm
tree) and The World (a artificial
archipelago that reproduces the
map of the world), the Burj al
Arab hotel (only seven stars in
the world), the Burj Khalifa
skyscraper (the highest in the
world with 848 m), 6 and the
Dubai Marina, with its
disproportionate but luxurious
buildings

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.