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 continuacin ver imgenes de cinco ciudades y sus
lugares representativos. Escriba un prrafo describiendo cada ciudad, el pas 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 pequea
investigacin sobre los lugares antes de escribir los prrafos.

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 (USA) The Statue of Liberty

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
Times 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 fourthmost 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 Peters Square

Sydney (Australia) The Sydney Opera

House

Edinburgh (Scotland) Edinburgh Castle

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
residence of the GovernorGeneral 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

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 imgenes: Fotolia (s.f.)

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as follows:
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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 carcter individual. Recuerde revisar la gua de
aprendizaje con el fin de verificar que ha realizado todas las actividades
propuestas, saber cmo desarrollarlas y entregarlas correctamente.

Criterio de evaluacin
Describe lugares, ciudades y pases teniendo en cuenta el vocabulario y
contexto requerido.