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
New York (USA) – The Statue of Statue of Liberty, a
Liberty 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
Rome (Italy) – Saint Peter’s Square residents
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
Sydney (Australia) – The Sydney
"Sydneysiders". Sydney
Opera House
is the second official seat
and second official
residence of the
Governor-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
Dubai (United Arab Emirates) – The
national importance in
Burj Khalifa
the country's legislature.

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.

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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.