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 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
New York (USA) The Statue of Liberty
located on Liberty Island in
the Hudson River.
 The square of Saint Peter is
one of the most beautiful and
big squares in the world. It is
located in the Vatican, at the
foot of St. Peter's Basilica.
The dimensions of the square
are spectacular: 320 meters in
length and 240 meters in
width. In the most important
liturgies and events St. Peter's
Square has reached more than
300,000 people.
The construction of the
square was carried out
Rome (Italy) Saint Peters Square between 1656 and 1667 by
Bernini, with the support of
Pope Alexander VII
Located in the capital of New
South Wales, Australia, the
Sydney Opera House is one of
the most famous buildings in
the world, as well as being
one of the most important
theaters in the world. It is
difficult to imagine Sydney
without its most
representative building,
although until 1958 in
Bennelong Point, where the
Opera is, there was only one
Sydney (Australia) The Sydney Opera train station of little
House importance. Today the Sydney
Opera House along with the
bay in which it stands and the
bridge next to it have become
the image of Australia par
excellence.
 The Edinburgh Castle is an
old fort that makes up one of
the most emblematic places of
the city, in addition to one of
the most visited. With over
one million visitors a year, the
castle rises majestically on
Castle Hill Hill offering
majestic views of the city
center.

With three sides protected by

steep cliffs, the only access
road to the castle is the steep
Edinburgh (Scotland) Edinburgh Castle Castlehill, at the beginning of
the Royal Mile, one of the
busiest avenues in the city
that runs to the Palace of
Holyroodhouse
The Burj Khalifa (Califa Tower)
is the tallest building in the
world with a height of 828
meters. More than 12,000
people from 30 countries
participated in the
construction of the building. It
was formerly known as Burj
Dubai.
To get an idea of its height it is
best to compare it with the
most famous skyscraper in
the world, the Empire State of
Dubai (United Arab Emirates) The Burj New York. At 381 meters high
Khalifa (431 if we include its antenna),
the New York skyscraper is
half that of the Burj Khalifa.

The construction of the Burj

Khalifa began on 21
September 2004 and ended on
4 January 2010, more than a
year later than expected. The
skyscraper stands out for
having a large number of
residential plants, something
unusual so far
 Fuente de imgenes: 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 enve al instructor el archivo a travs de la

plataforma, as:

1. D clic en el ttulo de esta evidencia.

2. D clic en el enlace Examinar mi equipo y busque el archivo en su
computador. Asegrese de adjuntar el archivo.
3. Escriba algn comentario si lo considera pertinente.
4. D 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 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.