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.

The Plaza de San Pedro is one

of the most beautiful and largest
squares. It is located at the
Vatica, at the foot of the Basilica
of San Pedro. The dimensions of
the square are impressive: 320
meters long and 240 meters
anchura. Fue projected nothing
more and nothing less than by
Gian Lorenzo Bernini between
1656 and 1667 under the
command of Pope Alexander VII.
Rome (Italy) Saint Peters Square

Sydney (Australia) The Sydney Opera

House

The Sydney Opera House ,

considered one of the wonders
of the modern world , is a
magnificent building , which
stands as an icon of Australia in
one of the most beautiful bays in
the country. If you contemplate
carefully you will see in their
architectural lines a ship sailing
at full power. But his architect
Danish Jrn Utzon , was ahead
of his time when designing a
modernist building with its like
huge white shells roofs, cubieras
with 1,056 million tiles
manufactured in Sweden bright
and creamy white , although
from a distance only perceived
white color, for a space that
would accommodate theater
dedicated to opera, always
pigeonholed in more traditional
models.
The idea of building an opera
house was born from the
Second World War, when
Australia was the lack of a
musical space for performances
of opera in the country.

Edinburgh Castle is a military

fortification of the Middle Ages
and is located in the city center
of Edinburgh. It was the
residence of the Prince of
Scotland David I who, having
been imprisoned in England, he
returned to Scotland and he
rebuilt the walls of Edinburgh
Castle that had been damaged
in the wars of Scottish
independence.
Edinburgh (Scotland) Edinburgh Castle

In addition, Edinburgh Castle is

the most important and most
visited tourist attraction in the
city, which is in turn the capital of
Scotland. You can clearly
observe their military function,
since by three sides bordered by
cliffs. You enter the castle
esplanade with a steep slope as
it is on the top of the hill Castle
Hill and, from the top of
Edinburgh Castle, can see the
whole city and enjoy the best
views.
The Burj Khalifa ( Khalifa Tower)
is the tallest building in the world
with a height of 828 meters. In
the building involving more than
12,000 people from 30 countries.
He was previously known as
Burj Dubai (Dubai Tower).
In recent years it has
experienced a great urban
development, with huge
skyscrapers and artificial islands
megalomaniac projects.

Dubai (United Arab Emirates) The Burj

Khalifa
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.