1. 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.
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
located on Liberty Island in
the Hudson River.
New York (USA) – The Statue of Liberty
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.
2. St. Peter's Square is an open
urban space that is located in
the Vatican City, within the city
of Rome, and precedes, as a
large periptera room, the
Basilica of San Pedro, the great
temple of Catholicism. It was
entirely projected by Gian
Lorenzo Bernini between 1656
and 1667. The dimensions of
the square are spectacular: 320
meters long and 240 meters
wide. In the liturgies and more
noticeable events St. Peter's
Square has held more than
300,000 people. The most
impressive part of the square,
besides its size, are its 284
columns and 88 pilasters that
flank the square in a colonnade
of four rows. Above the columns
there are 140 statues of saints
created in 1670 by the disciples
of Bernini.
Rome (Italy) – Saint Peter’s Square
The Sydney Opera House or
Sydney Opera House, located in
the city of Sydney, New South
Wales State, Australia, is one of
the most famous and distinctive
buildings of the twentieth
century. Declared a World
Heritage Site in 2007, it was
designed by the Danish architect
Jørn Utzon in 1957 and
inaugurated on October 20,
1973 by her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II, in her role as Queen
of Australia.
Theater, ballet, opera or musical
productions are performed in the
building. It is home to the Opera
Australia Company, the Sydney
Theater Company and the
Sydney Symphony Orchestra. It
Sydney (Australia) – The Sydney Opera
House
3. is managed by the Opera House
Trust, a public body under the
supervision of the New South
Wales Ministry of Art.
Edinburgh Castle is an old
fortress erected on a rock of
volcanic origin located in the
center of the city of Edinburgh. It
has been used for military
purposes since the twelfth
century, being used for civil
purposes only in very recent
times. It is located at the top of
Castlehill Street, one of the four
streets that form the Royal Mile.
The castle is open to visitors and
is managed by the specialized
agency Historic Scotland. It is
the most visited tourist attraction
in Scotland. [2]
Three of its sides are protected
by steep cliffs, and access to the
castle is limited to a steeply
sloping street on the eastern
side of the castle. In the past
there was an artificial lake in its
northern zone. This lake, called
Nor'Loch (northern lake in
Spanish), was drained in the
Georgian era with the
construction of the New Town, to
be used as an open-air sewer
and later as a park. It was from
this moment when the citadel
lost most of its defensive role.
Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle
4. Construction of the Burj Khalifa
began in 2004, with the exterior
completed five years later in
2009. The primary structure is
reinforced concrete. The building
was opened in 2010 as part of a
new development called
Downtown Dubai. It is designed
to be the centrepiece of large-
scale, mixed-use development.
The decision to construct the
building is based on the
government's decision to
diversify from an oil-based
economy, and for Dubai to gain
international recognition. The
building was originally named
Burj Dubai but was renamed in
honour of the ruler of Abu Dhabi
and president of the United Arab
Emirates, Khalifa bin Zayed Al
Nahyan; Abu Dhabi and the UAE
government lent Dubai money to
pay its debts. The building broke
numerous height records,
including its designation as the
tallest building in the world.
Dubai (United Arab Emirates) – The Burj Khalifa
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.
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sure the file is attached.
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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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
