Evidence describing cities_and_places

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. 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 residents
Rome (Italy) – Saint Peter’s Square
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.
Residents of Sydney are known
as "Sydneysiders". Sydney is the
second official seat and second
official residence of the
Governor-General of Australia
and the Prime Minister of
Australia.
Sydney (Australia) – The Sydney Opera
House
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

3. 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 imágenes: Fotolia (s.f.)
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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 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.

4. Criterio de evaluación
Describe lugares, ciudades y países teniendo en cuenta el vocabulario y
contexto requerido.