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    Learning Activity 4 Evidence: Describing Cities and Places: You As An Example

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    The document provides images and descriptions of five famous landmarks located in different cities around the world. Students are asked to write a paragraph describing each city, its country, and the landmark shown in the corresponding image using vocabulary words provided. An example is given describing New York City and the Statue of Liberty located in the Hudson River. Students are then shown images of St. Peter's Square in Rome, Italy; the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia; Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland; and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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    The document provides images and descriptions of five famous landmarks located in different cities around the world. Students are asked to write a paragraph describing each city, its country, and the landmark shown in the corresponding image using vocabulary words provided. An example is given describing New York City and the Statue of Liberty located in the Hudson River. Students are then shown images of St. Peter's Square in Rome, Italy; the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia; Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland; and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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    The document provides images and descriptions of five famous landmarks located in different cities around the world. Students are asked to write a paragraph describing each city, its country, and the landmark shown in the corresponding image using vocabulary words provided. An example is given describing New York City and the Statue of Liberty located in the Hudson River. Students are then shown images of St. Peter's Square in Rome, Italy; the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia; Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland; and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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    Learning Activity 4 Evidence: Describing Cities and Places: You As An Example

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    Learning activity 4

    Evidence: describing cities and places

    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.

    Note: We recommend to do some research on the places to be described


    before writing the paragraphs.

    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
    Statue of Liberty, a monumet
    built between 1875 and 1986.
    It is 93 meters tall. The statue
    New York (USA) – The Statue of Liberty
    is located on Liberty Island in
    the Hudson River.
    St. Peter's Square is one of the
    largest and most beautiful
    squares, it is located in the
    Vatican. At the foot of St. Peter's
    Basilica, the dimensions of the
    square are impressive 335
    meters long and 250 meters
    wide. It was projected by
    nothing more and nothing less
    than by Gian Lorenzo Bemini
    between 1656 and 1667 under
    the command of Pope
    Alexander Vil.

    Rome (Italy) – Saint Peter’s Square


    The Sydney Opera House
    considered one of the wonders
    of the modern world, it is a
    magnificent building like that
    stands as an Australian icon in
    one of the most beautiful bays in
    the country. If you look carefully
    you will see in its architectural
    lines a ship sailing at full power,
    but its Danish architect Jorn
    utzon was ahead of his time
    when designing a modernist
    building.
    Sydney (Australia) – The Sydney Opera
    House
    Edinburgh Castle is a military
    fortification from the Middle
    Ages and is located in the
    center of the city of Edinburgh. It
    was the residence of the Prince
    of Scotland David I who, having
    been imprisoned in England,
    returned to Scotland and rebuilt
    the walls of Edinburgh Castle
    that had been damaged in the
    Scottish wars of independence.

    Edinburgh (Scotland) – Edinburgh Castle


    The burj khalifa is the tallest
    building in the world with a
    height of 828 meters; More than
    20,000 people from 30 different
    countries were involved in the
    building. Formerly it was known
    as Burj Dubai.
    In recent years, it has
    undergone great urban
    development, with huge
    skyscrapers and mega-man-
    made island projects.
    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 “Ver Evidencia” button.


    2. Attach the file which must be previously saved on the computer.
    3. Leave a comment for the instructor (optional).

    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.

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

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