Learning activity 1 / Actividad de aprendizaje 1

Evidence: Vacations around the world / Evidencia: Vacaciones alrededor

del mundo

In this evidence you are going to read an article about the way people around
the world spend their vacations. Then you have to do a description about the
way people spend their vacations in your country and answer the questions. /
En esta evidencia usted va a leer un texto acerca de cómo pasan las personas
sus vacaciones alrededor del mundo. Luego debe hacer una descripción sobre
cómo son las vacaciones en su país y responder las preguntas.

A. Read this article about vacations around the world. / Lea este artículo sobre
vacaciones alrededor del mundo.

Vacations around the world

Vacation time is a very important part in the life of all people in the world.
People from different cultures spend their vacations in different ways. The
number of vacation days ranges from 10 to 30, being the Europeans such as
Germans, French and Swede the luckiest for having 30 days of vacations; the
Latin American countries with a big number of vacation days are Brazil, Panama
and Peru with 25 days. The unluckiest country is China having just 10 days and
being vacations not mandatory. Taking into account this aspect, people can
decide what to do and how to enjoy their vacations. Let’s see what people from
Germany, Brazil and China say about their future vacations.

What are you going to do in your next vacations?

Lauren Freudberger (Germany)

I want to visit some friends all along
Europe. First, I’m going to France to
visit my friend Jan Pierre in Lion, I’m
staying for a couple of weeks there.
Then I would like to go to Italy to visit
my cousin Florentina, I’m going to
Venice with her. Finally, I want to go
to England to spend one week with Fuente: SENA
my family that live there.

Pablo Molina (Brazil)

Well I’m planning to go to Rio and
spend a week there, I have my
girlfriend there and we are meeting
the first week. Then I want to know
Colombia. I haven’t been there and
my friend told me is a great
destination. Finally I am staying
home and rest for the last week Fuente: SENA
before starting my work again.

Wangshenbing (China)
In general, I don’t have much time to
travel, I want to sleep late, I’m going
to eat out with my family, and I’m
going to buy some things that I need
for my house.

Fuente: SENA

B. Based on the previous article, answer the following questions: / Basado en

el artículo anterior, responda las siguientes preguntas:

1. Which aspects do you think play an important role in deciding what to do

on vacations?

I think than the total time of vacations (in days or weeks), the budget, the
number of members of the family, the places that we would like to visit,
the means of transportation available and the distance to travel are very
important aspects

2. What do people like to do the most on their vacations?

People like to go on vacation to the best places, people love to travel the
world, they like to visit their relatives and people really like to rest.

3. Which plan do you like the most and why?

The plan that I like the most is Lauren Freudberger's because she is
going to go to many places in Europe and that's what I like to not do
without doing anything if I do not visit and pass by everywhere.

C. Write a short paragraph about how is the vacation time in your country.
Include information such as the typical number of days a person gets for
vacations, the most common activities people do, and the famous places
 people visit. / Escriba un párrafo corto acerca de cómo son las vacaciones
en su país. Incluya información como el número típico de días que una
persona tiene para vacaciones, las actividades más comunes que las
personas hacen, y los sitios famosos que la gente visita

Sulbey Karina (Colombia)

In my country, people have a

month and a half for
vacations. At that time, people
usually decide to travel to
tourist places or very boonitas
cities of Colombia, such as
Medellin, Bogota, Cartagena,
Barranquilla, Santa Marta and
Cali for being the most tourist
cities, but some people decide
to visit very beautiful cities in
landscapes such as boyaca,
neiva, tolima in which in each
city there are places to
practice extreme sports to
experience the city and
especially enjoy a good
holiday because Colombia is
the most beautiful country.

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as follows:

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1. Dé clic en el título de esta evidencia.

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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.

Criterios de evaluación
 Usa términos y expresiones relacionados con las vacaciones, teniendo en
cuenta la estructura gramatical, vocabulario y contexto requerido.

 Usa “to + infinitive” al expresar un propósito teniendo en cuenta la

estructura gramatical, vocabulario y contexto requerido.