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VACATIONS AROUND THE WORD

JOHN ELMER GUZMAN BENITEZ

CLAUDIA PATRICIA POLO CARMONA

IBAGUE-TOLIMA
JULIO
2019
 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 my
family that live there. Fuente: SENA
 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 before starting my work again.

Fuente: SENA

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 it's very important the season and the financial to pay for travel
expenses

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

__ people really like to rest, sleep late and eat their favorite foods at ease

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

__I reaally like going out dancing with my friends and playing football in the
evenings_
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.

In my country, Colombia, people have fifteen working days, calendar of holidays, in

that time people are looking for a lot to travel to tourist places such as Santa Marat
Cartagena, Barranquilla, San Andres and Providence, as well as there are people
who look for another type of rest as spiritual and travels to the different cathedrals
of the country as in Pasto the hill of Monserrat and another prefers to look for
something simpler

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.