Learning activity 1

Evidence: Take a break

Select a celebration around the world and describe it according to the format.
Include images to illustrate your ideas. You can find and example in Introductory
material section 1. Describing celebrations and special occasions around the
world. You have to make your description in minimum 250 words.

Aspects Description Image

What it is Carnivals of
celebrated.
Barranquilla. The
Barranquilla
Carnival is one of
the most important
cultural events. In
it, there is an
explosion of
folklore of the
Colombian
Caribbean Coast
and all its
expressions, such
as dance and
music.

Where and It is celebrated in

when it is Barranquilla
celebrated. Colombia and lasts
for a week between
March 2 and 5. This
happens on via 40,
one of the most
important avenues
in the city.
What What people use
people during carnivals are
 wear. disguises that
invoke all kinds of
animal species,
native and strange;
African blacks; big
heads; insane dolls;
Superheros;
mythological beings.
Some of the most
traditional costumes
of the Barranquilla
Carnival are the
Marimonda, the
Garabato, the
Congo and the
Monocuco.

What People dance, drink

people do.
liquor, dress up and
enjoy parades of
floats and
comparsas.

Why it is a The biggest parade

special in the world, The
celebration. Carnival of
Barranquilla,
distinguished by
UNESCO as the
Masterpiece of the
Oral and Intangible
Heritage of
Humanity.

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Criterios de evaluación

Describe celebraciones con la estructura y el vocabulario requeridos.