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.
Quiero visitar a algunos amigos de toda
Europa. Primero, voy a Francia a visitar
a mi amigo Jan Pierre en Lion, me
quedaré un par de semanas allí.
Entonces me gustaría ir a Italia a visitar
a mi primo Florentina, voy a Venecia con
ella. Por último, quiero ir a Inglaterra
para pasar una semana con mi familia
que viven allí.

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. Bueno, Fuente: SENA
estoy planeando ir a Río y pasar una semana allí,
tengo mi novia allí y nos estamos reuniendo la
primera semana. Entonces quiero conocer
Colombia. No he estado allí y mi amigo me dijo
que es un gran destino. Finalmente me quedo en
casa y descanso la última semana antes de
comenzar mi trabajo otra vez.

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. En general, no tengo mucho
tiempo para viajar, quiero dormir tarde, voy a
comer fuera con mi familia, y voy a comprar
algunas cosas que necesito para mi casa
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 is very important before planning the vacations to count on what

economic resources I have and how much time is available for the
holidays. Finally make a vacation plan can be several cities but make
sure it is the same route in order to decrease expenses.

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

 Mainly the culture, custom and tradition of the site to visit, then the most
emblematic places, their food, vegetation, fauna, people, the encounter
that we can have with ourselves to make those unforgettable vacations.

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

I like family plan and friends, with my family watching movies, cooking
and playing with pets, this if the plan is to stay in the house, but when we
travel I like to know muhco the places to visit, take many photos to have
a good photographic record of the place, and with my friends I like to play
soccer, video game, eat and sit to play dominoes listening to good music

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.

my country Colombia has a variety of cultures and traditions, all depending

on the city to visit, if we go to Cali we have the famous fairs of Cali that are
at the end of the year, in Medellín the parade of flowers, in Cúcuta the
famous Fairs of Cúcuta , Carnival of Whites and Blacks (Pasto - Nariño),
Feria de Manizales (Manizales - Caldas) Carnival of Pubenza (Popayán -
Cauca) Festival and National Reign of the Pan (Villeta - Cundinamarca)
Caiman Festival Cienaguero (Cienaga - Magdalena) Fire Carnival (Tumaco
- Nariño) International Tournament of the Corrido Llanero (Puerto Carreño -
Vichada) Astronomy Festival (Villa de Leyva - Boyacá) Carnival of
Barranquilla (Barranquilla - Atlántico) Festival of the Tamboras
(Barrancabermeja - Santander) Festival of the Leyenda Vallenata
(Valledupar - Cesar) Eurocine Festival (Bogotá - Bogotá)