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 Barranquilla's
celebrated. carnival is the
most important
folkloric and
cultural event in
Colombia.

Where and Approximately 2

when it is million people,
celebrated. including
visitors and
locals,
participate in the
festival
annually, which
begins the
Saturday before
Ash Wednesday
and ends on the
Tuesday
immediately
after.
What They wear a
people yellow long-
wear. sleeved shirt, an
ornate front and
cape with lace
around them,
high white
stockings, flat
shoes or black
quotes, a white
hat adorned with
artificial flowers
and ribbons. They
carry a white
painted doodle,
adorned with
colored ribbons
What The Barranquilla
people do. Carnival
celebrates the
identity not only
of a city but of an
entire country and
this is an identity
full of joy, music,
dances, history
and a final touch
of flavor. This
event lasts four
days and takes
place just before
Ash Wednesday
of each year
Why it is a The Barranquilla
special Carnival is one of
celebration. the most
important folk and
cultural festivals
in Colombia
because it is one
of the most
representative in
 the country. For
this reason, it was
declared by
UNESCO as a
Masterpiece of
the Oral and
Intangible
Heritage of
Humanity

DEFINE OUR
COUNTRY, OUR
RACE

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Criterios de evaluación

Describe celebraciones con la estructura y el vocabulario requeridos.