INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA TÉCNICA INDUSTRIAL SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA

DANE Nº 108758077905 – NIT 900137504-4

Aprobación de estudios Niv el Pre -Escolar, Niv el Básica y Media Académica según Acuerdo 0046 de Julio 14 de 2006
Resolución 0580 de diciembre 07 de 2009 Otorgada por el Ministerio de Educación Nacional.

GUÍA DE APRENDIZAJE AUTÓNOMO

Ciclo 1
Asignatura: Inglés Grado: 5 Fecha Fecha
26/04/2021 21/05/2021
Inicio: Fin:
Aprendizaje ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY:
(Tema) We are all the same!
 Reconocer el vocabulario y estructuras en inglés, relacionadas con las características
Objetivo de de las personas y comunidades en las que interactúa.
Aprendizaje  Identificar palabras y expresiones en inglés relacionadas con festivales
 locales y nacionales.
 Comprende información general y específica en un texto narrativo corto sobre temas
conocidos y de interés.
DBA  Intercambia información sobre hábitos, gustos y preferencias acerca de temas
conocidos siguiendo modelos presentados por el docente.

CONCEPTUALIZACIÓN
(Lo que debes saber sobre el tema)

COLOMBIA HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS

Colombia is the home of many colorful festivals and traditions taking place throughout the year, with many
Colombia holidays largely dictated by the Catholic calendar. Carnivals are a major focus, with most cities
and towns having at least one at some point in the year, that feature costumes, parades, music, food, wild
parties, and dancing.

Black and White Festival

A 3-day carnival held in the city of Pasto, in southeastern
Colombia, showcases a mixture of indigenous rituals,
Spanish colonial, and later Colombian and Afro-Colombian
traditions and customs. The pre-carnival stage begins
on 28th December from which time there are widespread
impromptu water fights throughout the city. Celebrations
begin in earnest from 4th January, with a large parade
commemorating the arrival of a family of legendary
travelers to Pasto in the 1920s. Activities on the last two
days of celebrations are what give the festival its name.
On 5th, the assembled crowds all paint each other with
black cosmetics or dress in black, and on the following day large quantities of white talcum powder are
thrown about covering all those in the city.

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 Barranquilla Carnival
Barranquilla's Carnival is the 2nd largest carnival in the
world, right after the carnival of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
It starts on Saturday before Ash Wednesday and lasts
for 4 days. The most symbolic of all the celebrations is
the Battle of Flowers on the first day. This is a parade
of floats, troupes, dance groups and costumes which
are chaired by the queen. She arrives in her carriage,
while she is dancing and throwing flowers to the
spectators. On the 4th day, the carnival comes to an
end with the death of Joselito Carnaval; he is the most
representative character for being a symbol of joy and
celebration. In 2003, UNESCO declared it one of the
Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of
Humanity.

Holy week in Santa Cruz de Mompox

Every year the people of Mompox celebrate the Holy
Week (“Semana Santa”). This religious event is one of the
largest and most traditional manifestations of the Catholic
faith in the country. Since 1564 it is held to remember the
passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The
parades are full of pious acts and popular religiosity
inherited from the Spanish colonization, but over time they
added native elements to the tradition. The inhabitants
make delicate carpets with motifs referring to the Passion
of Christ. In 1995, UNESCO awarded Mompox as the
Historical and Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

The Vallenato Legend Festival

The Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata (Vallenato Legend Festival)
is one of the most important music festivals in Colombia. It is
celebrated every year in April in Valledupar. The festival was
founded in 1968 by three people: the former Minister of Culture
Consuelo Araújo, the former president of the republic Alfonso
López Michelsen and the vallenato composer Rafael Escalona.
For 4 days the city of Valledupar is transformed into a single
sound emitted by the vallenato accordion.
The event not only exalts the music, it also gives space to
storytelling, dance and oral narration, making the visitor
completely immersed in the vallenato culture. There are different
scenarios, depending on the level of expertise of the participants
and age. At the end of the event, the "King of Kings" is crowned,
which is the highest award that can be received at the event.

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 Flower Festival
The city of Medellin has been hosting the Festival of the Flowers
since 1957. Taking place over ten days in early August, there are
concerts, parades, a food fair, an orchid competition, caravan of
chivas (which you MUST try), a firework show, and the parade of
silleteros. The city of Medellin truly comes alive in color, displaying
its heritage through the use of flowers which grow in and around
the countryside.

Festival of Cali
The Feria de Cali is held from the 25th to the 30th of
December and is the most important cultural event in
Cali. It is a celebration of the region's cultural identity,
famous for the Salsa marathon, horse riding parades,
and dance parties. The Fair has been celebrated since
1957 and it promotes cultural, ethnic, and musical
diversity in the region. Cali is also known as the "Capital
de la Salsa” given the city’s infatuation with this
traditional music genre. This festival unveils the most
colorful shows of salsa and international dancers with
hundreds of dancers of international stature, who have
been prepared throughout the year.

Vocabulary:
Costumes: disfraces
Tradition: tradición
Customs: costumbres
Crowds: multitud, público
Parade: desfile
Floats: carrozas
Troupes: comparsas
Carriage: carroza
Holy Week: semana santa
Festival: festival
Award: premio
Food fair: feria gastronómica
Firework show: espectáculo de fuegos artificiales
Horse riding parades: cabalgatas

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 ACTIVIDAD
(Aplica tus conocimientos)
1. Read the text about some “Colombia holidays and festivals” and complete the chart.
When is it Where is it
How long it last? Activities
celebrated? celebrated?
Black and
White
Festival

Barranquilla
Carnival

Holy week in
Santa Cruz
de Mompox

The
Vallenato
Legend
Festival

Flower
Festival

Festival of
Cali

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2. ADJECTIVES. Look at the pictures and fill the table using the adjectives in the list.

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 AMPLIA TUS CONOCIMIENTOS
(Enlaces o referencias bibliográficas que puedes consultar)
https://lingokids.com/english-for-kids/adjectives

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/adjectives-1/index.html

Competencia Cognitiva
 Identifica el vocabulario
relacionado a algunos
adjetivos y sus opuestos.
 Identifica palabras y
expresiones en inglés
relacionadas con festivales
locales y nacionales.
CRITERIOS DE EVALUACIÓN
Competencia Procedimental
 Lee un texto sobre holidays
and festivals en Colombia y
completa un diagrama con
información específica.
 Completa una tabla usando
los adjetivos y sus opuestos.
Competencia Actitudinal
 Muestra con sus acciones que
se respeta así mismo y a sus
semejantes.
 Valora el cuidado de su
cuerpo reconociendo la
importancia de los buenos
hábitos de aseo personal.

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