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CONCEPTUALIZACIÓN
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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.
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Barranquilla´s Carnival
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 most
important. 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.
Cali Fair
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)
I. Read the text about: COLOMBIA HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS and choose the correct answer.
1. This religious event is one of the largest and most traditional in Colombia.
A. Barranquilla´s Carnival
B. Holy week
C. Flower Festival
3. During this festival, this city comes alive with the color and smell of the beautiful flowers.
A. Medellin
B. Valledupar
C. Cali
II. Read the sentences and Tick T(true) or F(false) according to the reading.
True False
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Black and White Festival begins on 4 January
Valledupar is also known as the "Capital de la Salsa”
Mompox was awarded by UNESCO as the Historical and Cultural Heritage of
Humanity.
The most symbolic of all the Barranquilla´s Carnival celebrations is the Battle of
Flowers on the last day.
The most famous part of Flower Festival is a parade called "El Defile de los
Silleteros.
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My best friends
Hi! I’m Andy. I’m ten years old. I like sport but I love eating, too. After school I often go to the fast food bar
and buy a hot dog. I’m not good at swimming but I’m a good handball player. Patrick is my friend. He is nine
years old. He loves football and he is a great swimmer. Josh is eleven years old and he is a basketball
player in our school team. He’s the captain. He can’t swim. Susie is my friend, too. She is eleven years old
and she plays basketball very well. She is the captain in the girls’ team. She loves swimming and she never
eats fast food. Angelica is eight years old. She swims and runs a lot. She doesn’t care about her diet and
she eats a lot of junk food. She loves doughnuts.
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My Hobby
John is a reporter of a school newspaper. Here is his article about pupils of his school.
Many pupils of our school have interesting hobbies. Lara is 11 years old. She likes writing poems and
painting pictures.
Tom is 15 years old and he has very interesting hobbies. He likes dancing, designing Internet sites and
playing piano.
Robert is almost 13 years old. His hobbies are playing football and reading detective stories. Our pupils do
many interesting things and they are very busy.
They also love different subjects. Tom is the best pupil at math. Lara is good at art and literature and
Robert is one of the best pupils at PE. Their hobbies help them study well too.
Vocabulary:
Pupils: students
Subjects: areas
Math: mathematics
P.E: Physical education
IV. Read the sentences and Tick T(true) or F(false) according to the reading.
True False
Lara’s hobby is math
Playing football is Robert’s hobby
Lara is good at art
Robert is 15 years old
Tom is good at literature
John is a reporter
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VI. Choose the correct answer.
1. How old is Robert?
A. 13 B. 16
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7vtKASIu4s&list=RDCMUCTplas1aEhuhBLFYpxr299g&index=2
https://www.uncovercolombia.com/blog/famous-festivals-in-colombia/
CRITERIOS DE EVALUACIÓN
Competencia Cognitiva Competencia Procedimental Competencia Actitudinal
Lee un texto sobre holidays Muestra con sus acciones que
Identifica palabras y and festivals en Colombia y se respeta así mismo y a sus
expresiones en inglés, responde a preguntas. semejantes.
relacionadas con
actividades cotidianas. Lee un texto relacionado con Valora el cuidado de su
actividades cotidianas y cuerpo reconociendo la
Identifica palabras y pasatiempos, y responde importancia de los buenos
expresiones en inglés preguntas sencillas. hábitos de aseo personal.
relacionadas con festivales
locales y nacionales.
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AUTOEVALUACIÓN
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N° ASPECTOS VALORACION
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