1.

NAMES: Gina Paola Echavez Palmer

Dayanna Isabel Niebles Dominguez
Angyliz Saavedra Barbas

2. AGES: Gina’s age is 25 years old, Yefri is 33 years old, Dayanna is 23 years old
and Angyliz is 25 years old.

3. Please, write three touristic places you have visited in your country.

COUNTRY PLACE 1 PLACE 2 PLACE 3

CANADA Cataratas del Niágara Toronto Whitehorse

EE .UU Ciudad de Las Hollywood Sing Parque nacional

Vegas Yosemita

JAPON El estanque Azul Bosque de Bambú Castillo de

Matsumoto

FRANCIA Palacio de Jardines de Arco del triunfo

Versalles Tullerias

4. Name “Faux pas” (cultural rules) and traditions foreigners should keep in mind
when visiting your country.

Canada: you should not wear E.E.U.U: Japan: France:

shoes inside a house.
1. They are very punctual! When
traveling to Canada do not forget to
keep this in mind.
2. Hockey, the most famous sport in
Canada, they even practice it from a
very young age, it is like soccer in
Colombia.
3. Canadian society is open and free
of distinctions of social class; any
racist comment is very frowned
upon.
1. Spring Break in the United States
is undoubtedly one of the craziest
weeks of the entire course in
American universities.
2. El Homecoming en USA es
una tradición Americana para darle
la bienvenida a los estudiantes a la
universidad.
3. It is not correct to call someone
before 9:00 AM or after 10:00PM
1. Tipping is not allowed in Japan. In
fact, it is considered disrespectful.
2. You must remove your shoes at the
entrance of all houses and hotels.
3. Punctuality is a more than
important rule in their culture.
1. They usually give two kisses on the
cheek and say their name when it is
the first time they meet a person.
2. In public places, the French speak
very quietly, so as not to disturb the
rest of the people in the place.
3. The French eat breakfast around
7:30 in the morning, have lunch at
noon, and have dinner at 7, 8 at night.
It is not customary in France to eat
between meals.
 Answer the following question:

How long have you been learning English?

Pen pal from Canada's answer: I have been studying English in Canada for two years

Pen pal from EE.UU’s answer: I have been studying English in EE.UU for three years

Pen pal from Japon's answer: I have been studying English in Japan for two years

Pen pal from Francia's answer: I have been studying English in Francia for two years

5. Write a list of five activities your group has done to learn English.

Example: We have watched English movies with closed caption in English.

A. We have listened to music in English

B. We watch videos about pronunciation
C. We practice conversations with each other
D. We read stories in English
E. We sing in English

6. As a group, write about the reasons why it is important for you to learn English.

Learning English is the universal language, therefore it is vitally important to acquire this
knowledge, we currently use it to carry out international communications, it is essential to work, it
allows us to access a better education, it is a personal motivation and facilitates us to time to
travel and discover new cultures.
Example: We want to learn English because we want to study abroad, learn many things
about other cultures and enjoy the advantages of communicating with new people
around the world.