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.

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. Fuente: SENA

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.

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 that the most important thing to decide what to do on vacation, is

to know how many days of vacation you have. You decide what to do
those days and where to travel.

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

What people most want to do on vacation is to rest, to do something

different from what they do in their daily lives, such as work or study.

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

My favorite plan is to go to a beach with my friends or family and enjoy

relaxing on the beach and getting to know new places.

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.

Vacations in a country like Colombia are usually 30 days, either in the middle or
at the end of the year. The places that people most frequent for these dates, are
the places with warm climates, either the beaches or in the case of where I live,
La Dorada Caldas, a place with a very high climate and many rivers in the
surrounding area. What people like most is to go to the beaches, to the rivers,
or to the natural parks like the Parque del cafe.

When you finish your work, send the file to your instructor through the platform
as follows:

1. Click the Activity 1 button on the main menu and then Evidence: Vacations
around the world.
2. Click the "See Evidence" button.
3. Attach the file which must be previously saved on the computer.
4. Leave a comment to the instructor (optional).

Una vez finalice la evidencia envíe al instructor el archivo a través de la

plataforma, así:

1. Dé clic en el botón Activity 1 en el menú principal y luego en Evidence:

Vacations around the world.
2. Clic en el botón "Ver Evidencia".
3. Adjuntar el archivo el cual debe estar previamente guardado en el equipo.
4. Dejar un comentario al instructor (opcional).

Note: This evidence is an individual activity. Remember to check the learning

guide in order to know if you have done all the assigned activities, know how to
develop them and deliver them correctly.

Nota: Esta evidencia es de carácter individual. Recuerde revisar la guía de

aprendizaje con el fin de verificar que ha realizado todas las actividades
propuestas, saber cómo desarrollarlas y entregarlas correctamente.

Criterios de evaluación
 Usa términos y expresiones relacionados con las vacaciones, teniendo en
cuenta la estructura gramatical, vocabulario y contexto requerido.

 Usa “to + infinitive” al expresar un propósito teniendo en cuenta la

estructura gramatical, vocabulario y contexto requerido.