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. What aspects do you think play an important role when deciding what to do
on vacation?

The most important aspects to decide on vacation vary.

But among the main ones we must be clear about the objective of the
trip, whether it is to know a culture, certain places, and others.
Especially looking for a travel plan according to budget.

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

It depends on the person's style of life, some know places in depth,

others; new people and cultures, or only relax.
However, I think that most of us like to enjoy our free time on vacation,
together with our loved ones.
3. What plan do you like the most and why?

My favorite plan is to go to the beach, definitely yes.

This is because I love marine life enormously, and in general the culture
and energies that surround the shores of the sea. I feel that the sea and
the beach strip me of all the negatives.

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.

In my country, there are different paradises to enjoy on vacation, and

they can vary from going to a festival, fair, seeing a landscape, a
mountain or snow, climbing, going to a river, or also knowing an endless
number of beautiful beaches.
In addition, in Colombia there is immense cultural diversity, and each one
has peculiar and interesting characteristics.

Vacation days vary according to the activity or job that people dedicate
themselves to. In some companies they give different job options
according to the merits, the position held and others. But even if it is a
week, you can enjoy great wonders.
Among the favorite activities, is going to the different beaches, and towns
which have a great variety of colors, flavors, and interesting things.