Learning activity 1

Evidence: Take a break

Select a celebration around the world and describe it according to the format.
Include images to illustrate your ideas. You can find and example in Introductory
material section 1. Describing celebrations and special occasions around the
world. You have to make your description in minimum 250 words.

Merry Christmas

Aspects Description Image

What it is Christmas is a holiday.
celebrated. Christmas is a commemoration
of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Christmas is the most
important holidays of the whole
year.
Christmas is a religious and
cultural celebration by billions
of people around the world.
The birth of Jesus Christ is very
important to us Catholics: it
signifies God's love for us,
represents forgiveness and the
beginning of a new life full of
purity and love.
Where and Christmas is celebrated on
when it is December 25 in the world.
celebrated.
What people The people they wear clothes
wear. with Santa Claus, reindeer,
snowmen.
they use the color green, red
and white.
In the countries with winter the
people dress warmly.

What people do. The people have family special

dinner. something like eat
tamal, lechona, Custard,
fritters.
Give gifts to family and friends.
spending time with the family,
decorating the entire house
with twinkling lights and
ornaments, inside and out and
shopping
For the Christian celebration of
Christmas, the viewing of the
Nativity play is one of the
oldest Christmastime traditions
is very important.
Many expenses are incurred
during the holiday shopping
season. the mass consumption
of people increases in the
United States and Canada.
In Colombia, the nativity scene
with figures of the Virgin Maria,
Saint Jose and the child of God
is very important.
Sing Christmas carols cheer up
the novenas made by the
people gathered in front of the
nativity scene.
children play with their toys
colleges and universities in
Colombia do not teach classes,
most people are on vacation
 resting from work and school

Why it is a This celebration marks the

special close of the year and
celebration. symbolizes all things heart-
warming and jolly, as it is a
time when people all over the
world visit their families and
spend time together.
Christmas is very important for
people, it is the opportunity to
share with the family, get
together and, for the majority,
rest. It is the holiday season in
Latin America.

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Criterios de evaluación

Describe celebraciones con la estructura y el vocabulario requeridos.