1. NAMES: Daniela, María and Leonardo.

2. AGES:
Daniela: 21 years old.
María: 30 years old.
Leonardo: 31 years old.

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

COUNTRY PLACE 1 PLACE 2 PLACE 3

FRANCE I have been in I have visited I have visited
Paris. Versailles. Saint-Tropez –
Côte d’Azur.
JAPAN I have been in I have visited I have been in
Kioto. Megalópolis. Tokio.

BRAZIL I have visited Sao I have been in I have visited

Paulo. Florianópolis. Brasilia.

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

Japan: you should not wear shoes Brazil: you should walk around with France: you should say “hello”
inside a house. Kleenex/paper tissues on your bag to sneeze to strangers by shaking hands.
your nose in public.

1. You should avoid speaking loudly. 1. You should greet with a firm
1. You should avoid flushing paper
handshake, but not excessively.
down the toilet.
2. You should avoid eating or drinking
in inappropriate places. 2. In France, on weekends, you should
2. In Brazil, you should avoid talking at
dedicate yourself to social life.
the bank.
3. You should avoid disturbing before
taking a picture. 3. You should avoid shopping on the
3. You should avoid buying wildlife
Champs Elysées.
animals.

3.
 5. Answer the following question:

How long have you been learning English?

Pen pal from Japan's answer: I have been learning English for a month.

Pen pal from Brazil's answer: I have been learning English since last semester.

Pen pal from France's answer: I have been learning English for a month.

6. 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 sung in karaoke with songs in English.

B. We have seen series and movies on Netflix in English.
C. We have practiced conversations with family and friends.
D. We have visited dictionary websites.
E. We have read books in English.

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

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.

• We want to learn English because we love to travel the world, learn and get to know
new cultures. In addition, we are dancers and English would help us understand the
classes that are taught in other countries.