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?
_______________________________________________________________

Colombia but
_______________________________

the second aspect is the

money, is impossible take a
travel
The first aspect is the time, if I have vacation is easy take a travel around
Colombia but the second aspect is the money, is impossible take a travel
id you don´t have got any pesos

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

People like to eat different food, such as sea fish if you travel to the
Atlantic coast or they like to eat the paisa tray if you travel to Medellin or
 eat guinea pig if you travel to the city of Pasto

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

My favorite plan is to go to Cartagena, it is a fantastic place because its

walled streets, its colonial architecture makes it look fantastic, the people
are happy, and the food is perfect. I love going to its historic center, its
establishments and dancing all the time

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, vacations are the best, because there is a great variety if

tourist destinations throughout the country, by regions, if you taste the sea
and the beaches, choose the Atlantic coast, in the coffee axis, get know the
coffee areas and the beautiful landscape if nature, the pains area with its
beautiful plains landscape and is delicious food, my family and I have
always wanted to vacation in Cartagena , its magical places , its charming
streets and its cheerful and friendly people , it is a very tourist destination
recommended by all who have visited and have taken that great impression