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Evidence Vacations Around The World
Evidence Vacations Around The World
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.
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.
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
Rta: What people like to do most on their vacations is to travel and spend
time with their family, because they take the opportunity to forget about
work, problems, and responsibilities.
Rta: The plan I like the most is to travel with my family, because we share
with the most important people for us, we leave aside the worries, and we
focus on being happy, united and live new experiences.
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.
Rta: In Colombia the number of days for vacation is 15, people usually like
to travel to the beach or somewhere with warm weather to go to the pools
and parks. The most popular vacation spots for Colombians are Cartagena,
Santa Marta, Baru, Melgar, Girardot, Medellin among others. They visit
beautiful beaches, a variety of water parks with zoos, and take walks to visit
small towns with the family.
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).
Criterios de evaluación
Usa términos y expresiones relacionados con las vacaciones, teniendo en
cuenta la estructura gramatical, vocabulario y contexto requerido.