TICKET-IN WEEK 13

Gastronomy and cultural differences – Intercultural activity

Name: Zaira Sofia Quintero Cruz

Ticket-in part 1: According to what we have practiced in week 12 about Modals (have, don’t have to, must, mustn’t etc.
Complete the chart with examples related to local food. Write your own examples. Be ready to share your answers in Class.

Modal Function A real example related to local food

Have to Obligation or necessity We have to buy our vegetables from
the local farms.
Don’t have to No obligation or need You don't have to travel far to find
fresh, local produce.
Must Strong obligation or need You must try the local cheese; it's a
regional specialty.
Mustn’t Prohibition or absence of necessity Visitors mustn't pick fruits from local
orchards without permission.
Should / shouldn’t Recommendations or advice You should try the locally sourced
honey.
Be allowed to Permit or perform an action At the market, you be allowed to taste
various artisanal cheeses.
Not to be allowed to Prohibition or lack of permission In this country, restaurants are not to
be allowed to serve animals in
endangered species.
Can / can’t Capacity or incapacity of an action We can buy fresh produce from the
local market.

Ticket-in part 2: In week 14, you will speak and hear about gastronomy and eating habits in a foreign country and in our
home country. Please complete stage 1 in your house. You will complete stages 2 and 3 during class.

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STA ACTIVITY
GE
READINESS QUESTIONS:
I Reflect at a personal level on how food and dishes vary from region to region
Bef in their own country. Answer the questions below and be prepared to
ore discuss them in class::

1. What is the traditional food and/or dishes in the place where

you/your family come from?
From Bogotá the traditional dish is ajiaco and from Huila the asado.

2. Do you make or buy the dishes?

Very few times.

3. The bandeja paisa, arepa, sancocho, sudado... because they

are my favorite dishes and what I know how to make or cook.
 4. According to foreign visitors (watch a video on 10 must-try foods
Click here), which are the 10 must-try foods in Colombia? Watch the
video and check which ones were mentioned.
Caldo of Costilla, Arepa of Choclo, Envuelto, Pan of yuca, Arepa
boyacense, Changua, Tamal tolimense, Masato, Chocolate with
queso, and Aromatica.

5. Prepare a couple of tentative questions to ask an international

speaker about gastronomy and/or food habits? Make sure it is
something that you would not easily learn from common sources or
on the Internet.
From going from one country to another, do strict diets vary a lot or
do people think about vegetables and the like?
What weird foods have you tried and would you like to cook?
II
Duri
ng 1. Listen to an international guest in class or to a classmate who
experienced food and eating habits in a foreign country. (Refer to
culture shock and justify accordingly).

2. Choose one of the questions you prepared in Stage 1, part 5 and

post it in Teams or ask the speaker during class. Write your chosen
question below.

III AFTER THE ACTIVITY

Afte
r REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS:

1. From the food experience described by the guest (or a classmate),

complete a Venn diagram that reflects things in common and
differences between both cultures (Colombia and a foreign country).
Colombia Both Foreign country

2. Make a list of dos and don’ts when you try food in both nations
(Traveller’s advice)
Dos Don’ts

3. What would be the challenges you would face when traveling to the
 guest’s country.

4. How would you cope with such challenges?

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