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 cmo pasan las personas
sus vacaciones alrededor del mundo. Luego debe hacer una descripcin sobre
cmo son las vacaciones en su pas y responder las preguntas.
A. Read this article about vacations around the world. / Lea este artculo 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. Lets 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, Im going to France to
visit my friend Jan Pierre in Lion, Im
staying for a couple of weeks there.
Then I would like to go to Italy to visit
my cousin Florentina, Im going to
Venice with her. Finally, I want to go
to England to spend one week with
my family that live there.
Pablo Molina (Brazil)
Well Im planning to go to Rio and
spend a week there, I have my

Fuente: SENA

girlfriend there and we are meeting

the first week. Then I want to know
Colombia. I havent 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 dont have much time to
travel, I want to sleep late, Im going
to eat out with my family, and Im
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 artculo anterior, responda las siguientes preguntas:
1. Which aspects do you think play an important role in deciding what to do

on vacations?
The total time of vacations (in days or weeks), the budget, the number of
member of the family, the places that we would like to visit, the means of
transportation available and the distance to travel are very important
aspects in deciding to do in vacations.
2. What do people like to do the most on their vacations?
On vacations, people love travelling around the world, they enjoy visiting
their relatives, and people really like to rest.
3. Which plan do you like the most and why
I like spending my vacations with my family anywhere. My family and I
love travelling to Valledupar (our native town), we really like visiting our
relatives and enjoying nature, animals and the Guatapur River because,
we live in Bogota, a city very big, populated and contaminated and we
like to go another different places.

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 prrafo corto acerca de cmo son las vacaciones
en su pas. Incluya informacin como el nmero tpico de das que una
persona tiene para vacaciones, las actividades ms comunes que las
personas hacen, y los sitios famosos que la gente visita.

Yureynis Michelle Jaimes

Beltrn (Colombia)
In my country, people have 15
days for vacations. In that time
people can do very things to
have fun. On vacations, people
like to visit The Tayrona National
Park, Taganga, Santa Marta,
Cartagena and San Andrs
Island, because those places
have a beautiful beaches and a
spectacular weather to enjoy the
summer, I would like to visit them
this year. Also, people can visit
the historical downtown in
Bogot, the capital city or they
would like to go to the Amazon
jungle in the south of the country,
I want to go it to enjoy an
extreme vacations.

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as follows:

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4. D clic en Enviar.
Note: This evidence is an individual activity. Remember to check the learning
guide in order to know if you have done all the assigned activities, know how to
develop them and deliver them correctly.
Nota: Esta evidencia es de carcter individual. Recuerde revisar la gua de
aprendizaje con el fin de verificar que ha realizado todas las actividades
propuestas, saber cmo desarrollarlas y entregarlas correctamente.

Criterios de evaluacin
Usa trminos y expresiones relacionados con las vacaciones, teniendo en
cuenta la estructura gramatical, vocabulario y contexto requerido.
Usa to + infinitive al expresar un propsito teniendo en cuenta la
estructura gramatical, vocabulario y contexto requerido.