Carretas de Comida: Belleza y estética – Artes visuales y escénicas (Colombia)

Topics: shopping for food, venta de comida, comida latinoamericana, vida cotidiana, actividad oral, speaking activity

In this Cultural Comparison oral activity, the students are encouraged to talk about carretas/carritos de comida, a selling system in Colombia, and how people shop for food in Latin American countries. 

Why your students will ❤️ this activity:

This activity will make your students think and learn about how different everyday life is around the world, and it will bring them closer to Latin American customs. It will make them want to run and buy delicious and home-made food in the carritos!

• Novice students read about what carretas/carritos de comida are, what they sell and where they are in Colombia and Latin America; they compare the system used in Colombia to their communities.
• Intermediate Low/Mid students read and talk about the different ways and places of shopping for food; they compare and contrast Colombian carretas/carritos de comida to their own communities’ way of shopping.
• Intermediate High/Advanced students are encouraged to think and talk about how different selling and buying habits are according to the cultural environment where people live, and they describe the systems in the regions where they have lived or live now.