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Nice to see
you again, dear
apprentices !
I am so excited about visiting Colombia! But first, I need to decide which cities in
Colombia I want to go to. In this learning material we are going to learn how to
compare places in terms of weather, geographic characteristics and advantages
and disadvantages.
Help me choose the best place to visit.
Warm-up
Places to visit in Colombia
BOGOT, cosmopolitan and cultural city
CALI, salsa city, parties and nice people
SAN ANDRES ISLAND, the Seven Colors Sea
CARTAGENA, history and culture, beaches and fun
MEDELLN, shopping and colorful flowers
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Bogot
Bogot is the capital city of Colombia. Bogot was declared by UNESCO as the
World Book Capital City in 2007 (UNESCO, s.f.) and Ibero American Capital of
culture by UCCI (UNESCO, s.f.). Bogot is one of the most important cities in the
continent.
Where is it located?
It is located in the center of the country; Bogot is the biggest city in Colombia.
Where to go
La Candelaria: This zone has a lot of colonial buildings. There you can find several
museums, cultural sceneries, restaurants, hostels and hotels. La Candelaria is one
of the best preserved centers in Latin America.
Monserrate Hill: This place has the most beautiful views of the city. On the top of
the hill you will find a church and several gift shops.
What to do there?
3 things to do in Bogot
You can visit the Salt Cathedral in Zipaquira. You can go there by train.
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Medellin
Medelln is the eternal spring city. This place is considered a business hub because
of its industry and technological development. It is particularly famous worldwide
for being a very innovative city.
Where is it located?
Located in the Aburr Valley, on the central Andes Mountain Chain, Medelln is the
second biggest city of the country.
Where to go
Botero Plaza: the most popular attraction in the city; in this place you can walk by
beautiful plump sculptures. This city is home for one of the most famous artist in
Colombia: Fernando Botero. Dont forget to take a picture of you standing by the
largest metal sculpture!
Pueblito Paisa: It is the representation of a typical Antioquias town. You can find
one of the most important sculpture collections of the 80s and the last century.
What to do there?
3 things to do in Medelln
You can enjoy the flower fair at the citys annual parade (August).
You can go shopping to Santa Fe Mall. It is the citys largest shopping mall and
is located on Avenida El Poblado.
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Cartagena
Cartagena was declared as World Heritage in 1983 by UNESCO (UNESCO, s.f.)
Cartagena is a tropical paradise. It is visited by thousands of tourists who find it as
the perfect place to relax.
Where is it located?
It is located on the northern Caribbean coast of Colombia.
Where to go
Castle of San Felipe de Barajas: Is one of the most amazing Spanish forts. It was
built on top of San Lzaro Hill.
Simon Bolivar Park: It is a small park. There are different types of restaurants
where you can enjoy good food. You can also find the oldest church in Cartagena
and Santo Domingo Monastery.
What to do there?
3 things to do in Cartagena!
You can swim at Playa Blanca which is considered one of the best beaches in
Cartagena.
You can walk along the streets. You can have a look at the most impressive
buildings of the old city.
Colombia has a lot of beautiful and interesting places. It has friendly people and
natural diversity. It has all sorts of weather and geographic conditions so I have a
lot of options to choose from to enjoy an unforgettable vacation time.
Lets keep moving. I have an important decision to make.
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In Colombia I had the chance to live in three amazing places: Bogot, Medelln
and Cartagena. Bogot is a lovely city. It has lots of great buildings and places. Its
bigger than Medellin. Its the biggest city in the country.
Bogot
Medellin
Bigger
Big
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Medelln is the second biggest city. It usually has a hot or warm weather throughout
the year, but I must say Cartagena is probably the hottest city I have ever been to.
Medelln
Cali
Cartagena
Hot
Hotter
th
he ho
otte
estt
In terms of weather, I can say Bogot is colder and windier than Medelln. Bogot
is one of the most important cities in the continent, but is too chaotic for me.
As I was more interested in living in a more peaceful place I decided to move to
Cartagena.
Medelln
Bogot
Cold
d
Cold
der
Traditional architecture in Cartagena is more romantic and magical, and its parks
and churches are wonderful. Cartagena isnt as noisy as Bogot and Medelln, and
its less crowded. I feel happier living here.
Bogota
crowded
Medellin
less crowded
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Lets analyze
It seems Mr. Spencer is having a great time living in Colombia. Theres no doubt
this country is a a great destination for tourists and nature lovers.
When describing his experience in Colombia, Mr. Spencer compared different
aspects of the three cities where he has lived : Bogot, Medelln and Cartagena.
Lets see what we need to know to be able to make comparisons in English.
Barranquilla
Barranquilla is a
big city.
Medellin
Medellin is bigger
than Barranquilla.
Bogot
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Villavicencio
Villavicencio is a
hot city.
Ccuta
Barranquilla
Ccuta is hotter
than Villavicencio.
Barranquilla is the
hottest city in Colombia.
Cartagena is a
crowded city.
Medelln
Bogot
Medelln is more
crowded than
Villavicencio.
Bogot is the
most crowded
city in Colombia.
When you want to compare one thing to another you usually use comparative
adjectives. Lets check how these adjectives are formed.
Comparative adjectives
Adjective
Cold
Add
cold +er
Happy
Happier
Populated
More + populated
Sample sentence
Bogot is colder
than Medelln.
Mr. Spencer feels
happier in Cartagena
than in Bogot.
Bogot is more
populated than
Medelln.
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Comparative Form
colder
Superlative Form
(the) coldest
Comparative Form
Superlative Form
bigger
biggest
Comparative Form
windier
Superlative Form
windiest
Comparative Form
Superlative Form
more interesting
Ex: Daniel is more interesting than Julian. Daryl is the most interesting.
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When you want to compare one thing to a group of things use superlative
adjectives. Lets check how these adjectives are formed
Superlative adjectives
Adjective
Cold
Add
cold +est
Hot
Hottest
Populated
The most +
populated
Sample sentence
Bogot is the coldest
city in Colombia.
Barranquilla is
the hottest city in
Colombia.
Bogot is the most
populated city in
Colombia.
Some adjectives may have an irregular comparative form; this means that they are
formed in a different way. Lets check the table.
Irregular comparatives
Adjective
Good
Bad
Comparative form
better
worse
Superlative form
The best
The worst
Far
farther
The Farthest
Well, dear apprentices, now you know how to make comparisons in English. You
can use comparative and superlative adjectives to talk about differences and
similarities.
Dont forget to keep practicing! The more you practice, the better you get at it.
See you!
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Credits
Pedagogical Direction
Paul Cifuentes
Carlos Javier Amaya
Direction of Art
Csar Pez
ICT Leadership
Yeison Ospina
Quality management
Juan Carlos Rojas
Script Composition
Ingrid Flrez
Content Support
Alex Fabin Paredes Guerrero
Patricia Emilce Rodrguez Quenoran
Ingrid Flre
Multimedia Development
Graphic designers
Diana Duque
Jose Mario Alzate
Programming engineers
Felipe Becerra
Voices
Jeffrey Christopher
Ciany Nelson
Guillermo Mendivil
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