Christi Abigail Arellano Castro

A07164130
Ingles II
Lic. Laura Uribe
07/09/2017

MII-U1 Actividad 2. Produccin de used to para hablar de costumbres familiares o sociales

Exercise 1. Application of used to".

Completa los enunciados utilizando used to o el verbo en pasado simple que est
en parntesis.

I (go) _used to go_______ to the doctor yesterday.

My mom (live) _used to live_______ in a farm when she was a small girl.
You (drive)used to drive your car to school last week.
We (go) ___used to go_______dancing last weekend.
They (be) ____used to be_____ happy children when they were little.
My father (have) ___used to have______ an old convertible when he was a teenager.
My town (be) ____used to be_____ a very quiet place. Now there are many cars and
industries.
You and your classmates (finished) ____used to finish_____ the project for mathematics
an hour ago.
I (play) ____used to play_____ with my toys when I was a little boy.
Our teacher (be) _____used to be____ pilot when he was young.
Exercise 2. Used to in context.
Completa las expresiones faltantes en el siguiente prrafo sobre la tradicin del da
de muertos. Usa los verbos del recuadro. Puedes buscar las palabras que
desconozcas en tu diccionario.

used to symbolize used to celebrate used to spend used to honor

used to have
used to be dedicated used to love used to preserve used to believe
used to honor
The day of the Dead is a mexican tradition that honors people who have died. It is
celebrated at the end of october and beginning of November. This festival is also
celebrated in many communities in the United States, because many mexicans live there.
It is also celebrated in some latin american countries.
Christi Abigail Arellano Castro
A07164130
Ingles II
Lic. Laura Uribe
07/09/2017

MII-U1 Actividad 2. Produccin de used to para hablar de costumbres familiares o sociales

Indigenous people in Mesoamerica such as Aztecs, Mayas, Nahuas, Totonacas and
Purepechas ____ used to honor _____ this tradition. During the pre-Hispanic times
people ____ used to have _____skulls as trophies. They ____ used to symbolize
_____death and rebirth. Mexicas ____ used to believe _____that the energy of the dead
was determined by the type of death they had suffered and not by the behavior they ____
used to preserve _____during their lives.

Aztecs ____ used to celebrate _____this tradition in August, and they ____ used to
spend _____a complete month in festivities. These festivities ______ used to be
dedicated ___the god Mictecacihuatl and they ___used to honor______to children and
the lives of relatives who had died.

On November 2nd, mexicans visit their relatives who have passed away and they prepare
food for them. It is a tradition to believe that the soul of the dead comes and visits the living
during that night and are able to enjoy the food that is prepared for them. Relatives
prepare those dishes that the dead ___used to love______.

The celebration of the day of the Death is famous in many parts of the world. On
november 7, 2003 this mexican tradition was declared intangible cultural heritage by
UNESCO.

Fuentes:

http://diadelosmuertos.yaia.com/historia.html

http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/es/RL/00054

http://www.inah.gob.mx/index.php/especiales/5333-celebra-el-dia-de-muertos-en-museos-
del-inah