Instituto

Tecnolgico
de
Rodrigo Loaiza Nava
Estudios
Superiores
de
A07044982
Monterrey
21/01/2015
Ingles II
Tutor: Alicia Morales
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) went to the doctor yesterday.
My mom (live) lived in a farm when she was a small girl.
You (drive) drove your car to school last week.
We (go) went dancing last weekend.
They (be) used to be happy children when they were little.
My father (have) had 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) finished the project for
mathematics an hour ago.
I (play) played with my toys when I was a little boy.
Our teacher (be) used to be a 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 symbolise
used to celebrate
honor used to have
used to be dedicated
used to love
to believe used to honor

used to spend

used

used to preserve

to
used

The day of the Dead is a Mexican tradition that honours 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.
Indigenous people in Mesoamerica such as Aztecs, Mayas, Nahuas,
Totonacas and Purepechas used to celebrate this tradition. During the
pre-Hispanic times people used to preserve skulls as trophies. They
used to honor 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 behaviour they used to have 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 honor
the god Mictecacihuatl and they used to be dedicated 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-demuertos-en-museos-del-inah