TECNOLOGICO DE MONTERREY

CAMPUS GUADALAJARA

MII-U1 Actividad 2. Produccin de used to para

hablar de costumbres familiares o sociales

Instrucciones: Copia en un documento Word los siguientes ejercicios para enviar a tu tutor:
Exercise 1. Application of used to".
Completa los enunciados utilizando used to o el verbo en pasado simple que est en parntesis.
1.

I (go) went to the doctor yesterday.

2.

My mom (live) lived in a farm when she was a small girl.

3.

You (drive) drove your car to school last week.

4.

We (go) went dancing last weekend.

5.

They (be) used to be happy children when they were little.

6.

My father (have) has an old convertible when he was a teenager.

7.

My town (be) used to be a very quiet place. Now there are many cars and industries.

8.

You and your classmates (finish) finished the project for mathematics an hour ago.

9.

I (play) played with my toys when I was a little boy.

10. 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.
Indigenous people in Mesoamerica such as Aztecs, Mayas, Nashuas, Totonacas and Purepechas used to
celebrate this tradition. During the pre-Hispanic times people used to preserve skulls as trophies. They used to
symbolize death and rebirth. Mexicans used to believe that the energy of the dead was determined by the type
of death they had suffered and not by the by the type of death they had suffered and not by the behavior they
used to spend during their lives.
Aztecs used to have this tradition in August, and they used to honor a complete month in festivities. These
festivities used to honor the god Mictecacihuatl and they used to be dedicate 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