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There was / There were y propuestas de acción sobre la Conquista

📄 ejercicios ingles 🎓 secundaria · 2° Secundaria México 🇲🇽 MX 🗣 Español

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e) was / could; f) there were; g) there was; h) there was / could; i) There was; j) there were / could. 1.a) tecnología, alianzas, enfermedades, crisis política. 1.b) discriminación por color de piel u origen.

📚 exercise ingles ⭐⭐ Dificultad 2/5 ⏱ 8 min lectura

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Uérakua anapu uantakua. Projects and Readings. Libro de Educación Secundaria Grado 2° Ciclo Escolar 2025 - 2026

Ejercicio 1

Ejercicio e

Completa: ___ a huge tree in the middle of the park where children ___ play.

El sujeto es a huge tree (singular), por lo que se usa la forma singular there was.
El segundo espacio necesita un verbo modal de posibilidad en pasado: could.

Respuesta: There was a huge tree in the middle of the park where children could play.

Ejercicio f

On the old farm, ___ several barns and stables.

Several barns and stables es plural, así que se usa there were.

Respuesta: On the old farm, there were several barns and stables.

Ejercicio g

In the library, ___ a special section for ancient manuscripts.

A special section es singular → there was.

Respuesta: In the library, there was a special section for ancient manuscripts.

Ejercicio h

In the past, ___ no electricity in the town, so people ___ only use candles and oil lamps for light.

No electricity es un sustantivo no contable, tratado como singular → there was.
La consecuencia en pasado requiere el modal could.

Respuesta: In the past, there was no electricity in the town, so people could only use candles and oil lamps for light.

Ejercicio i

___ an old, abandoned house at the end of the street.

An old, abandoned house es singular → there was.

Respuesta: There was an old, abandoned house at the end of the street.

Ejercicio j

During the festival, ___ street performers and musicians everywhere, and you ___ hear music all day long.

Street performers and musicians es plural → there were.
La habilidad o posibilidad en pasado se expresa con could.

Respuesta: During the festival, there were street performers and musicians everywhere, and you could hear music all day long.

Action Proposals

Parte 1.a

List the key reasons why the Spanish conquered Mexico-Tenochtitlan.

Respuesta orientativa:

Superior military technology: steel weapons, armor, cannons, horses and war dogs.
Alliances with Indigenous peoples who were enemies or tributaries of the Mexica (Tlaxcaltecas, Huejotzingas, etc.).
European diseases such as smallpox, which decimated the Indigenous population.
Internal political crisis in Tenochtitlan after Moctezuma II's death and the division among Mexica nobles.
The Spanish strategy of capturing the tlatoani and controlling the city from within.

Parte 1.b

Identify a problem in your community that results from the consequences of the Conquest.

Respuesta orientativa:

A common problem is the discrimination that people with darker skin, Indigenous languages or non-European features still face in schools, jobs and public spaces. This prejudice has colonial roots: during the colonial period, skin color and origin were used to justify a social hierarchy. Today it appears in jokes, stereotypes and unequal access to opportunities. To address it, we can promote intercultural education, value Indigenous languages and cultures, and report discriminatory acts.

Respuesta

e) was / could; f) there were; g) there was; h) there was / could; i) There was; j) there were / could.

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Grammar practice

e) ______ a huge tree in the middle of the park where children ______ play.

f) On the old farm, ______ several barns and stables.

g) In the library, ______ a special section for ancient manuscripts.

h) In the past, ______ no electricity in the town, so people ______ only use candles and oil lamps for light.

i) ______ an old, abandoned house at the end of the street.

j) During the festival, ______ street performers and musicians everywhere, and you ______ hear music all day long.

Answers: e) there was, b) there were, g) there was, h) there was / could, i) there was, j) there were / could.

Action Proposals

Nowadays, there are prejudices and discrimination against some groups because of their ethnic, gender, social or religious origin. These problems go back to the colonial period, specifically, at the end of the conquest of Mexico-Tenochtitlan, because the Spanish imposed their dominance on Indigenous populations through their values, political and social organization, and religion.

In classroom community, do the following activities:

a) List the key reasons why the Spanish conquered Mexico-Tenochtitlan.

b) Identify a problem in your community that is a result from the consequences of the Conquest. Use your research and think especially about the discrimination against non-European people because of their skin color, gender, or sexual orientation, among others.

Ejemplos resueltos

There ___ a big market in the town last year.

Sujeto singular (a big market) → there was. Resultado: There was a big market in the town last year.

There ___ many people at the festival, and we ___ dance all night.

Sujeto plural (many people) → there were; posibilidad en pasado → could. Resultado: There were many people at the festival, and we could dance all night.

Tabla

Singular	Plural
There was	There were
a tree	several barns
a section	performers and musicians
no electricity

Diagrama

mindmap
  root((Consequences of the Conquest))
    Military
      Steel weapons
      Horses and cannons
    Alliances
      Tlaxcaltecas
      Huejotzingas
    Disease
      Smallpox
    Political crisis
      Death of Moctezuma II
    Social legacy
      Discrimination
      Colonial hierarchy

Glosario (9)

barn: granero, establo
stable: caballeriza
manuscript: manuscrito
abandoned: abandonado
street performer: artista callejero
prejudice: prejuicio
discrimination: discriminación
conquest: conquista
Indigenous: indígena

Preguntas para practicar

Why do you think discrimination against Indigenous people still exists today?

Because colonial hierarchies that valued European features and culture over Indigenous ones were never fully dismantled. They persist in stereotypes, in the media and in unequal access to education and jobs. Recognizing this history is the first step to change it.

How can your classroom community fight discrimination?

By promoting respect for all languages and cultures, rejecting jokes that mock skin color or origin, and creating spaces where everyone can share their history. Also, by learning about the Conquest from Indigenous perspectives.

Temas y conceptos clave

There was / There wereCould para habilidad y posibilidad en pasadoConsecuencias sociales de la Conquista de México-Tenochtitlanthere was (singular)there were (plural)could + verbo basediscriminación por origen étnicocolonialidad

Fuentes y referencias

SEP, Uérakua anapu uantakua. Projects and Readings, 2° de secundaria, 2025-2026

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📌 Antes de leer esto

• Presente del verbo to be (is/are)
• There is / There are
• Vocabulario básico de lugares y objetos
• Nociones generales de la Conquista de México

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Past simple: regular and irregular verbs

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a huge tree in the middle of the park where children . play.

f) On the old farm,several barns and stables.

g) In the library,a special section for ancient manuscripts.

h) In the past,no electricity in the town, so people

only use candles and oil lamps for light.

1an old, abandoned house at the end of the street.

j) During the festival,street performers and musicians everywhere, and you hear music allday long.

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Action Proposals

Nowadays, there are prejudices and discrimination against some groups because of their ethnic, gender,social or religious origin. These problems go back to the colonial period, specifically, at the end of the conquest of Mexico-Tenochtitlan, because the Spanish imposed their dominance on Indigenous populations through their values, political and social organization, and religion.

In classroom community, do the following activities:a) List the key reasons why the Spanish conquered Mexico-Tenochtitlan.

b) Identify a problem in your community that is a result from the consequences of the Conquest.Use your research and think especially about the discrimination against non-European people because of their skin color, gender, or sexual orientation, among others.

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