Ejercicio e
Completa: ___ a huge tree in the middle of the park where children ___ play.
- El sujeto es singular: a huge tree.
- Con sustantivo singular se usa there was.
- La segunda idea expresa posibilidad en pasado: children could play.
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.
- Con plural 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.
- Corresponde 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 en singular → there was.
- La segunda oración expresa obligación en pasado → had to.
Respuesta: In the past, there was no electricity in the town, so people had to 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.
- Se usa 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 segunda idea expresa posibilidad en pasado → could.
Respuesta: During the festival, there were street performers and musicians everywhere, and you could hear music all day long.
Action Proposals
List the key reasons why the Spanish conquered Mexico-Tenochtitlan.
- Superior military technology: steel weapons, armor, cannons and horses.
- Alliances with Indigenous peoples subjected by the Mexica (Tlaxcaltecas, Texcoco, etc.).
- Diseases such as smallpox, which decimated the population.
- Internal political crisis and the death of Moctezuma II.
- Strategic advantage of the siege and control of the lake.
Respuesta orientativa: La conquista se explica por la superioridad armamentística, las alianzas indígenas, las epidemias, la crisis política mexica y el asedio de Tenochtitlan.
Identify a problem in your community that results from the Conquest.
- La discriminación por color de piel, lengua o vestimenta hacia pueblos indígenas.
- El racismo estructural en el acceso a la educación y al trabajo.
- La exclusión de las lenguas originarias en espacios públicos.
Respuesta orientativa: Un problema actual es la discriminación hacia personas indígenas o de piel morena, herencia del sistema colonial de castas. Se manifiesta en burlas por la lengua, la vestimenta o el origen, y en menores oportunidades laborales y educativas. Combatirla exige reconocer la diversidad y promover la igualdad.
