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The Dash is one punctuation mark that is seldom used by E.English learners. In Spanish at least, the reason is we don’t just have it which explains why we rarely use it. A Dash is a good alternative for situations when an ellipsis or a parenthesis are required. Let´s say we need to clarify an aspect of a concept we are trying to explain: In other words, it is sunlight -- not moonlight -- what comes from the moon since our satellite reflects but does not produce any light. A Dash is not a hyphen. Hyphens are shorter while dashes are slightly longer. Also h yphens are used to either put words together and to separate syllables in a word but not to introduce a short message to clarify what is being said. There are really two types of dashes the en dash and the  em dash .  An en dash is used if you want to establish a number range: I  have students who are 15-16 years old. It is also used when there is a connection between two specific term: The London-New York bridge seems to

This one is not so simple. We know that AMANECER is SUNRISE (as much as Atardecer is Sunset), but what about ALBORADA?  We have two candidates: DAWN and DAYBREAK. Both are defined as the first appearance of sunlight during the day. There is no way to tell what word really is ALBORADA, also called ALBA, so I will only bet on the longest: DAYBREAK with ALBA being only DAWN.     Of course at the end of the day all these words are synonyms and thus interchangeable.                                                                

Is there a crazier movie than this? I dont think there is a crazier character in all filmography than this green-faced man that turns up whenever someone decides to put on that mask.  Apparently the Mask is an ancient relic that gives extraordinary powers to whoever is wearing it. Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey), a hard-luck young man finds this wooden mask and becomes this almighty character called The Mask. The truth is that the mask used to belong to Loki the the trickster god of the Norse mythology, hence its incredible abilities. Ipkiss accidentally meets and falls in love with  Tina (Cameron Díaz), a voluptuous woman who is involved with gangsters. It will be thanks to The Mask and his reality bending powers that Stanley will overcome his inhibitions, help the Police get theb gansters and obtain Tina's affections, but not before a lot of craziness (emphasis in craziness). What a great fantasy comedy this is! In its time it was so successful it helped boost Carrey's and

When you say SOME TIME you either mean a short time or a long time.  The event that you mention too place SOME TIME ago.  If in only one word then SOMETIME has another meaning implying at an indefinite time.  Paul arrived sometime during the party. When us with a final S, SOMETIMES is an adverb of frequency and is best positioned before the principal verb and after the verb to Be if such verb is present in the sentence.     I  I am SOMETIMES puzzled when I see why people act the way they do. SOMETIMES, she comes in the afternoon, too. We SOMETIMES come on Wednesday, but not all the time.                                     

In English you just need one word for that and it is MOONLIGHT. In its simplest definition MOONLIGHT  is the light of the Moon or perhaps we could say the light that seems to come from the Moon since the Moon is not a star and thus is incapable of emitting any light at all. Another good definition would be the sunlight we receive on Earth after such light is reflected by the Moon surface. In that case another term could be more accurate and that is MOONSHINE (pretty much the same thing). MOONLIGHT can also be an adjective so we can say things such as a "A Moonlight Ride" or "A Moonlight View".  It is also the name of Beethoven's most famous piano piece, one so beautiful that even those who don't know anything about Classical music would stop to hear.  An old TV series was also called MOONLIGHT and it was starred by none other than a very young Bruce Willis and Cybill Sheppard. As a verb MOONLIGHT  refers to any activity other than one's regul

The correct word is OVERPASS which is basically a road passing over another road.  In Great Britain they are called FLYOVERS. Though mostly they are built to facilitate traffic there are also OVERPASSES created for the use of pedestrians only and they are called PEDESTRIAN OVERPASSES. An OVERPASS is not only built for cars or pedestrians but also trains. Once believed to be the solution for traffic problems in the big cities, an OVERPASS is no longer regarded as a solution and in fact in many places they are being taken down because really they affect the panorama of a city. In other words, overpasses have allowed drivers to make every one's lives easier but that was in the past. Modern architecture has modified its standards and OVERPASSES are not only impractical all of a sudden but also awful-looking.                                                                                                                                                                                

Once your students have reached at least an intermediate level, if not advanced, it is indispensable to have them participate in activities that help them sharpen their skills. One of those activities is a Round Table. Well, if you see the picture we did not exactly have round tables in our classroom but we just put together our desks and that was enough.  This activity works out better in small groups (the teacher and three or four students). Obviously that means the rest of the class will be somewhat unattended for a while so it is advisable to assign an activity to keep them busy in the meantime. Each round table session should last 15 to 20 minutes tops so then you can continue with another group. Also each session should begin with a question brought by the teacher which will serve to introduce the theme of the discussion. Something like this could work: "What are the benefits and the problems that Internet has brought to our lives?" Students must be instructed