Today’s word of the Day is: What It Means A cantankerous person is often angry and annoyed. Cantankerous also means “difficult or irritating to deal with.” Example: Several sportswriters cited the coach’s cantankerous personality as a reason for the team’s poor performance and lack of motivation. Other Words from cantankerous cantankerously adverb cantankerousness noun Synonyms & Antonyms Synonyms acid, bearish, bilious, bloody-minded disagreeable, dyspeptic, …
Independence Day in the United States. A bit of history In the 17th and 18th centuries, the United States was not as we know it today, but the colonies of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, which were founded by British…
scintillate scintillate \SIN-tuh-layt\ verb Meaning Scintillate means “to dazzle or impress with liveliness or wit.“ // Her hilarious and topical standup routine was absolutely scintillated; the audience brought her back for two encores.// Synonyms flash. glimmer. glitter. shine. sparkle. Examples:“Kimberly Marable’s scarred Persephone, torn as Hades’ consort between verdant summers above and the steamy underworld…
Today’s word of the Day is: Duress Duress, which is typically used with under, refers to force or threats meant to make someone do something. It is used especially of unlawful constraint. Example: The defense asserts that the defendant’s confession was made under duress. Meaning 1 law : forcible restraint or restriction While the German army was still held…
The UK and Ireland are suffering from a shortage of English as a foreign language teachers in the wake of the pandemic, even though the number of students has multiplied. The UK and Ireland are facing a severe shortage of teachers of English as a second language and now they are in search of them.…
En el mundo actual, globalizado e interconectado, los Idiomas son una poderosa herramienta para crecer y desarrollarse profesionalmente. Son una inversión que enriquece la vida, pues la lengua es la clave de la cultura. El desarrollo alcanzado por la humanidad como producto de la integración económica, social y cultural requiere el dominio de distintas lenguas. En el mundo laboral, la formación…
¿Te han dicho que necesitas mejorar tus habilidades de comprensión auditiva en inglés, pero la idea de pasar horas escuchando noticias de la BBC te llena de horror? No te preocupes, ¡hemos creado una gran lista de programas (tanto en inglés británico como americano) para ayudarte a mejorar tu vocabulario y divertirte al mismo tiempo.…
Es bien sabido que el día 23 de Mayo, se realiza la celebración del día del estudiante para los jóvenes que dedican su esfuerzo en realizar una preparación académica en diferentes niveles académicos. La pandemia ha sido una desventaja para todo tipo de celebración, debido a que la interacción y socialización son limitadas ante la…
El Departamento de Lenguas Extranjeras, tiene el gusto y honor de invitarlos a ser partícipes de la transmisión de nuestro 1° Coloquio Lenguas, Educación y Cultura 2022, en el se llevarán acabo una serie de conferencias destinadas a ejemplificar la importancia del aprendizaje de una Lengua Extranjera a nivel personal y profesional. Tendremos grandes invitados,…
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States, and this year occurs on Thursday, November 25. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag shared an autumn harvest feast, that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated…