Women's football - 6 Minute English

Improve your English vocabulary and speaking with 6 Minute English as we hear about the history of women's football in the UK and around the world. Why did the English Football Association ban women's matches back in 1921 - and what progress has been made since then? Sam and Catherine take a look, and highlight some related vocabulary along the way too.

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𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲:
𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞 - word used to describe something that is difficult to do and might involve a lot of hard work or conflict

(𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞) 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 - being able to act independently and make your own choices

𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡 - a strong negative reaction to something

𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐦 (for something) - to make people less interested in something

𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐧 - to use rules to stop something from continuing to happen

(𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞) 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 (to do something) - to try really hard to do something

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