https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/ec46aef0-652c-4640-86b4-4b92e75987a9 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. To download a transcript and the programme, go to our website here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-190704 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬: Do you have a second job? https://youtu.be/TVHePsQLa3w Why do we feel awkward? https://youtu.be/SiQInf3_NIE Can we trust a smart speaker? https://youtu.be/Z2xcl93o7F0 What to do when you can't sleep https://youtu.be/HZd53TJpmoQ 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 [Getty images] #BBCLearningEnglish #6MinuteEnglish #LearnEnglish Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:41:51 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.pavel-english.ru https://video.pavel-english.ru/client/assets/images/icons/icon-96x96.png https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/ec46aef0-652c-4640-86b4-4b92e75987a9 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.pavel-english.ru/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.