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Introduction
As the FIFA Women's World Cup approaches the end of the tournament, we look at the rise in the popularity of female only football. We hear about the history of the women’s sport in the UK and around the world and what progress has been made since the FA bann...

介绍： 公众号MissRui同步更新全文，欢迎关注~

Introduction
As the FIFA Women's World Cup approaches the end of the tournament, we look at the rise in the popularity of female only football. We hear about the history of the women’s sport in the UK and around the world and what progress has been made since the FA bannedw omen’s matches in 1921. You can learn some related vocabulary along the way too.

This week'squestion
When was the first official women’s football world cup?
A: 1970
B: 1988, or
C: 1991
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.

Vocabulary
1.a struggle奋力抗争
word used to describe something that is difficult to do and might involve a lot of hard workor conflict

2.(to have) agency能够独立行动并做出自己的选择

being able to act independently and make your own choices

3.a backlash (对社会变动等的)强烈抵制，集体反对

a strong negative reaction to something

4.to dampen enthusiasm (for something)抑制（对某物）的热情

to make peopleless interested in something

5.to ban禁止
to use rules to stop something from continuing to happen

6.(to make) a concerted effort (to do something)努力做某事
to try really hard to do something

Link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-190704