Tuesday, March 31, 2009

More lessons about Women from Breaking News English

The Fourth World Conference on Women,
Beijing Stamp Combination, September 5, 1995
(I was there, working in the computer room!)

Here are ten older (and excellent) ESL lessons about women from Sean Banville's Breaking News English.

  1. 2008-12-08: Oprah Winfrey most powerful woman
  2. 2008-09-03: Clever mums boost kids’ maths skills
  3. 2008-09-18: Rwanda - world’s first women-led country
  4. 2008-07-05: Ingrid Betancourt back in France
  5. 2008-06-20: United Nations says rape is a war crime
  6. 2006-03-08: UN boss not doing enough for women - easier harder
  7. 2005-12-28: Japanese women to have more equality - easier harder
  8. 2005-07-13: English Church accepts women bishops - easier harder
  9. 2005-05-10: Women-only cars for Tokyo trains - easier harder
  10. 2005-05-17: Kuwaiti women get the vote - easier harder