10 July
Jul 10, 2022•7 min
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Episode description
Political activists jailed, the vote for Dutch women, and Lopo do Nascimento is born.
Join us and discover what happened on this day in the past, all while improving your listening skills and learning a few new words along the way. Email us your feedback to podcasting@babbel.com.
Useful words
conscription: when a government makes its people fight in a war
suffrage: the right to vote
abolish: to bring something to and end / to do away with something / to remove
These events are written in a simple way for intermediate learners of English. Facts are accurate as of April 2022.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3OEi8MJ
Join us and discover what happened on this day in the past, all while improving your listening skills and learning a few new words along the way. Email us your feedback to podcasting@babbel.com.
Useful words
conscription: when a government makes its people fight in a war
suffrage: the right to vote
abolish: to bring something to and end / to do away with something / to remove
These events are written in a simple way for intermediate learners of English. Facts are accurate as of April 2022.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3OEi8MJ
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