INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
Accessed on March 8, 2025.
Try the online quiz (CLICK HERE), reading, listening, and activities on grammar, spelling and vocabulary for this lesson on International Women's Day.
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International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated around the world on March 8 every year. It began as a campaign for better working conditions by women in New York at the turn of the 20th century. The first official IWD was on February 28, 1909. No one knows for sure why the date changed to March 8, but this is the date when thousands of women started annual marches in New York’s streets. The first international women’s conference took place in 1910, in Denmark. Since then, IWD has spread around the world. Today it is an important day to highlight the economic, political and social contributions women have made to our world. Women can now be happier that things are moving in the right direction.
IWD is an official holiday in many countries, including Algeria, China, Cuba, Italy, Poland, Vietnam, and Zambia. All across the world, men give flowers and other gifts to the women in their lives - mothers, wives, girlfriends, sisters, teachers, etc. In Portugal and Romania, women celebrate by having "women-only" dinners. IWD is a big event in India, where people hold celebrations throughout the day. Indian men want to show how important women are to their society. All around the world women are becoming more powerful in business, entertainment, politics and other areas. There are over a dozen nations today with women leaders. However, IWD is still necessary to highlight the inequality millions of women still face.
Sources: http://www.wikipedia.org/ and assorted sites.
- The Reading / Tapescript
- Phrase Match
- Listening Gap Fill
- Listening / Reading Gap Fill
- Choose the Correct Word
- Multiple Choice
- Spelling
- Put the Text Back Together
- Scrambled Sentences
- Discussion
- Student Survey
- Writing
- Homework
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