Listening unit 5 (Dynamic 4º)

Listen to a radio show called Influential people. What is Battle of the Sexes? 

Billie Jean King was the best female tennis player in the world for ______________ years.

Billie Jean was playing in a tennis tournament in ________________ when she first experienced gender inequality.

In the 1950s, most female players wore ___________________ when they played tennis.

In 1972, Billie Jean got $_________________ less in prize money than the men’s champion.

(write numbers)

Male and female tennis champions started to be paid the same prize money in America in _________________.

(write the year)

Bobby Riggs believed that he could play tennis better than Billie Jean could because he was _________________.

About ____________________ people watched the famous tennis match on television.

(write number)

Billie Jean’s incredible win over Bobby Riggs was an inspiration to women to fight for _________________.