Highlights
A Head-Balancing Act
Cecil Dzwowa
People & Places
head balancing, Africa, Zimbabwe, Chikomo, rural, Colleta, Sheila, Cecil, Cynthia
HL
359
B1
English
9781683295976
This article describes the special skill of girls in Zimbabwe in carrying pots of water on their heads over great distances, never dropping them!
Word lists coverage
The word and grammar lists are compiled from commercially available resources and English study websites. They are not intended to be authority. Use at your own discretion.| List | Total | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Eiken Grade 1 | 3,105 | 0% |
| Eiken Grade 2 | 866 | 0.23% |
| Eiken Grade 3 | 900 | 4.44% |
| Eiken Grade 4 | 600 | 8% |
| Eiken Grade 5 | 600 | 12% |
| Eiken Grade Pre1 | 2,868 | 0.03% |
| Eiken Grade Pre2 | 1,327 | 0.53% |
| Eiken Grade Pre2+ | 1,562 | 0.58% |
| NDL | 875 | 12% |
| NGSL 1 to 1,000 | 1,000 | 10.8% |
| NGSL 1,001 to 2,000 | 1,000 | 1.2% |
| NGSL 2,001 to 3,000 | 801 | 0.62% |
| NGSL Supplemental | 52 | 0% |
Grammar lists coverage
The word and grammar lists are compiled from commercially available resources and English study websites. They are not intended to be authority. Use at your own discretion.| List | Total | Unique | Coverage | Unique |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eiken Grade Pre1 | 94 | 94 | 0% | 0% |
| Eiken Grade 2 | 123 | 122 | 0% | 0% |
| Eiken Grade Pre2 | 111 | 108 | 0% | 0% |
| Eiken Grade 3 | 48 | 47 | 0% | 0% |
| Eiken Grade 4 | 52 | 49 | 0% | 0% |
| Eiken Grade 5 | 176 | 139 | 0% | 0% |
| A1 | 352 | 316 | 0% | 0% |
| A2 | 949 | 893 | 0% | 0% |
| B1 | 1,126 | 1,106 | 0% | 0% |
| B2 | 775 | 760 | 0% | 0% |
| C1 | 402 | 395 | 0% | 0% |
| C2 | 312 | 308 | 0% | 0% |