Pre-reading questions:
- Do you know Emma Watson?
- Do you like Emma Watson?
Vanity Fair magazine has a sexy photo of Emma Watson in its cover. Many people say that Emma Watson betrayed her feminist ideals in her sexy photo. The actress defended herself and said that many people don’t understand what feminism really is. Furthermore, she said that feminism is about freedom.
Vocabulary:
feminism [noun] – the belief that women should be allowed the same rights, power, and opportunities as men and be treated in the same way, or the set of activities intended to achieve this state
betray [verb] – to be false or not loyal to something or someone
ideal [noun] – principle or idea that are very good and one is trying to achieve
defend [verb] – to protect someone or something
True or False:
- Vanity Fair is a newspaper.
- Vanity Fair doesn’t have a sexy photo of Emma Watson.
- Many people say that Emma Watson betrayed her feminist ideals in her sexy photo.
- Emma Watson said that many people understand what feminism really is.
- For Emma Watson, feminism is not about freedom.