Emma and Malala
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1. Read the following text and complete the missing words with the ones below. advocate feminist ambassador promote speech equality education peace shot father Malala Yousafzai tells Emma Watson: I'm a feminist thanks to you Thursday 5 November 2015 08.21 GMT 1 Malala Yousafzai has told Emma Watson that the actor’s speech to world leaders made her change her mind about not describing herself as a feminist. The 18-year-old human rights and education (1)___________ from Pakistan met the film star at the premiere of a documentary about her, called He Named Me Malala. Yousafzai, a Nobel (2)_____________ prize winner, said she initially thought feminism was a “tricky word” but now believed everyone should be a feminist. Watson, a UN global goodwill (3)________________ for women, gave a (4)____________ to the UN last year to launch her “He for She” campaign, aimed at encouraging men to speak up for women’s rights. Yousafzai began speaking out on education for girls in 2009 when she was just 12. She was 15 and on her way home from school in Swat valley, Pakistan, when she was (5)________________ in the head in October 2012, for speaking out against the Taliban and its prohibition on women’s (6)_______________. Yousafzai said her (7)____________, Ziauddin, had been an “example to all men” and called himself a (8)___________. She added: “It has been a tricky word. When I heard it the first time I heard some negative responses and some positive ones. I hesitated in saying am I feminist or not? “Then after hearing your speech I decided there’s no way and there’s nothing wrong by calling yourself a feminist. So I’m a feminist and we all should be a feminist because feminism is another word for (9)__________.” Men “have to step forward” to (10)_____________ equality of the sexes, she said. 1 Adapted extract.
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1. Read the following text and complete the missing words with the ones below.
advocate feminist ambassador promote speechequality education peace shot father
Malala Yousafzai tells Emma Watson: I'm a feminist thanks to you
Thursday 5 November 2015 08.21 GMT1
Malala Yousafzai has told Emma Watson that the actor’s speech to world leaders made her change her mind about not describing herself as a feminist.
The 18-year-old human rights and education (1)___________ from Pakistan met the film star at the premiere of a documentary about her, called He Named Me Malala.
Yousafzai, a Nobel (2)_____________ prize winner, said she initially thought feminism was a “tricky word” but now believed everyone should be a feminist.
Watson, a UN global goodwill (3)________________ for women, gave a (4)____________ to the UN last year to launch her “He for She” campaign, aimed at encouraging men to speak up for women’s rights.
Yousafzai began speaking out on education for girls in 2009 when she was just 12. She was 15 and on her way home from school in Swat valley, Pakistan, when she was (5)________________ in the head in October 2012, for speaking out against the Taliban and its prohibition on women’s (6)_______________.
Yousafzai said her (7)____________, Ziauddin, had been an “example to all men” and called himself a (8)___________. She added: “It has been a tricky word. When I heard it the first time I heard some negative responses and some positive ones. I hesitated in saying am I feminist or not?
“Then after hearing your speech I decided there’s no way and there’s nothing wrong by calling yourself a feminist. So I’m a feminist and we all should be a feminist because feminism is another word for (9)__________.” Men “have to step forward” to (10)_____________ equality of the sexes, she said.
1 Adapted extract.
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He Named Me Malala (2015) PG-132 | 88 min | Documentary | 6 November 2015 (Spain)
6,2 Ratings: 6,2/10 from 788 users Metascore: 61/100
A look at the events leading up to the Taliban's attack on Pakistani schoolgirl, Malala Yousafzai, for speaking out on girls' education followed by the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations.Director: Davis GuggenheimStars: Malala Yousafzai, Ziauddin Yousafzai, Toor Pekai Yousafzai | See full cast and crew »
1 win & 1 nomination. See more awards »
2 PG: Parental Guidance; Rated PG-13 for thematic elements involving disturbing images and threats |
