The next speech we will examine was delivered by Emma Watson at a UN Convention on Gender Rights. There, she made a powerful speech on the importance of gender equality across the world.
The following vocabulary appears in Emma’s speech. Try to match the word with its definition.
1. advocate 2. humanitarian 3. distinguished 4. inequality 5. galvanise 6. tangible 7. isolating 8. distort 9. submissive A. To give a misleading or false account of something B. Real, able to be felt
C. To cause someone to take action, especially by shocking or exciting them in some way
D. Ready to conform to the authority or will of others; meekly obedient
E. A person who publicly supports a cause F. Dignified, successful, noble
G. The state of not being equal, especially in status, rights and opportunities
H. A person concerned with the welfare of others
I. Having the effect of making someone feel alone or apart from others
to perform a speech
getting your facts right
how to open a speech and to eff ectively use speech techniques (statistics, rhetorical questions, quotes and anecdotes)
Go to YouTube and look up ‘Emma Watson at the HeForShe Campaign 2014 – Offi cial UN video’ (13:16). Watch the address and then answer the following questions.
