Italian Politician's Comment on Women Sparks Controversy
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Roberto Vannacci is an Italian politician. He said something about women and skirts. He said he likes skirts best with no skirt at all. Many people did not like his words. This started a big controversy.
Another politician, Antonio Tajani, also spoke about short skirts before. Now he said sorry. He said he never wanted to offend women. He said people did not understand his words correctly.
Vannacci also talked about a new electoral law. This is a law about how people vote. He said his political group will not vote for this law. He said they do not like it.
Vocabulary15 words
- controversy
- when many people argue about something
- offend
- to make someone feel angry or hurt
- electoral law
- a law about how elections work
- politician
- a person who works in government
- apologize
- to say sorry
- remark
- something you say
- public
- all the people in a country
- comment
- words you say about something
- vote
- to choose in an election
- criticism
- saying something is bad
- group
- people who work together
- misunderstood
- not understood correctly
- interview
- a talk with questions and answers
- reaction
- what people say or do after something happens
- statement
- words said in public
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Answer key
1. He prefers no skirt at all 2. He apologized for his comment 3. His group will not vote for it
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Roberto Vannacci is an Italian _____.
He said he likes skirts best with no skirt at _____.
Many people did not like his _____.
This started a big _____.
Antonio Tajani also spoke about short _____ before.
He said sorry and said he never wanted to _____ women.
He said people did not _____ his words correctly.
Vannacci also talked about a new _____.
He said his political _____ will not vote for this law.
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