Vocabulary Preview
Match each word or phrase with the correct definition.
1. activist
a. a woman’s last name before she marries
2. cause
b. a product related to beauty
3. charity
c. a brother or a sister
4. cosmetic
d. someone who supports one side
of a controversial issue
5. maiden name
e. a principle
6. sibling
f. an institution
that helps the poor
Pre-Reading Questions
Think about the following questions.
1. Do you use any cosmetics? If so, which ones?
2. Do you think animal testing is OK? If so, when is it OK?
3. What are some unethical practices businesses do?
Anita Roddick
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nita Roddick was born in an English bomb shelter on October 23, 1942,
during World War II. Her maiden name was Anita Lucia Perilli. Anita’s
parents and her three siblings had fled from
Italy just before the war
began. Her mother ran a café, and Anita helped her after school and on weekends.
Her parents divorced when Anita was nine, and she
later found out that her
