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Mexico's government is trying to stop its male workers from using sexist language in the workplace. It has published a special guide that advises workers on how not to talk to female colleagues. All male employees will receive a copy of ‘The Manual for the Non-sexist Use of Language’. It was written by a group fighting violence against women. The manual tells men not to use phrases like "If you want to work, why did you have children," and "You are prettier when you keep quiet".
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Sexist language is common in most of the world’s languages. Many English speakers object to how “masculine” their language is. Many nouns containing male words are commonly used to talk about men and women. An example is the word “mankind”. This is slowly changing and people now say “spokesperson” and “chairperson” instead of “spokesman” and “chairman”. Newspapers are often at fault for using sexist language. News stories often talk about “Mr X’s wife” but rarely “Mrs X’s husband”.
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Match the following phrases from the article.
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stop its male workers from |
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guide |
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It has published a special |
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to use phrases |
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how not to talk |
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against women |
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All male employees will receive |
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using sexist language |
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a group fighting violence |
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a copy |
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The manual tells men not |
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to female colleagues |
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Sexist language is |
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about men |
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most of the world’s |
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male words |
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nouns containing |
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common |
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commonly used to talk |
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changing |
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This is slowly |
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fault |
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Newspapers are often at |
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Mexico's government ____________________ male workers from using sexist language ____________________. It has published a special guide that advises workers on how not to talk to female colleagues. All male employees ____________________ ‘The Manual for the Non-sexist Use of Language’. It was ____________________ fighting violence against women. The manual tells men ____________________ like "If you want to work, why did you have children," and "You are prettier ____________________ ".
Sexist language ____________________ of the world’s languages. Many English ____________________ how “masculine” their language is. Many nouns containing male ____________________ used to talk about men and women. An example is the word “mankind”. This ____________________ and people now say “spokesperson” and “chairperson” instead of “spokesman” and “chairman”. Newspapers ____________________ for using sexist language. News stories often talk about “Mr X’s wife” but rarely ___________________”.
Mexico's government is (1) ____ to stop its male workers from using sexist language in the workplace. It has published a special guide that (2) ____ workers on how not to talk to female colleagues. All male employees will (3) ____ a copy of ‘The Manual for the Non-sexist Use of Language’. It was written (4) ____ a group fighting violence against women. The manual tells men not to use (5) ____ like "If you want to work, why did you have children," and "You are prettier when you (6) ____ quiet".
Sexist language is (7) ____ in most of the world’s languages. Many English speakers (8) ____ to how “masculine” their language is. Many nouns containing male words are commonly (9) ____ to talk about men and women. An example is the word “mankind”. This is (10) ____ changing and people now say “spokesperson” and “chairperson” instead of “spokesman” and “chairman”. Newspapers are often (11) ____ fault for using sexist language. News stories often talk about “Mr X’s wife” but (12) ____ “Mrs X’s husband”.
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
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tried |
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trying |
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tries |
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advises |
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advice |
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advising |
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got |
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given |
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receive |
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to |
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by |
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from |
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phrases |
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phrase |
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beep |
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weep |
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keep |
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common |
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commonly |
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subject |
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usefulness |
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using |
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used |
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slowly |
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slowed |
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slows |
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rarely |
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Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.
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female euolgealcs |
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not to use hraesps like… |
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Sexist language is mocnom |
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English speakers jobetc |
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Number these lines in the correct order.
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used to talk about men and women. An example is the word “mankind”. This is slowly |
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changing and people now say “spokesperson” and “chairperson” instead of “spokesman” and |
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to talk to female colleagues. All male employees will receive a copy of ‘The Manual |
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women. The manual tells men not to use phrases like "If you want to work, why did |
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to how “masculine” their language is. Many nouns containing male words are commonly |
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workplace. It has published a special guide that advises workers on how not |
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Mexico's government is trying to stop its male workers from using sexist language in the |
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for the Non-sexist Use of Language’. It was written by a group fighting violence against |
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stories often talk about “Mr X’s wife” but rarely “Mrs X’s husband”. |
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“chairman”. Newspapers are often at fault for using sexist language. News |
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Sexist language is common in most of the world’s languages. Many English speakers object |
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you have children," and "You are prettier when you keep quiet". |
With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.
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sexist male language workers from Stop using its. |
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a that published guide workers has special advises It. |
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copy a receive will employees male All. |
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women A fighting against group violence. |
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keep you when prettier are You quiet. |
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in Common languages world’s the of most. |
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commonly are words male containing Nouns used. |
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are about commonly men used to Words talk. |
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language sexist using for fault at Often. |
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1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. SEXIST LANGUAGE: Search the Internet and find more information about how sexist your language might be. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about a sexist workplace. Include imaginary interviews with men and women. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
5. LETTER: Write a letter to the author of ‘The Manual for the Non-sexist Use of Language’. Ask him/her three questions about sexist language. Give him/her three of your opinions on how we can stop it. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Your partner will answer the questions you asked.
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