Handout 2 Exercise These words include some that many people consider chauvinist. Put the words into appropriate pairs with their neutral alternatives

Activity 2

Materials: Handout 2

Objective: Changing and using gender-marked words

Procedure: Students learn the suffixes that changing words in gender

Handout 2

Exercise 1. These words include some that many people consider chauvinist. Put the words into appropriate pairs with their neutral alternatives.

Cabin attendant - tribal elder human beings - person single woman- spinster mankind- humanity air hostess - stewardess

Exercise 2 .Change gender-marked words into several ones.

1. We shall have to elect the new chairman next month. We shall have to elect the new manager next month

2. Several firemen and policemen were hurt. Several workers were hurt

3. A spokesman for the store said the managers had decided to resign. A representative for the store said the managers had decided to resign

4. I wonder what time the postman comes every day. I winder what time the deliverer comes every day

5. I can not see a human anywhere. Shall I press this bell and see if someone comes?l can not see a mankind anywhere

6. Her brother’s a male nurse and she is an authoress. Her brother's a obstetrician.

Activity 3.

Materials: Handout 3

Objective: students know the synonyms of words and gender.

Procedure: students put the suffixes to words and make the letter more neutral. Handout 3

Exercise 1. Put the right suffixes for the words according to the gender.

Businessman chairman fisherman postman policeman barman