Упр.5 Юнит 2 Step 5 ГДЗ Rainbow English 10 класс
Political Correctness Nowadays a lot of people try to be politically correct. Thus they show tact and diplomacy speaking to or about people who have problems.
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Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Баранова, Афанасьева, Михеева 10 класс, Дрофа:
Political Correctness
Nowadays a lot of people try to be politically correct. Thus they show tact and diplomacy speaking to or about people who have problems.
Remember what is and what is not politically correct and follow this rule.
I.Disabilities and old age
an invalida person with disability
an old mana man advanced in years
an old womana woman advanced in years
old peoplesenior citizens
pensionersretired people
II.Race
a Negro(an) Afro-American, Afro-British, a black person
an Indian a Native American
III.Gender
menpeople
a businessmana businessperson
a firemana firefighter
a sportsmanan athlete
a chairmana chairperson
an actress, a poetess etcan actor, a poet
a manageressa manager
he or his (if you dontaskt know
the gender of the person) he/she or his/her or their
As a child gets older their expectations increase.
IV.Pay attention to sentences with everyone and everybody.
Everyone invited their parents to the show. (Informal)
Everyone invited his/her parents to the show. (Formal)
Everybody said they had enjoyed the party. (Informal)
Everybody said he/she had enjoyed the party. (Formal)
5 Change the sentences to make them politically correct.
1) Every child wants to feel that he and only he is loved by his parents.
2) Any man likes to have some time for himself.
3) Ann Bradford was an American poetess who lived in the 17th century.
4) A postman is someone whose job is to collect and deliver the post.
5) Brian’s sister worked as a clowness in the town circus.
6) Can you say that Indians in America live in reservations nowadays?
7) Everyone has to bring his own presentation.
8) All men are created equal.
9) Everybody who is a journalist can be called a newsman.
10) Sam comes from a Negro family.
11) Mr Wilson is a pensioner. He is an old man of about eighty.
12) A government spokesman said today there would be new elections.