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Sexism in Language

The document is an English language exam containing a reading passage and questions about sexism in language. It discusses how language has become more politically correct since the 1960s to be inclusive of all people. It also notes how some job titles and pronouns used generically can be sexist by implying male dominance or associating certain careers more with one gender. The exam then tests comprehension of the passage through multiple choice and short answer questions about vocabulary, grammar, and generating a short composition on a related topic.

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Sexism in Language

The document is an English language exam containing a reading passage and questions about sexism in language. It discusses how language has become more politically correct since the 1960s to be inclusive of all people. It also notes how some job titles and pronouns used generically can be sexist by implying male dominance or associating certain careers more with one gender. The exam then tests comprehension of the passage through multiple choice and short answer questions about vocabulary, grammar, and generating a short composition on a related topic.

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UNIVERSIDADES DE ANDALUCA PRUEBA DE ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD

ANLISIS DE TEXTO EN LENGUA EXTRANJERA (INGLS)

Instrucciones:

a) Duracin: Una hora y treinta minutos. b) La puntuacin de cada pregunta est indicada en las mismas.

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SEXISM IN LANGUAGE When Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon in 1969 he uttered a memorable sentence: Thats one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. If he had landed on the moon today, no doubt he would have said a much more politically correct sentence: Thats one small step for a person, one giant leap for humankind. Less poetic but certainly more literally representative of the whole of the human race! Language tends to use male pronouns automatically whenever the sex of the person is not known: Every student must bring his own calculator. This is a sexist use of language , which often suggests an inherent male dominance in many fields of life , and can reinforce the idea of female inferiority. There is a tendency to associate certain jobs with men or women. For instance, A director must do his best for his company, but A nurse must treat her patients with kindness. In addition, job names often include reference to the sex of the person: Im meeting a group of businessmen next Friday, or The housemaid must clean this. The use of such words tends to emphasise the idea that it is not normal for women to be in professional, highly-paid, technical or manual jobs, and that it is not natural for a man to work in such a caring (and generally poorly-paid) role as that of a nurse.

(A) COMPREHENSION (4 points) a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS. (1 point per answer) 1) How has language changed since the 60s? 2) How is sexism expressed in some job names? b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer) 3) Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon in the early 60s. 4) When we dont know the sex of a person, we normally use male pronouns. 5) All job names contain an indication of the sex of the person doing it. 6) Mens jobs are usually better paid. (B) USE OF ENGLISH (3 points) 7) Find in the text a synonym for UNFORGETTABLE (adjective) (0.25 points) 8) Give one opposite for LAND (verb) (line 2) (0.25 points) 9) Find in the text one word meaning : essential, characteristic, intrinsic or innate (adjective) (0.25 points) 10) Complete the series with another word of the same semantic group : (0.25 points) JOB, WORK, OCCUPATION, BUSINESS 11) Join the following sentences using a relative pronoun. Make changes if necessary. (0.5 points) He used a sexist word. Its meaning was pejorative for women. 12) Fill in the gap with a correct form of the verb in brackets: (0.5 points) They ___________ (teach) medieval history by their teacher when they were at school. 13) Give a question for the underlined words: (0.5 points) We attend English classes three times a week. 14) Use the words in the boxes to make a meaningful sentence. Use all and only the words in the boxes without changing their form. (0.5 points) YOUR ENOUGH GOOD NOT IS COOKING (C) PRODUCTION (3 points) 15) WRITE A COMPOSITION (80-100 WORDS). CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS. SPECIFY YOUR OPTION. a) What type of job would you prefertechnical or artistic? Why? b) Is there still inequality between men and women? Why?

UNIVERSIDADES DE ANDALUCA PRUEBA DE ACCESO A LA UNIVERSIDAD

ANLISIS DE TEXTO EN LENGUA EXTRANJERA (INGLS)

Instrucciones:

MUY IMPORTANTE: por favor, atngase a los criterios de correccin redactados por la Ponencia de Ingls de Andaluca. KEY TO SEXISM IN LANGUAGE

(A) COMPREHENSION (4 points) a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS. (1 point per answer) 1) How has language changed since the 60s? TODAY POLITICALLY CORRECT LANGUAGE IS PREFERRED, BECAUSE IT AVOIDS SEXISM. 2) How is sexism expressed in some job names? MASCULINE NAMES ARE USED GENERICALLY AND FOR THE BETTER JOBS, (AND /OR) REFERENCES TO THE FEMALE SEX ARE MORE OFTEN FOUND IN NAMES OF INFERIOR JOBS. b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. (0.5 points per answer) 3) Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon in the early 60s. FALSE. NEIL ARMSTRONG STEPPED ONTO THE MOON IN 1969. (line 1) 4) When we dont know the sex of a person, we normally use male pronouns. TRUE. LANGUAGE TENDS TO USE MALE PRONOUNS AUTOMATICALLY WHENEVER THE SEX OF THE PERSON IS NOT KNOWN. (line 5) 5) All job names contain an indication of the sex of the person doing it. FALSE. JOB NAMES OFTEN INCLUDE REFERENCE TO THE SEX OF THE PERSON (lines 9-10) 6) Mens jobs are usually better paid. TRUE. THE USE OF SUCH WORDS TENDS TO EMPHASISE THE IDEA () THAT IT IS NOT NATURAL FOR A MAN TO WORK IN SUCH A () POORLY-PAID ROLE. (lines 11-12) (B) USE OF ENGLISH (3 points) 7) Find in the text a synonym for UNFORGETTABLE (adjective) MEMORABLE. (line 1) (0.25 points) 8) Give one opposite for LAND (verb) (line 2) TAKE OFF. (0.25 points) 9) Find in the text one word meaning : (0.25 points) essential, characteristic, intrinsic or innate (adjective). INHERENT. (line 6) 10) Complete the series with another word of the same semantic group : (0.25 points) JOB, WORK, OCCUPATION, BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT. PROFESSION. POST, POSITION 11) Join the following sentences using a relative pronoun. Make changes if necessary. (0.5 points) He used a sexist word. Its meaning was pejorative for women. HE USED A SEXIST WORD WHOSE MEANING WAS PEJORATIVE FOR WOMEN. 12) Fill in the gap with a correct form of the verb in brackets: (0.5 points) They WERE / HAD BEEN TAUGHT medieval history by their teacher when they were at school. 13) Give a question for the underlined words: (0.5 points) We attend English classes three times a week. HOW OFTEN DO YOU ATTEND ENGLISH CLASSES? (How many times is not accepted) 14) Use the words in the boxes to make a meaningful sentence. Use all and only the words in the boxes without changing their form. (0.5 points) YOUR ENOUGH GOOD NOT IS COOKING YOUR COOKING IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

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