外教社新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列（修订版）：综合教程（第3版） 第1册 Unit 8 Lecture Notes.docVIP

Unit 8 Book 1 PAGE 1 Unit 8 Gender Bias in Language Section One Pre-reading Activities Lead-in Activity 1 A gender-specific word, if used to refer to a mixed-gender group, is vague, misleading, offensive, or sometimes comical. Improve the following sentences by using gender-neutral words or expressions. A man who is depressed really needs a friend. Every student should read his packet carefully. We do hope that the policy will benefit all mankind. If you need the stewardess for something, just push the call button. All along the way, we wondered whether we were making the right mothering