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Men & women
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Easier English Dictionary for Students
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A. Look at the words and expressions in
bold
in the following sentences and decide if we
generally consider them to have a positive connotation or a negative connotation.
1. At the interview, the manager was impressed by her
astute
comments.
2. In the
power struggle
between men and women, neither side will win.
3. After the takeover, the staff hoped that things would improve, but the new manager was just as
ruthless
as the man he replaced.
4. Some men believe that women are the
weaker sex
and should leave real work to men.
5. Our boss is a
male chauvinist
and believes that women should get less money than men for the
same job.
6. John doesn’t consider women to be very intelligent. To him, they are just
sex objects
.
7. Our company is
male-dominated
; all the top management positions are occupied by men.
8. Maureen is a
versatile
worker. She is able to do a number of different jobs, often at the
same time.
9. He holds
egalitarian
views and believes that everybody should be treated equally.
10. The new management has taken steps to ensure
equality
in the office; from now on, everyone will
receive the same money regardless of their sex or age.
11.
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