A1                                  SEMINAR 6

Gender – Answer Key


Tasks 1,2 & 3 – based on class discussion


Task 4a – True or false?

1. F

2. F

3. T


4. T

5. F

6. T


7. F

8. F

9. F

10. T

Task 4b – Compound adjectives

all-women

non-white

full-time

low-paid

under-represented

male-dominated


Task 4c – Compound adjectives

 1. Women are under-represented.
 2. A male-dominated culture.
 3. All-women shortlists.
 4. Four non-white top FTSE directors.
 5. Full-time staff.
 6. Low-paid jobs.


Task 4d & 4e – Missing words and matching the expressions
 1. … if women from different backgrounds are able to enjoy an equal voice (c)
 2. … no-one can afford to fish in half the talent pool (d)
 3. … and then slip further down the career ladder (a)
 4. Asking for flexible working still spells career death for too many women. (b)


Task 5 –  1 c (or f);    2 f (or a);    3 b (or d);    4 e


Task 6

1 1946

2 support

3 14

4 less

5 choices

6 45

7 two

8 08 700 100 444

9 equal

10 part-timers

11 homemakers

12 unfair

13 mothers

14 thirteen

15 birth

16 choose

17 maternity

18 £15

19 reputation

20 proving


Task 7

1         i

2         f

3         k

4         c

5         m

6         e

7         j

8         g

9         l

10     p

11     q

12     n

13     a

14     h

15     d

16     r

17     b

18     o


Task 8  a) firefighters;  b) spokesperson;  c) cleaning person;  d) staffed;  e) flight attendants;

f) police officers;  g) nurse, doctor;  h) working hours;  i) humanity;  j) ordinary people have;
k) Customers who fail to pay will find their wheels clamped. (use plural)