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| Traditional | Politically correct |
| 1. chairman | a. global warming occurrence |
| 2. Red Indian | b. African American |
| 3. tramp | c. flight attendant |
| 4. mailman | d. sex worker |
| 5. fat | e. rain forest |
| 6. mankind | f. Happy Holidays! |
| 7. air hostess | g. Native American |
| 8. policeman / policewoman | h. negative saver |
| 9. foreign food | i. economically disadvantaged area |
| 10. ghetto | j. humanity |
| 11. jungle | k. police officer |
| 12. prostitute | l. ethnic cuisine |
| 13. natural disaster | m. mentally challenged |
| 14. mad | n. chairperson |
| 15. dustman | o. homeless person |
| 16. spendthrift | p. sanitation engineer. |
| 17. Negro, Black | q. letter carrier |
| 18. Merry Christmas! | r. horizontally challenged |
| 19. lavatory, toilet | s. bathroom tissue |
| 20. toilet paper | t. assistant |
| 21. secretary | u. (Amer.) bathroom, restroom |
c) Discuss:
· Do you think PC to be a form of politeness or is it a more deeply rooted phenomenon?
· Why, in your opinion, is PC so tightly linked to globalization?
| UNIT 6 |
| TOPICS: | 1. Cultural Identity. 2. Tourism Across Cultures. |
| GRAMMAR: | The Subjunctive Mood. |
| A Step I |
| LEAD IN |
1. Answer the questions:
· What national culture do you identify yourself with? What other cultures have you been exposed to?
· Have you ever travelled abroad? What did you feel like when you first came to a foreign country?
· Have you ever moved from one part of the world to another? When was it? Where did you move? Did you try to remain within your mother culture or did you try to absorb a host culture? Why was it essential for you?
A) Skim through the text and say what the message of the text is.
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