Male and female job words
6 Minute Vocabulary
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Hi
,
welcome
to
Six
Minute
Vocabulary
.
My
name's
Catherine
and
I'm
here
with
Rob
.
Hello
,
everyone
.
Today
,
we're
going
to
be
talking
about
different
words
for
jobs
and
especially
how
those
words
change
,
depending
on
whether
a
man
or
a
woman
is
doing
the
job
.
Yes
,
I'm
listening
carefully
because
we're
going
to
give
you
a
quick
quiz
and
then
you'll
get
a
tip
to
help
with
your
vocabulary
learning
.
Right
.
So
let's
get
started
.
First
,
we're
going
to
listen
to
Joe
talking
about
how
he
met
his
girlfriend
,
Judith
,
while
you
listen
.
Here's
a
question
for
you
to
think
about
.
What
is
Judith's
job
now
?
Listen
carefully
.
Well
,
I
used
to
be
an
actor
and
I
met
Judith
at
work
,
we
were
doing
a
play
about
a
policeman
who
falls
in
love
with
a
waitress
.
I
played
the
policeman
and
Judith
played
the
waitress
.
And
sure
enough
,
we
fell
in
love
.
Later
,
I
quit
acting
and
now
I'm
a
businessman
,
but
Judith
has
a
successful
acting
career
.
Right
now
she's
on
a
film
shoot
.
She's
playing
a
firefighter
.
So
the
question
was
,
what
Judith's
job
now
?
And
the
answer
is
Judith
is
an
actress
right
now
.
She's
making
a
film
.
The
first
job
that
Joe
mentioned
was
actor
.
Now
,
this
is
one
of
those
jobs
where
the
word
changes
depending
on
whether
a
man
or
a
woman
is
doing
the
job
.
So
we
say
that
a
man
is
an
actor
,
but
a
woman
is
an
actress
.
That's
right
.
When
Joe
met
Judith
,
she
was
playing
a
waitress
.
Again
,
we
can
say
a
man
is
a
waiter
and
a
woman
is
a
waitress
.
Yeah
.
So
we've
got
actor
,
actress
,
waiter
,
waitress
.
You
can
hear
the
pattern
,
Connie
.
I
can
,
yes
.
Judith
was
playing
a
waitress
in
the
play
.
But
can
you
remember
what
Joe
was
playing
?
Listen
again
.
We
were
doing
a
play
about
a
policeman
who
falls
in
love
with
a
waitress
,
right
?
So
Joe
was
playing
a
policeman
and
we
say
that
a
man
is
a
policeman
and
a
woman
is
a
policewoman
.
Now
,
Joe
is
a
businessman
because
he's
a
man
.
But
for
a
woman
,
we
can
say
businesswoman
.
Yeah
.
So
policeman
,
policewoman
,
businessman
,
businesswoman
.
Easy
,
isn't
it
?
Well
,
maybe
it's
not
quite
so
easy
because
we
know
that
Judith
is
making
a
film
right
now
.
But
do
you
remember
what
sort
of
character
she's
playing
?
Listen
again
and
check
.
But
Judith
has
a
successful
acting
career
.
Right
now
,
she's
on
a
film
shoot
,
she's
playing
a
firefighter
.
OK
,
so
Judith
is
playing
a
firefighter
,
but
wait
,
hold
on
a
minute
,
Catherine
,
there's
something
strange
about
that
word
.
Firefighter
.
Yes
,
indeed
.
A
a
man
and
a
policewoman
is
a
woman
.
What
about
a
firefighter
,
man
or
woman
?
Well
,
in
fact
,
the
word
firefighter
is
the
same
for
a
man
or
a
woman
.
More
and
more
in
modern
English
,
people
prefer
to
use
words
for
jobs
,
which
are
the
same
for
both
sexes
.
They
do
.
For
example
,
some
people
prefer
not
to
use
the
word
actress
.
They
just
like
to
use
the
word
actor
for
a
man
or
a
woman
.
And
instead
of
policeman
or
policewoman
,
we
can
say
police
officer
,
that's
good
for
a
man
or
a
woman
,
too
.
And
that's
why
we
say
firefighter
.
We
don't
say
firemen
,
.
We
just
use
firefighter
these
days
for
everyone
.
Six
minutes
from
BBC
Learning
English
.
And
we're
talking
about
job
words
that
change
depending
on
whether
a
man
or
woman
is
doing
the
job
and
job
words
that
are
the
same
for
both
men
and
women
.
Those
are
my
preferred
options
.
What
about
Europe
?
I
think
it's
easier
and
less
complicated
.
Yes
.
To
use
those
sort
of
generic
words
.
Yeah
,
like
presenter
,
like
presenter
or
anything
.
Yes
.
And
in
fact
,
some
job
titles
that
used
to
be
different
for
men
and
women
are
now
being
replaced
by
a
single
job
title
for
both
sexes
.
So
,
for
example
,
on
planes
in
the
past
,
we
had
stewards
and
stewardesses
looking
after
the
passengers
.
But
now
,
Rob
,
we
just
have
we
just
have
flight
attendants
.
Yeah
.
And
instead
of
a
chairman
or
chairwoman
in
charge
of
a
formal
meeting
these
days
,
we
often
hear
the
word
chairperson
.
Yes
.
Or
even
just
a
chair
.
Okay
.
Right
.
So
now
it's
time
to
see
how
much
you
can
remember
.
And
we've
got
three
quiz
questions
for
you
.
Number
one
,
if
the
word
Farman
is
businessman
,
what's
the
word
for
a
woman
?
And
the
answer
is
businesswoman
.
Second
,
if
the
word
for
a
woman
is
waitress
,
what's
the
word
for
a
man
?
Waiter
,
right
?
I'm
just
one
more
question
,
if
a
man
can
be
a
policeman
and
a
woman
can
be
a
policewoman
.
What's
the
word
that's
equally
good
for
a
man
or
a
woman
?
It's
police
officer
.
Did
you
get
the
right
well
done
if
he
did
.
And
before
we
go
,
here's
a
top
tip
to
help
you
learn
your
vocabulary
more
effectively
when
you're
out
and
about
walking
down
the
street
or
sitting
on
the
bus
.
Notice
the
people
you
see
and
say
the
words
for
them
to
yourself
in
English
,
like
a
waitress
or
police
officer
or
presenter
.
Indeed
,
there's
more
about
this
at
ABC
Learning
English
dot
com
.
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us
again
soon
for
more
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