"What is it?" and "Who is it?" They give names to things, people, and places. Examples

Why use gender-inclusive language? 
So, why would you use gender inclusive language? It’s good to use words that avoids bias towards a 
particular sex or social gender. In the list of gender-inclusive language you can see terms such as “chairman.” 
This word contains the component -man. Yet, women are equally capable of holding very senior positions. If 
you use the term chairperson, it means the same but demonstrates inclusion of all people, regardless of their 
biological gender.
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So, by not using a word ending in “-man” as the as the standard for certain jobs, we can normalise the idea 
that anyone can perform a job, regardless of their gender identity. 
How gender-inclusive are you? Test yourself. 
“A father and son get in a car crash and are rushed to the hospital. The father dies. The boy is taken to the 
operating room and the surgeon says, “I can’t operate on this boy, because he’s my son.”
How to use gender-inclusive language in your IELTS Writing and Speaking test?
The IELTS Speaking test is supposed to represent a normal conversation between two people. But, it is also 
an opportunity to show off your language skills. So, you could impress your examiner by using gender-neutral 
words. If you talk about jobs, use “salesperson” instead of “salesman.” Makes sense, right? You can get a 
higher IELTS band score if you show the ability to use idiomatic expressions appropriately, but perhaps stick 
with common idiomatic expressions that are well-known. About 40-75% of people can’t solve this riddle 
because they’re unable to imagine the surgeon is a woman. The surgeon is the boy’s mother. 
Masculine and feminine words in English 
Most English nouns do not have grammatical gender. Nouns referring to people do not have separate forms 
for men (male form) and women (female form). 
 
 

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