1、 To read and understand a longer text on the reading habits of boys and girls To read for detail and answer questions To answer a critical thinking questionWhat kinds of reading do you prefer?Do you have the same reading preference, boys and girls?Which one do you prefer?Boys Girls FictionNon-fictio
2、nComic booksNewspapers Magazines Mystery storyWhy do you like reading?For your school study? For fun? Do Boys and Girls Have Different Reading Habits?What is the interesting fact found from the PISA reading text in this article? What is the reason?The interesting fact is that girls outperform boys i
3、n reading and the reason is that girls have a greater enjoyment of reading. Find the correct figure for the percentage of boys who read for enjoyment. in all the countries assessed ( ) in Austria and Liechtenstein ( ) in Albania, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Shanghai in China and Thailand ( )
4、cabWhat kinds of reading do boys and girls prefer according to the findings from PISA?According to the findings from PISA boys prefer reading newspapers and comic books, while girls prefer reading fiction and magazines.adj. 滑稽的，好笑的滑稽的，好笑的n. 小说小说1. In place like Japan, boys and girls read for enjoyme
5、nt at an almost identical level identical adj. exactly the same, or very similar 完全完全相同的相同的; 非非常常相似的相似的 be identical to/with 与与完全相同完全相同 eg The tests are identical to those carried out last year. 这些这些测试和去年进行的完全相同测试和去年进行的完全相同。【拓展拓展】identically adv. 同一地同一地identity n. 身份；特征；相同，一致身份；特征；相同，一致identify v. 确
6、认；鉴定；显示确认；鉴定；显示identity card 身份证身份证(缩写缩写ID card)2. ensure that they are exposed to a wide variety of different types of literature from a young age. expose v. to make it possible for someone to experience new ideas, ways of life etc 使接触；使体验，暴露，揭露使接触；使体验，暴露，揭露【归纳归纳】 expose to 使使暴露暴露/接触接触/面临面临 expose
7、sb. as 揭露某人为揭露某人为 be exposed to暴露暴露/接触接触/面临面临【拓展拓展】 exposed adj. 暴露的，无遮掩的暴露的，无遮掩的 exposure n. 暴露；暴露；揭露揭露【语境应用语境应用】完成句子。完成句子。1) He lifted his T-shirt to _ across his chest. 他撩起他撩起 T 恤衫露出胸口上的伤疤。恤衫露出胸口上的伤疤。2) The newspaper story _ a liar. 报纸上的这篇报道揭发他是个骗子。报纸上的这篇报道揭发他是个骗子。3) All _ should be covered with
8、protective cream. 所有露在外面的皮肤都应该涂上防护霜。所有露在外面的皮肤都应该涂上防护霜。4) _ to lead is known to damage the brains of young children. 众所周知，接触铅对幼儿的大脑有害。众所周知，接触铅对幼儿的大脑有害。expose the scarexposed him asexposed skinExposureDo you think the evidence in the article is strong enough to explain the finding that girls outperform boys in reading? If not, what are other possible reasons? n. 证据，证明证据，证明Do a survey and draw a pie chart in your class.
