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课件网) Unit 9 Learning Reading Club 2 To read and understand a longer text on the reading habits of boys and girls To answer a critical thinking question Learning objectives What kinds of reading do you prefer Survey Lead-in Do you have the same reading preference, boys and girls Which one do you prefer Boys Girls Fiction Non-fiction Comic books Newspapers Magazines Mystery story Why do you like reading For your school study For fun … Pre-reading Do Boys and Girls Have Different Reading Habits Pre-reading Read the text in Reading Club 2 and then finish the tasks. Task 1 General Understanding. Answer the questions. 1. What is the interesting fact found from the PISA reading text in this article What is the reason 2. What kinds of reading do boys and girls prefer according to the findings from PISA The interesting fact is that girls outperform boys in reading and the reason is that girls have a greater enjoyment of reading. According to the findings from PISA boys prefer reading magazines, newspapers and comic books, while girls prefer reading fiction. While-reading Task 2 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 ( ) c a b Task 3 Critical Thinking. Do 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 1. While reading in all forms is certainly beneficial and should be encouraged,the low numbers of boys reading for enjoyment and their limited choices when they do,is evidence of an issue that needs to be addressed.(Page 66) 虽然各种形式的阅读一定是有好处且应该被鼓励,但是男孩们为了快乐而阅读的数量少以及他们阅读时有限的选择是需要处理的问题的证据。 剖析 本句是复合句。while意为“虽然”,引导让步状语从句;该从句的主语是由动词-ing形式短语reading...充当的; when引导时间状语从句; that引导定语从句, 修饰issue。 While I dislike the girl,I often help her out. 虽然我不喜欢这个女孩,但我经常帮助她。 ★evidence n.证据,证明 There is evidence that Beijing Man used fire to cook food. 有迹象表明北京猿人曾用火烹制食物。 读一读·细观察 阅读下列句子,写出句中黑体部分的词性、句式和含义 ① We all knew that it was an evident mistake. 词性_____ 含义 _____ ② It is evident that the education of the young is very important. 句式_____ 含义_____ ③ Evidently,the father didn’t agree to his son’s plan. 词性 _____ 含义 _____ 形容词 明显的 It is evident that... ……是很明显的。 副词 显然 说一说·勤归纳 evidence n. 证据;证明 evident adj. 明显的 evidently adv. 显然 It is evident that... ……是很明显的。 【即学即用】 单句语法填空 ① The policeman is looking for enough (evident). ② She walked slowly down the road, (evident) in pain. evidence evidently 完成句子 ③ 显然,大多数村民都不知道这个政策。 most village ... ...