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Unit 1: Education — Reading: Do Girls Do Better Than Boys at School?

First Baccalaureate · Unit 1: Education · Reading: Do Girls Do Better Than Boys at School?

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Lesson summary · Reading: Do Girls Do Better Than Boys at School?

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Date: __________________ (lesson date not recorded)

Unit: 1: Education

Lesson Focus: Reading: Do Girls Do Better Than Boys at School?

For Reference and Revision Only — You do not need to copy this section into your notebook

Unit 1: Education

Reading: Do Girls Do Better Than Boys at School?

1. The text’s organisation

ParagraphMain idea
1The writer recalls beliefs and expectations about girls in the past.
2The writer describes women’s participation and qualifications at university.
3The writer compares younger learners’ results and makes a prediction.

2. Useful vocabulary

Word or expressionMeaning
graspunderstanding
expectationsbeliefs about what someone can achieve
stereotypea fixed, oversimplified belief about a group
roughly equalapproximately the same
outperformdo better than
trenda general direction of change

3. Reading skills

Read quickly for the main idea. Read again to find evidence for an answer. Distinguish a belief, a claim and a prediction.

The figures and forecasts belong to the historical textbook passage. They are not a statement of current worldwide statistics. A group average does not describe every individual.

About this lesson

Adapted from Bilal Khabir’s Canva presentation for First Baccalaureate. The passage retains the textbook wording. Its statistics and forecasts are historical. Contradictory answer keys have been corrected. A reading summary has been added.

Audio uses your device’s English voices. Word highlighting depends on the voice supplying word timings. Use the speaker icon for audio and the expand icon for a larger answer. Extra exercises are optional.

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