Teenage girls are continuing to outperform boys in English while…
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Teenage girls are continuing to outperform boys in English while the gender gap in achievements in math and science has almost disappeared. The figures show that last year 80% of 14-year-old girls reached at least the expected level 5 in English, compared with 65% of boys. But in math, the girls are just 1% ahead of boys, while in science the difference is 2%.
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How to read it
Teenage girls are continuing to outperform boys in English‖while the gender gap in achievements in math and science|has almost disappeared.‖The figures show that last year|80% of 14-year-old girls reached at least the expected level 5 in English,‖compared with 65% of boys.‖But in math,|the girls are just 1% ahead of boys,‖while in science the difference is 2%.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Aim for 25–29 seconds.
Words to stress correctly
| continuing | con·TIN·u·ing | /kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ/ |
| achievements | a·CHIEVE·ments | /əˈtʃivmənts/ |
| disappeared | dis·ap·PEARED | /dɪsəˈpɪrd/ |
| expected | ex·PEC·ted | /ɪkˈspɛktəd/ |
| difference | DIF·fer·ence | /ˈdɪfɚəns/ |
64 words, aim 25–29 seconds. Numbers: 80% = eighty per cent, 14-year-old = fourteen-year-old, level 5 = level five, 65% = sixty-five per cent, 1% = one per cent, 2% = two per cent. Breathe after English (both times), disappeared, and boys (both times).
Where marks are usually lost
Stress: con·TIN·u·ing, a·CHIEVE·ments, dis·ap·PEARED, ex·PEC·ted. Stalling before 80% and 65% is the main leak — read the number as part of the phrase. Keep -s on girls, boys, achievements, figures, and -ed on reached, expected, disappeared.
General tip: Say fourteen with the stress on -teen so it is not heard as forty; 14-year-old stays singular — no -s on year.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 十几岁的女生在英语上继续领先男生，而数学和科学方面的成绩性别差距几乎已经消失。数据显示，去年 80% 的 14 岁女生在英语上至少达到预期的 5 级水平，而男生为 65%。但在数学上，女生只领先男生 1%，在科学上差距为 2%。
हिन्दी: किशोर लड़कियाँ अंग्रेज़ी में लड़कों से आगे बनी हुई हैं, जबकि गणित और विज्ञान की उपलब्धियों में लैंगिक अंतर लगभग मिट गया है। आँकड़े बताते हैं कि पिछले साल 14 साल की 80% लड़कियों ने अंग्रेज़ी में कम से कम अपेक्षित स्तर 5 हासिल किया, जबकि लड़कों में 65% ने। लेकिन गणित में लड़कियाँ सिर्फ 1% आगे हैं, और विज्ञान में अंतर 2% है।
नेपाली: किशोरी छात्राहरू अङ्ग्रेजीमा छात्रभन्दा अगाडि नै छन्, भने गणित र विज्ञानको उपलब्धिमा लैङ्गिक खाडल झन्डै हराइसकेको छ। तथ्याङ्कअनुसार गत वर्ष 14 वर्षका 80% छात्राले अङ्ग्रेजीमा कम्तीमा अपेक्षित तह 5 हासिल गरे, जबकि छात्रमा 65% ले मात्र। तर गणितमा छात्राहरू जम्मा 1% अगाडि छन्, र विज्ञानमा फरक 2% छ।
Tiếng Việt: Các nữ sinh tuổi teen tiếp tục vượt nam sinh ở môn tiếng Anh, trong khi khoảng cách giới về thành tích toán và khoa học gần như đã biến mất. Số liệu cho thấy năm ngoái 80% nữ sinh 14 tuổi đạt ít nhất mức 5 như kỳ vọng ở môn tiếng Anh, so với 65% nam sinh. Nhưng ở môn toán, nữ chỉ hơn nam 1%, còn ở khoa học chênh lệch là 2%.
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Read Aloud format (Pearson)
| Prompt | Text up to 60 words |
|---|---|
| Preparation | 30–40 seconds |
| Time to answer | Depends on the length of the text |
| Skills assessed | Speaking |
| Scored on | Content; Pronunciation; Oral fluency |
How it is scored
- Content is scored by counting the correct words in your response.
- If you stay silent for more than 3 seconds, the recording stops.
- You can record your response only once.
Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 1: Speaking & Writing, checked 9 October 2026.