Problems at a Big School in Bengaluru
班加羅爾一所名校的問題
Introduction
A person from the USA says a famous school in Bengaluru is bad for children.
一名美國人表示班加羅爾的一所知名學校對孩子不利。
Main Body
The parent says the school is not good. Students only memorize facts. They do not do science experiments. They must memorize computer code for tests.
該家長表示這所學校並不理想。學生僅僅是死記硬背事實。他們不做科學實驗。他們必須為了考試而死記電腦代碼。
Some students were mean to others. The teachers did not stop the bullying. The school also pushed students to go to expensive US colleges to make the school look good.
有些學生對他人很刻薄。教師並沒有制止霸凌行為。學校還強迫學生就讀昂貴的美國大學，以提升學校的名聲。
The school is not secular. The students must read the Bible. The parent says the school changed for the worse when the leaders changed.
這所學校並非世俗化。學生必須閱讀聖經。該家長表示，在領導層更換後，學校的情況變得更糟。
Conclusion
People are talking about these problems on the internet. The school did not say if these things are true.
人們正在網路討論這些問題。學校尚未說明這些事情是否屬實。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Not' Power
In this story, the writer uses not to change a positive idea into a negative one. This is the fastest way to describe problems in English.
Look at the patterns:
- Good not good
- Stop bullying did not stop
- Secular is not secular
🛠️ Simple Word Swaps
To move toward A2, stop using simple words and try these 'Story Words' found in the text:
| Simple Word | Story Word | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Remember | Memorize | Memorize facts for a test. |
| Bad people | Bullying | Teachers must stop bullying. |
| Better | For the worse | The school changed for the worse. |
📌 Fact vs. Action
Notice how the text describes school life. It uses the Present Simple for things that are always true (facts) and the Past Simple for things that already happened.
The Fact (Now): "Students only memorize facts." (This happens every day)
The Action (Then): "The parent says the school changed." (This happened in the past)