More Students in Indian Colleges
印度大學就讀人數增加
Introduction
The Ministry of Education has new reports. These reports show how many students go to college in India.
教育部有新報告。這些報告顯示了有多少學生在印度就讀大學。
Main Body
More people go to college now. In 2014, there were 34.2 million students. In 2023, there were 45 million students. The government wants more people to study by 2035.
現在就讀大學的人數增加了。在 2014 年，有 3,420 萬名學生。到 2023 年，則有 4,500 萬名學生。政府希望到 2035 年會有更多人就學。
More women go to college now. There are 22.4 million female students. Many students from poor or small groups also go to college. More women study science and technology too.
現在有更多女性就讀大學。共有 2,240 萬名女學生。許多來自貧困或少數群體的學生也就讀大學。此外，有更多女性學習科學與技術。
There are 1.732 million teachers in India. Some places have fewer students than others. For example, Punjab and Chandigarh have fewer students than the national average.
印度有 173.2 萬名教師。某些地區的學生人數比其他地區少。例如，旁遮普邦和錢德加爾的學生人數低於全國平均水平。
Conclusion
Indian colleges are growing. More women and different groups of people are studying.
印度大學正在成長。更多女性和不同群體的人正在就學。
Vocabulary Learning
📈 Comparing Then vs. Now
Look at how we talk about numbers changing over time using "There were" and "There are".
The Past (2014)
- There were 34.2 million students. (Use were for many people in the past).
The Present (Now)
- There are 45 million students. (Use are for many people now).
💡 Quick Tip: The 'More' Pattern To show growth, just put "More" before the person or thing:
- More people (General)
- More women (Specific group)
Example from text: "More women go to college now."
Word Bank for A2 Growth:
- Growing Getting bigger.
- Fewer Not as many.