News About Schools and Exams in the UK and India

Introduction

This report is about people who died at schools or because of exams in the UK and India.

Main Body

A teacher named Mrs. Bamford died on May 14 at Kings’ School in the UK. She had a medical problem. The school closed for a short time and an ambulance came. The police say she did not die in a strange way. In India, the government cancelled a big medical exam. They cancelled it because some people stole the exam papers. Three students killed themselves because of this. They were very sad and stressed. Politicians in India are now angry. They say the government is not honest. The Education Minister says this is a big mistake. He says the students will take the exam again on June 21.

Conclusion

Police in the UK finished their work. In India, students will take the exam again soon.

Learning

🕒 Talking About the Past

In this story, we see how to describe things that already happened. Notice how the words change:

  • CloseClosed
  • SaySaid
  • CancelCancelled
  • KillKilled

The Simple Rule: To tell a story about yesterday or last year, we usually add -ed to the end of the action word.

Examples from the text:

  • "The school closed..."
  • "They cancelled it..."

Watch out! Some words are rebels and change completely. They don't use -ed.

  • Say becomes Said.

Quick Guide: Today vs. Yesterday

  • I say hello. \rightarrow I said hello.
  • I close the door. \rightarrow I closed the door.

Vocabulary Learning

teacher
a person who teaches students
Example:The teacher explained the lesson to the class.
school
a place where children learn
Example:The school is on Maple Street.
exam
a test to check learning
Example:She studied hard for the exam.
police
people who enforce laws
Example:The police arrived quickly.
government
the group that runs a country
Example:The government announced new rules.
students
people who learn at school
Example:Students worked on their projects.
take
to do an exam or activity
Example:They will take the exam next week.
again
once more
Example:We will try again tomorrow.
closed
not open
Example:The shop was closed on Sunday.
short
not long
Example:It was a short meeting.
time
a point in the day
Example:What time is the meeting?
ambulance
a vehicle that carries sick people
Example:An ambulance arrived after the accident.