Court Checks Schools in Punjab
法院檢查旁遮普邦的學校
Introduction
The Supreme Court of India is checking schools in Punjab. Some children from poor families cannot go to private schools.
印度最高法院正在檢查旁遮普邦的學校。部分貧困家庭的孩子無法就讀私立學校。
Main Body
A man told the court that private schools do not follow the law. The law says 25% of seats must be for poor children. The government says 476 poor children are in school. The man says 50,000 children need seats.
一名男子告訴法院，私立學校並未遵守法律。法律規定 25% 的名額必須留給貧困兒童。政府表示有 476 名貧困兒童在校就讀。該男子則表示有 50,000 名兒童需要名額。
The judges asked the government for answers. They told the man to get more facts from one city. He wants to know how many students are in each school.
法官要求政府提供答案。他們指示該男子從一座城市收集更多事實。他想知道每所學校有多少名學生。
The man worked for the government before. He wrote the school law in 2009. He says he only wants to help the children.
該男子此前曾為政府工作。他在 2009 年起草了該項學校法律。他表示他僅僅是想幫助孩子們。
Conclusion
The court is waiting for answers from the government. The man is collecting more information.
法院正在等待政府的答覆。該男子正在收集更多資訊。
Vocabulary Learning
🧩 The 'Who Does What' Pattern
In this story, we see a simple way to describe actions. Look at these three people:
- The Court → checking schools
- The Government → giving answers
- The Man → collecting information
💡 Simple Rule: The Action Word
To move to A2, you need to use words that describe what is happening right now.
Notice how the text uses -ing words after the word 'is' or 'are':
The court is waiting(Current state)The man is collecting(Current action)
Quick Guide for You:
- Person + is + Actioning = Something happening now.
- Example: I am learning English.
📌 Useful Words from the Text
- Private schools: Schools you pay for.
- Law: The official rules of a country.
- Facts: Things that are true.