Investigation into Expensive School Books

Introduction

A group called the NHRC is checking private schools. Some schools tell parents to buy very expensive books. The NHRC wants to know if this is fair.

Main Body

The NHRC started this work in April. They want to see if schools follow the law. The law says education must be free and fair. Government books are cheap. They cost between 200 and 700 rupees. Private books are very expensive. They cost between 3,000 and 10,000 rupees. This is hard for poor families. Also, too many books make school bags too heavy. This is bad for children's health. Some people say different books help teachers teach better. But the NHRC says this is not fair. They want all children to have the same chance to learn. The NHRC told state governments to check the schools. The governments must send a report in 30 days.

Conclusion

The NHRC wants to stop expensive books. They want all students to have affordable education.

Vocabulary Learning

affordable
not too expensive; able to be bought by most people負擔得起的
Example:This restaurant serves affordable meals.
expensive
costing a lot of money昂貴的
Example:This car is too expensive for me.
fair
treating everyone equally and reasonably公平的
Example:The teacher is fair to all students.
investigation
an official process to find out the truth about something調查
Example:The police started an investigation into the accident.
report
a written or spoken description of an event or situation報告
Example:The student gave a report about his trip.

Sentence Learning

The NHRC started this work in April.
This sentence tells us about a past action using -ed.這句話使用 -ed 結尾的動詞來描述過去發生的動作。
Government books are cheap.
This is a simple sentence using 'are' to describe a group of things.這是一個簡單的句子,使用 'are' 來描述一群事物的特徵。
This is hard for poor families.
This sentence uses 'is' to describe a situation.這句話使用 'is' 來描述一種情況。
But the NHRC says this is not fair.
This sentence uses 'But' to connect a different idea.這句話使用 'But' (但是) 來連接一個不同的想法。
The governments must send a report in 30 days.
This sentence tells us what someone needs to do using 'must'.這句話使用 'must' (必須) 來表達需要完成的事情。