Pre-reading questions:
- Have you ever thought of attending night classes?
- Do you think night classes are safe for teenagers?
- What can you say about a class consisting of students of different ages?
In 1947, night facility assembly for junior high school students started after World War II. It was the time when everything was in turmoil. Recently, the government is in progress with their latest policy. The government will soon acknowledge junior high school students to attend night facilities. The said junior high school students were the ones who declined going to or are unable to go to daytime facilities. The ministry has requested additional funds for this program.
There are already 31 available public night junior high school facilities in different prefectures all over Japan. This incudes Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara and Hiroshima. A few facilities have productively mixed day and nighttime students. At Kyoto’s municipal Rakuyu Junior High School, all students who declined to attend classes in previous years take classes as night facility scholars. The ministry is expecting to have at least one night junior high school in each city.
Vocabulary:
facility – space or equipment necessary for doing something
assembly – a group of people gathered together in one place for a common purpose
acknowledge – accept; admit
decline – politely refuse; turn down
productive – to be able to give a result
Comprehension Questions:
- According to the article, what is the latest policy of the government?
- Who are the people who must attend night facilities?
- How many public junior high facilities are already available?
- What are the different prefectures offering night facilities?
- What’s the ministry expecting of?
Express Your Opinion:
- “The government will soon acknowledge junior high school students to attend night facilities.”
- “The ministry has requested additional funds for this program.”
- “There are already 31 available public night junior high facilities in different prefectures all over Japan.”