谁去接孩子？
Who picks up kids from school in China?
Name: ________________ Date: ________
下午四点，学校外边有很多人。他们不是学生，也不是老师。你看一看：有爸爸，有妈妈，也有很多爷爷奶奶。
在中国，很多爸爸妈妈工作非常忙。他们早上八点上班，晚上六七点下班。孩子们下午四点下课。谁去学校接孩子？很多时候是爷爷奶奶。
早上，爷爷开车，孩子坐在车里去学校。下午，奶奶去学校接孩子，和孩子回家。到家了，奶奶做饭，爷爷和孩子读书、写字。她做的饭非常好吃，孩子很喜欢。晚上，爸爸妈妈下班回家，大家吃晚饭。
有的爷爷奶奶觉得很好：他们天天能看见孩子，很高兴。也有的觉得有点儿累。还有一些人不住在这里，他们来儿子女儿家里住，看孩子。
在你那里，谁去学校接孩子？
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon |
| 四 | sì | four |
| 点 | diǎn | to point out; to bring up |
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 外边 | wàibian | outside |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 多 | duō | many; much |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; pupil |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher |
| 爸爸 | bàba | dad; father |
| 妈妈 | māma | mom; mother |
English (for the teacher)
At four in the afternoon there are lots of people outside the school. They aren’t students, and they aren’t teachers. Take a look: there are dads, there are mums, and there are lots of grandpas and grandmas.
In China, many parents are very busy at work. They start at eight in the morning and finish at six or seven in the evening. The children finish class at four in the afternoon. Who goes to pick them up from school? Very often it’s the grandparents.
In the morning, Grandpa drives, and the child rides to school in the car. In the afternoon, Grandma goes to school to pick the child up and goes home with them. Once they’re home, Grandma cooks, and Grandpa reads and practises writing with the child. Her cooking is delicious, and the child loves it. In the evening, Mum and Dad come home from work, and everyone has dinner.
Some grandparents think it’s great: they see the child every day, and it makes them happy. Some find it a bit tiring. And some don’t live here at all: they come and stay at their son’s or daughter’s home to look after the child.
Where you live, who picks the children up from school?