【English Translation】

In Japan, many children go to after-school activities after school.
They don’t only study school subjects.
They learn music and sports too.
They can learn to do new things.

There are many kinds of after-school activities!
For example, music such as piano and violin,
Sports like soccer and swimming.
There are also English classes, abacus, and calligraphy.

Children go to after-school activities once or twice a week.
They learn new things from their teachers.

When I was a child, I took calligraphy, English, and swimming lessons.
There were days when I didn’t want to go.
But I tried my best and went anyway.
Now, I think it was a very good experience.

After-school activities are a chance for children to learn new things.
They talk with friends and do activities together.
After-school activities are important for children.

What kinds of after-school activities are there in your country?

【Vocabulary List】

子ども（こども） – child / children
学校（がっこう） – school
あと – after
習い事（ならいごと） – after-school activity
勉強（べんきょう） – study
音楽（おんがく） – music
スポーツ – sports
新しい（あたらしい） – new
いろいろ – many / variousピアノ – piano
バイオリン – violin
サッカー – soccer
スイミング – swimming
英語（えいご） – English
そろばん – abacus
書道（しょどう） – calligraphy
週（しゅう） – week
回（かい） – time(s)
行く（いく） – to go
先生（せんせい） – teacher
教えてもらう（おしえてもらう） – to be taught
学ぶ（まなぶ） – to learn
子どものとき – when (someone) was a child
行きたくない – don’t want to go
がんばる – to try one’s best
経験（けいけん） – experience
友だち（ともだち） – friend
話す（はなす） – to talk
活動（かつどう） – activity
大切（たいせつ） – important
国（くに） – country

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