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Beacon Current Affairs Term4 Week4

Who am I

Names in the News Places in the NewsMichelle Tan (pg2)

Ow Siew Ngim (pg16)Wiltshire, England (pg 19)

Words in the News(Pg2)

Enthusiasmlike-minded

Vintage

(P16)Arborist

chlorophylldislodged

(Pg20)puffy

radiationnauseagravity

Keep Food Movement Piping Hot (pg 2)• Do you remember

the “Chope Food for the Needy” movement?• Pioneered by

Michelle Tan, a Boutique Owner• People give hawkers

extra cash to buy food for the needy

The House of Hoo (pg8) Whampoa Hoo Ah Kay was a

Chinese Businessman Came to Singapore in 1830 Often donated money to

victims of natural disasters or tragedies, and to build schools

Died in 1880; bodied taken back to China to be buried

Tree Healer (Pg 16)• An Aborist is an

official name for a “Tree Doctor”

• Comes from the word “Arborea” which means “lots of trees”

• About 200 of them take care of S’pore’s 1.4 million trees

• Read on to find out what their job entails

Mystery of the Circle of Stones (Pg 19)• Stonehenge is one

of the most famous sites in the world

• Made of massive rocks placed in a circular layout

• Its true purpose remains unknown

• Has puzzled people for centuries

Living in Space (Pg 20)• Astronauts have

been experimenting with life in space

• Read on to find out what life in space is like (it’s definitely nothing like what they show in the movies)