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Beacon Current Affairs Term3 Week7
Who are we?
Names in the News Places in the NewsAnne-Sophie Cazaubon
Jessie Meng New Zealand (pg19)
Words in the News(Pg4)
Credit ratingDefault (from
payment)Interest rate
Principal amount
(Pg13)DiplomacyNegotiate
(Pg19)Taxidermist
PerseverancePatience
Borrowing from the bank (pg4) People take a loan (borrow
money) from the bank to buy things they cannot pay at one go
Principal amount is the amount borrowed
Borrowers have to pay back extra (known as interest)
People get into financial trouble when they cannot pay back the amounts they owe
Young Talents, Big Heart
• Childaid performers are gearing up for a charity concert on Dec 6 & 7 at Marina Bay Sands’ Sands Theatre• Set up to raise funds for Straits Times Pocket
Fund and The Business Times Budding Artists Fund• Organisers hope to raise at least $2.01 million
this year• Meet the 2 youngest performers - 6- year old
Anne-Sophie Cazaubon and Jessie Meng
Throw away trash habits (pg12)• Singapore is always
on the lookout for ways to reduce waste and increase recycling
• Read on to find out the many ways you can help to reduce, resue and recycle
• What do you do to help cut down on waste?
Building bridges of diplomacy (pg13)
• Diplomats are people who represent their countries abroad
• They maintain friendly relations with other countries
• In Singapore, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for this
• Why is it important to maintain good relations with other countries?
Love for stuffed animals (pg 19)• A taxidermist stuffs
and prepares the skins of dead animals for display
• Read on to find out how Mr Mar trained to become one
• Also search online for videos on how the process is carried out
This day in history,12th August 1990T-Rex Skeleton discovered
www.history.com