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Beacon Current Affairs 2014

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Names in the news Places in the news

Nicole Lim (pg8-9) South Korea (pg12)!Vietnam (pg12)

Words in the News

(pg3)!dementia!

geriatric ward!frail!

(pg8-9)!rallied!clinch!

sparred

(pg12)!capsized!

evacuating!outbreak!vaccine

(p20)!cockpit!

tail (of plane)

Patients free to roam here (pg3)❖ Before reading - research on

what dementia is!❖ Khoo Tech Puat Hospital

(KTPH) has a specially designed dementia ward!

❖ It looks cheerful and homely and even the doors are painted to look like bookshelves, so patients do not try to leave!

❖ This helps prevent patients from getting agitated and aggressive

Nimble Nicole nabs the gold (pg8)

❖ Singapore Chinese Girl’s School (SCGS) Nicole Lim won the Straits Times National Spelling Championships!

❖ They had to spell words like “infinitesimal”, “evanescence” and “obstreperous”!

❖ Try testing yourself with the 5 words on page 9 to experience what the finals was like

Ferry tragedy stuns Korea and other news… (pg12)

❖ A South Korean ferry carrying 476 passengers sank on April 16!

❖ Vietnam hit by outbreak of killer measles, killing at least 112 people this year so far!

❖ Tens of thousands of Chinese tourists are cancelling their trips to South-east Asia as they no longer feel safe after the MH370 plane disappeared

Tracking a plane (pg20)❖ Learn more about the parts of a

plane which let you track where it is!

❖ The transponder is found in the cockpit and helps pilots communicate with air traffic controllers via ground radar!

❖ The black box collects flight data and cockpit voice recording!

❖ Read on to find out how they work

-Mr Ng

Do look out for the up and coming Earth Day!