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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)