Beacon Current Affairs 2015

Term 2 Week 8

Who am I?

Names in the news Places in the news

Ang Jun Heng (pg13)Matheryn Naovaratpong (pg17) Indonesia / Japan / Hong Kong (pg12)

Words in the News

(pg4)All the words on

page 4

(Pg13)viciously

GashGrudge

(pg 17)preservation

cancer-strickencryoprotectant

Ailment

(pg 20)OriginsOcarina

toubadoursperforated

Information-packed adjectives (pg 4-5)

These are some of the challenging words the contestants faced during “The Big Spell”

Take a look at words like “rudimentary” and “pecuniary” and see if you can figure out what they mean

Also try out the exercises on page 5! :)

Focus on the positive things (pg 13)

Mr Ang Jun Heng was attacked by robbers 5 years ago at the age of 19

He suffered multiple wounds to the head and neck, and lost most of his left hand

He still went on to complete his Naval Diving Unit’s basic diving course

He also represented Singapore at the 2011 Paracanoe World Championships

Talk about getting back on your feet quickly! Share about one time when you overcome a difficulty on your own.

Brain freeze in hope for revival (pg 17)

Some scientists believe that even after the heart stops beating, the brain continues to function

Cryonics is the practice of keeping clinically dead bodies at cold temperatures to preserve brain function

You may have heard of Matheryn Naovaratpong, the 2-year old girl who was recently the youngest person to be preserved by Cryonics

Read on to find out how this process works. Would you want to be preserved this way to be awakened in the future?

History of music (pg20)

Historians believe the oldest instruments were made about 37000 years ago

Let’s find out about the origins of the bell, harp, drums and piano.

All the best for your examinations, Beacons!

–Mr Ng