Beacon Current Affairs Term3 Week8
Who am I?
Names in the News Places in the NewsTan Chuan Jin (Acting Manpower
Minister)Bukit Batok
Sri LankaCanada
Words in the News(2)
TakeawayDisposableBeverage
polystyrene
(13)Environment
Habitat
(20)Virus
BacteriaAntibioticflourish
Campaign to cut waste (pg2) Takeaways often come in
polystyrene or plastic containers
These materials are hard to recycle
27 food outlets will be using fewer containers or choosing more eco-friendly ones.
What can you do to help cut down on waste?
Group wants strays saved (pg3)
• Residents are complaining about stray dogs near Bukit Batok St 24
• Authorities preparing to trap them to ensure public safety
• Most strays are euthanized (put to sleep / killed)
• A dog welfare group is trying to block move
Building a better home (pg12)
• Unhappy Singaporeans are encouraged to help improve the situation
• Complaining alone will not help solve the problem
• Find it in yourself to contribute and help build Singapore
Protecting the Earth (pg13)• Environmentalists study the
environment and protect it from harm• Environment comprises of
living things (like animals and plants) and habitats (like oceans, forests and air)• Environment is slowly being
destroyed• How can we do our bit for
the environment?
Bodyguards (pg20)• Antibiotics are
medicine that kill or slow down disease-causing bacteria
• However, they are useless against virus infections
• Do you know what is the difference between bacteria and and viruses?