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T3W1
Beacon Current Affairs 2014
Who am I?
Names in the news Places in the news
Axel Paulsen (pg20) Pulau Tekong (pg7)
Words in the News
(pg7)!reclamation!inhabitants!skyrocketd
(Pg12)!etiquette!
appropriate!audibly
(Pg18)!perenially!
hardy!preserved!
germinated
(pg20)!rotation!
manoeuvres!revolution
Memories of Tekong (pg7)❖ Pulau Tekong is an island
located off the north-eastern coast of Singapore!
❖ It consists of 2 smaller islands joined together through land reclamation!
❖ Young Singaporean men undergo part of their national service there!
❖ Read on to find out some more interesting facts about this place
Pick up good manners (pg12)
❖ We need good manners and etiquette when we interact with other people!
❖ Read on to learn how we should behave when we are making a call to someone
The allure of the lotus (pg18)❖ Known as the Nelumbo
Nucifera, the lotus plant is the national flower of India and Vietnam!
❖ Some more interesting facts - it has many medicinal benefits!
❖ Also used in cooking!❖ Very hardy - can last a thousand
years if preserved properly!❖ Read on to find out more about
this amazing plant
The hardest jump in the world (pg20)
❖ This is the Axel jump, named after its inventor, Axel Paulsen (1855 - 1938)!
❖ Read on to find out why it is considered such a difficult and challenging jump!
❖ Try watching a youtube clip of how it is done if you need a better example of how it is executed!
❖ Try learning and spelling the word “manoeuvres”
-Mr Ng
Welcome back to school after your school holidays :)