Beacon Current Affairs 2015

Term 3 Week 4

Who am I?

Names in the news Places in the news

Daniel Cabrera (pg12) Various iconic landmarks (pg 8-9)

Words in the News

(Pg6-7)currency

tax evasionausteritycreditor

(Pg8-9)efficient

quarantinerecreational

www.heartmap.sg

(Pg12)viral

TemporaryDedicationScholarship

(Pg13)meltdownEstimatedStranded

Witty

A modern Greek tragedy unfolds (pg 6-7)

Greece is having serious financial problems now

It happened because Greece was spending more than it collected in taxes

Now, Greece cannot afford to pay back the loans it took

It’s shocking what can happen when a country is not managed well by the government

Hop on a tour around S’pore (pg 8-9)

Third of 5 trails that are part of SG Heart Map trails

Senoko Power Station is located in Sembawang and was the fifth power station built in Singapore

Singapore Zoo was opened in 1973 and houses more than 2800 animals, compared to 300 when it first opened

Woodlands Waterfront Park gives residents a place to relax

Homeless boy inspires (pg12)

Daniel Cabrera lost his house in a fire

He studies outside Macdonalds every night because it is the only source of light

This photo has since gone viral

He has since received aid and a scholarship

Avoid meltdown when let down (Pg 13)

Train service on the MRT’s North-South and East-West lines shut down on 7 July

About 250000 people were affected

Many people actually responded with kindness, humour and creativity instead

Read on to see what some people did to cheer up the people around them

Welcome back to school and a new term, Beacons!

–Mr Ng