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Beacon Current Affairs Term1 Week 10

Who am I?

Names in the News Places in the News

Lawrence Wong (Pg2)Laurentia Tan (Pg2)

Asia(pg20)North Africa (pg20)

Words in the News

(Pg8)Lush greenery

CampaignShrubs

Corrective Work Order

(CWO)

(Pg19)stroke

symptomsArtery

circulates

(Pg20)MacaquesPrehensile

tailsHierarchynuisance

Bonus article: What is a Sinkhole?

A hole that opens up suddenly in the ground

Water underground erodes the soil underneath

As the soil dissolves in water, giant holes appear in the ground

May appear suddenly with no warning

Dangerous to people and buildings

Support for disabled athletes More support

for disabled athletes

Announced by Lawrence Wong (find out who he is)

Look up about Laurentia Tan’s achievements

Clean and Green Half of Singapore

covered with greenery

Known around the world as “Garden City”

Discuss government’s efforts to keep Singapore clean

Brain Attack Stroke occurs

when blood is cut off to the brain

Causes paralysis and even death

How can you prevent stroke?

Wild and Wonderful Macaques

Monkeys native to Asia and North Africa

Have prehensile tails

Live in groups of 20s Are ominvores Help keep forests

healthy by spreading seeds

Do not feed them!

This day in history – Albert Einstein born