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T1W6
Beacon Current Affairs 2014
Who am I?
Names in the news Places in the news
Koh Chai Seng Sumatra
Words in the News
closed-circuit television!collating!
scaled!unconscious
harassing!emotional!
mental
erupted!scorching heat!
evacuated
ration!allotted!
alternative!staple!
Man gets on MRT tracks, injures himself (pg 2)
❖ An elderly man ended up on the tracks between Tanah Merah and Expo stations last Saturday!
❖ He apparently scaled the railing and walked along the tracks!
❖ Train driver managed to brake in time!
❖ Why do you think the man did this?!
❖ What should you do and should not do to keep yourself safe at MRT stations?
Stand up to cyberbullying (pg6)
❖ Cyberbullying is the act of harassing someone online or via electronic means!
❖ More people from 8-18 are experiencing this problem!
❖ It can cause emotional and mental harm!
❖ Read on to find out more on how to deal with the various types of cyberbullying
Rocked by eruptions (pg9)
❖ Mount Sinabung in Sumatra erupted thrice on Feb 1, killing 14 people!
❖ Volcano had been dormant for 400 years, but became active again in 2010!
❖ How does a volcano eruption occur? Search online to find out more!
❖ What sort of harm can it cause?
Filling stomachs during the war (pg 18)
❖ In 1942, the Japanese invaded Singapore!
❖ 1942 - 1945 was known as the Japanese Occupation!
❖ Food was rationed and there was not enough food for everyone!
❖ People turned to alternative food sources to avoid starving!
❖ Read on to find out what other types of food the people ate during the Japanese Occupation
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