2015 current affairs term 2 week 3

Beacon Current Affairs 2015

Term 2 Week 3

Who am I?

Names in the news Places in the news

Xi Jinping, Joko Widodo, Shizo Abe, Narendea Modi (pg 9) Indonesia, China, Japan, India (pg9)

Words in the News

(pg8)massive

Legal professionNumerousVoluntarily

(Pg9)investments

infrastructureeconomic mediator

(Pg12-13)quintessential

techniqueaestheticplatonic

(pg18-19)piñata

acquaintancefictional

Acts of kindness (pg 8)

Many people queued up to pay their last respects to Mr Lee Kuan Yew

Hundreds of people performed acts of kindness, such as distributing water, food and umbrellas

Share about the last time you did a kind act for someone else. 😊

Impact on the world (pg 9)

Here, we see how the leaders of various countries make friends with one another

Do familarise yourself with the names of the leaders of each country

Look in the Straits Times. Can you find other examples of what Asian neighbours do to get along and solve their differences?

Symbols of friendship through the years (pg 12-13)

Before there were loom bands and Neopets, there were friendship bracelets and Tamagotchi.

Read on to find out how the various tokens of friendship have changed (and stayed the same) over the years

What being friends is all about (pg18-19)Try out the quiz questions to know more about

what being friends mean to various cultures

One of the legacies Mr Lee Kuan Yew has left us is the excellent relationships we share with our

neighbouring countries.

This week is International Friendship Day. We shall see the impact and the benefits of this legacy

Mr Lee has left us.

In the meantime, think and buzz with your friends why it is important to be friends with our

neighbouring countries?–Mr Ng