Beacon Current Affairs Term3 Week1
Beacon Current Affairs Term3 Week1
Who am I
Names in the News Places in the NewsLee Hsien Loong (pg3) Ang Mo Kio (pg3)
Van Kleef Aquarium (pg 8)Fort Canning Hill (pg 8)
Indonesia (pg 12)
Words in the News(Pg3)
abatingstockpile
constituencies
(Pg8)aquariumobsolete
demolished
(Pg17)Cash crop
Fast and furiousExhausted (used up)
plantation
Keeping calm amid the haze Singaporeans urged to
stay calm and continue their daily routine
Not some deadly disease to be avoided at all costs
No need to panic
Singapore’s first aquarium• Van Keef Aquarium is
located at base of Fort Canning Hill
• Built in 1955• Closed in 1991 due to
dwindling visitor numbers
• Money donated by Mr Karel van Kleef, a Dutchman
Milking rubber trees for profit• Worldwide crash in
coffee prices• Rubber now popular
as a cash crop• Research online to
see what a rubber tree looks like
• How is rubber tapping carried out?
Animal intelligence• Chimpanzees and
bonobos found to have the best language skills
• Dolphins can plan how to solve a problem
• Even the octopus, squid and cuttlefish can learn from their mistake
This day in history…Hong Kong returns to China
www.history.com