Beacon Current Affairs Term3 Week7

Who are we?

Names in the News Places in the NewsAnne-Sophie Cazaubon

Jessie Meng New Zealand (pg19)

Words in the News(Pg4)

Credit ratingDefault (from

payment)Interest rate

Principal amount

(Pg13)DiplomacyNegotiate

(Pg19)Taxidermist

PerseverancePatience

Borrowing from the bank (pg4) People take a loan (borrow

money) from the bank to buy things they cannot pay at one go

Principal amount is the amount borrowed

Borrowers have to pay back extra (known as interest)

People get into financial trouble when they cannot pay back the amounts they owe

Young Talents, Big Heart

• Childaid performers are gearing up for a charity concert on Dec 6 & 7 at Marina Bay Sands’ Sands Theatre• Set up to raise funds for Straits Times Pocket

Fund and The Business Times Budding Artists Fund• Organisers hope to raise at least $2.01 million

this year• Meet the 2 youngest performers - 6- year old

Anne-Sophie Cazaubon and Jessie Meng

Throw away trash habits (pg12)• Singapore is always

on the lookout for ways to reduce waste and increase recycling

• Read on to find out the many ways you can help to reduce, resue and recycle

• What do you do to help cut down on waste?

Building bridges of diplomacy (pg13)

• Diplomats are people who represent their countries abroad

• They maintain friendly relations with other countries

• In Singapore, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for this

• Why is it important to maintain good relations with other countries?

Love for stuffed animals (pg 19)• A taxidermist stuffs

and prepares the skins of dead animals for display

• Read on to find out how Mr Mar trained to become one

• Also search online for videos on how the process is carried out

This day in history,12th August 1990T-Rex Skeleton discovered

www.history.com