3. Names in the news Places in the news
Axel Paulsen (pg20) Pulau Tekong (pg7)
Words in the News
(pg7)!
reclamation!
inhabitants!
skyrocketd
(Pg12)!
etiquette!
appropriate!
audibly
(Pg18)!
perenially!
hardy!
preserved!
germinated
(pg20)!
rotation!
manoeuvres!
revolution
4. Memories of Tekong (pg7)
❖ Pulau Tekong is an island
located off the north-eastern
coast of Singapore!
❖ It consists of 2 smaller islands
joined together through land
reclamation!
❖ Young Singaporean men
undergo part of their national
service there!
❖ Read on to find out some more
interesting facts about this place
5. Pick up good manners (pg12)
❖ We need good manners and
etiquette when we interact
with other people!
❖ Read on to learn how we
should behave when we are
making a call to someone
6. The allure of the lotus (pg18)
❖ Known as the Nelumbo
Nucifera, the lotus plant is the
national flower of India and
Vietnam!
❖ Some more interesting facts - it
has many medicinal benefits!
❖ Also used in cooking!
❖ Very hardy - can last a thousand
years if preserved properly!
❖ Read on to find out more about
this amazing plant
7. The hardest jump in the world (pg20)
❖ This is the Axel jump, named
after its inventor, Axel Paulsen
(1855 - 1938)!
❖ Read on to find out why it is
considered such a difficult and
challenging jump!
❖ Try watching a youtube clip of
how it is done if you need a better
example of how it is executed!
❖ Try learning and spelling the
word “manoeuvres”
