3. Names in the news Places in the news
Lim Xiangyun, Samantha Quek,
Ernest Tan, Rachel and Samantha (pg3)
Taiwan (page12)
Words in the News
(pg3)
Refurbishing
Squalor
Fumigated
Rippling
(Pg6)
initiative
Encourage
Polled
Incentive
(Pg7)
ultraviolet light
Exposure
Ignorant
Dermatologist
(pg12)
Stalled
Clipped
Hailed
Death toll
4. Social Media’s wave of kindness
(pg3)
A new 2-month campaign
called “For a Golden Home”
has been started
24 young adults will each
organise an event
All proceeds will be donated
to charity
If you were to start a charity
drive, who would you like to
help and why?
How would you go about it?
5. Eat together to bond together
(pg6)
“Meals With My Parents”
initiative aims to encourage
young people to spend more
time with their families
If you eat with your parents and
grandparents and post a photo
to Instagram, you can get a 10%
discount
What activities do your family
enjoy together?
Why do you think it is
important to spend more time
with the family?
6. Here comes the sun (pg7)
The sun emits invisible rays
called ultra-violet (UV) light
Too much exposure to UV
light can be bad for you
(research on its impact)
There is a special type of
bracelet which changes
colour when exposed to UV
light
How can we protect ourselves
better from UV rays?
7. Taiwan plane crash
On Feb 4, a plane crashed
into the Kaelung River in
Taiwan
The plane clipped a taxi
before crashing into a
shallow river
The pilot steered the plane
away from the building as it
fell and probably save a lot
of people
He was hailed as a hero
8. “Look forward to hearing from all of you on the
current affairs blog”
–Mr Ng
