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Beacon Current Affairs
2015
Term 3 Week 1
Who am I?
Names in the news Places in the news
Major Lee Mei Yi (pg4)
The various athletes of the SEA Games
Padang (pg4)
South Korea / Saudi Arabia (pg6)
Words in the News
(Pg10-11)
athletes
haul
instances
memorable
(Pg4)
anniversary
spectators
proximity
(Pg4)
customised
jubilee
constituencies
incorporate
(Pg6)
respiratory
quarantined
temporarily
vaccine
Female fighter pilot to make history
at National Day Parade (pg 4)
Major Lee Mei Yi will be
the first woman to fly in
the fighter jet formation
at the National Day
Parade
She will pilot one of 20
F-16 fighter jets
It takes months of hard
work and preparation
Be sure to look out for it!
SG funpacks to have extra
goodies from constituencies (pg 4)
Every household in
Singapore will
receive a
customised SG
Funpack from next
month
Look out for more
details in a letter to
be sent by July 15
Keeping virus outbreak in check
(pg 6)
An outbreak of Middle
East respiratory
syndrome (MERS) has
infected 179 people and
killed 24 people as of
June 24
What is MERS and how
does it work? Research
on this online and
share your findings
with your class!
Best of the SEA Games
(Pg 10-11)
Singapore Boxer Mohamed
Hanurdeen refused to
withdraw despite a black
eye.
At this year’s 28th SEA
Games, Team Singapore
athletes brought back a
record-breaking 259
medals
Read on to view the
highlights of this 19-day
event
Welcome back to school and a new term, Beacons!
–Mr Ng

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Current Events Review: Major Lee, SG Funpacks, MERS Outbreak, SEA Games Success

  • 3. Names in the news Places in the news Major Lee Mei Yi (pg4) The various athletes of the SEA Games Padang (pg4) South Korea / Saudi Arabia (pg6) Words in the News (Pg10-11) athletes haul instances memorable (Pg4) anniversary spectators proximity (Pg4) customised jubilee constituencies incorporate (Pg6) respiratory quarantined temporarily vaccine
  • 4. Female fighter pilot to make history at National Day Parade (pg 4) Major Lee Mei Yi will be the first woman to fly in the fighter jet formation at the National Day Parade She will pilot one of 20 F-16 fighter jets It takes months of hard work and preparation Be sure to look out for it!
  • 5. SG funpacks to have extra goodies from constituencies (pg 4) Every household in Singapore will receive a customised SG Funpack from next month Look out for more details in a letter to be sent by July 15
  • 6. Keeping virus outbreak in check (pg 6) An outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) has infected 179 people and killed 24 people as of June 24 What is MERS and how does it work? Research on this online and share your findings with your class!
  • 7. Best of the SEA Games (Pg 10-11) Singapore Boxer Mohamed Hanurdeen refused to withdraw despite a black eye. At this year’s 28th SEA Games, Team Singapore athletes brought back a record-breaking 259 medals Read on to view the highlights of this 19-day event
  • 8. Welcome back to school and a new term, Beacons! –Mr Ng