3. Names in the News Places in the News
Tan Chuan Jin (Acting Manpower
Minister)
Bukit Batok
Sri Lanka
Canada
Words in the News
(2)
Takeaway
Disposable
Beverage
polystyrene
(13)
Environment
Habitat
(20)
Virus
Bacteria
Antibiotic
flourish
4. Campaign to cut waste (pg2)
Takeaways often come in
polystyrene or plastic
containers
These materials are hard
to recycle
27 food outlets will be
using fewer containers or
choosing more eco-
friendly ones.
What can you do to help
cut down on waste?
5. Group wants strays saved
(pg3)
• Residents are
complaining about
stray dogs near Bukit
Batok St 24
• Authorities preparing
to trap them to ensure
public safety
• Most strays are
euthanized (put to
sleep / killed)
• A dog welfare group is
trying to block move
6. Building a better home
(pg12)
• Unhappy Singaporeans
are encouraged to help
improve the situation
• Complaining alone will
not help solve the
problem
• Find it in yourself to
contribute and help
build Singapore
7. Protecting the Earth (pg13)
• Environmentalists study the
environment and protect it
from harm
• Environment comprises of
living things (like animals
and plants) and habitats
(like oceans, forests and air)
• Environment is slowly being
destroyed
• How can we do our bit for
the environment?
8. Bodyguards (pg20)
• Antibiotics are
medicine that kill or
slow down disease-
causing bacteria
• However, they are
useless against virus
infections
• Do you know what is
the difference
between bacteria
and and viruses?
