3. Names in the news Places in the news
Derrick Tan (13)
Bukit Timah Hill (pg2)/ !
Taiwan / Hubei (pg12)
Words in the News
(pg2)!
renovation!
tarmac road!
walking trail!
(not trial)
(Pg3)!
emulate!
subsidises!
modified!
participation rates
(Pg4)!
diabolical!
unsecured!
repossesses!
mastermind
(pg13)!
rioting!
veterinarian!
dedication!
menial jobs
4. Makeover for nature reserve (pg2)
❖ Bukit Timah Nature Reserve is
now closed for a 2-year renovation!
❖ This makeover is needed to firm
up the soil, plant more trees and
install more toilets!
❖ To be done in stages so as not to
disturb the ecological balance and
drive animals out!
❖ There are still many other trails
you can visit!
❖ You can visit www.nparks.gov.sg
to look up more of these places
5. More chances to learn tennis (pg3)
❖ This is the SC Global’s Tennis for
Every Child Programme!
❖ This 5-year, $500,000 scheme aims to
increase participation rates in tennis
among Primary One and Two pupils!
❖ Money will be given to some
schools to help run Tennis as a
CCA, and include Tennis in the PE
lessons!
❖ Go to www.tennisforeverychild.com
to see which schools have signed up
6. When the big, bad wolf got wi-fi (pg4)
!
❖ Have you heard of “Three Little Pigs”?!
❖ Here, the wolf sets up an unsecured Wi-
Fi network in a cafe (unsecured here
means the network has no password,
and so anyone can use it)!
❖ When one of the pigs uses the Wifi
network, the wolf steals his credit card
details and spends a lot of money!
❖ The pig eventually loses his home!
❖ Important to protect yourself online!
❖ Is your home internet router protected
with a password?
7. News from the region…(pg12)
❖ Taiwanese company accused of
selling contaminated oil
products!
❖ More flights in Asia could
mean “traffic jams in the sky”!
❖ China will be diverting 9.5
billion cubic metres of water a
year from Hubei to dry
Northern provinces
8. Turning his life around (pg13)
❖ Derrick Tan failed his exams, joined
gangs, sniffed glue, took drugs and
was arrested for rioting when he
was younger!
❖ He stopped his gang activities when
he saw how much he was hurting
his parents!
❖ Today, he is the operations manager
at Sunny Heights, a day-care centre
with a swimming pool for animals!
❖ Read on to find out how he turned
his life around and became
successful
9. Look forward to hearing from all of you on the
Current Affairs Blog, and welcome back from the
September holidays :)
-Mr Ng
