This document contains summaries of several news articles from a current affairs publication. It discusses Indonesia approving an agreement to address haze pollution from forest fires. It also contains summaries about differences between children's and adults' bodies, an interview with a 57-year-old ventriloquist, and the origins of popular toys like Play-Doh, Snakes and Ladders, and jigsaw puzzles. The document encourages students to share more on a current affairs blog after returning from holidays in September.
Every year on the 14th November Children's Day is celebrated in India. Find a PPT presented by motherszone on children’s day which explains why and how it is celebrated.
I wish I was still student! It's all my feelings when I think about student and travel. It's one of the memorable times in my life which surely can never come back!
Every year on the 14th November Children's Day is celebrated in India. Find a PPT presented by motherszone on children’s day which explains why and how it is celebrated.
I wish I was still student! It's all my feelings when I think about student and travel. It's one of the memorable times in my life which surely can never come back!
3. Names in the news Places in the news
Patrick Tan (18) Indonesia (pg9)
Words in the News
(pg9)!
tackling!
parliament!
diabetes!
obsesity
(Pg17)!
loitering!
inaudible!
calories!
cartilage
(Pg18)!
ventriloquist!
banter!
repertoire!
memorable
(pg20)!
squishy!
virtues!
imprints!
geography
4. Treaty to treat haze approved (pg9)
!
❖ Indonesia’s lawmakers have
finally given approval to join the
Asean Agreement on
Transboundary Haze Pollution!
❖ This was rejected 12 years ago
because they were worried it
would let other countries tell
Indonesia what to do!
❖ Now, they hope it will better
protect citizens from the effects of
forest fires
5. 5 ways you are special (pg17)
❖ Children’s bodies can be very
different from an adult!
❖ For one, sugar tastes sweeter to
children!
❖ Read on to find out more about
how your bodies differ
6. One man, many voices (pg18)
❖ Meet ventriloquist and magician,
Patrick Wan, 57!
❖ Ventriloquism is the art of
throwing one’s voice!
❖ His puppets can cost anything
from $600 to $2500!
❖ His wife is the costume designer
for his puppets!
❖ His favourite quote - if you want to
do something, you have to do your
best - you have to spend time on it
7. Toy Stories (pg20)
❖ Did you know that Play-doh
was originally a wallpaper
cleaner?!
❖ Or that Snakes and Ladders
was originally an ancient
Indian game used to teach
children values?!
❖ And that jigsaw puzzles were
initially used by teachers as
teachers’ tools?!
❖ Read on to find out more…
8. Look forward to hearing from all of you on the
Current Affairs Blog, and welcome back from the
September holidays :)
-Mr Ng
