This document summarizes several current news stories and articles from Beacon Current Affairs 2014. It discusses the police dispersing a crowd watching World Cup matches screened for free by Mr. Rooban. It also describes four young artists who created paintings to raise over $30,000 for charity. Additionally, it mentions edible flowers that can be used in cooking and how airlines work to overcome problems with taste detection on airplanes. Finally, it introduces the World Cup soccer tournament and some of its terminology.

1. T3W2
Beacon Current
Affairs 2014

2. Who am I?

3. Names in the news Places in the news
Emelia Boon / Kaelynn Yap / Steffi
Ong / Lukas Lee (pg16)
India, Jiangxi (China), Malaysia (pg9)
Words in the News
(pg3)!
terrace house!
disperse!
cooperated!
warmed our hearts
(Pg16)!
tirelessly!
culminated!
offset!
priveleged
(Pg18)!
delectable!
edible!
ingested!
cuisines
(pg19)!
consumed!
ingredients!
relish!
umani

4. Game over for World Cup screenings (pg3)
❖ A small club has been gathering in Sing
Avenue near Little India to watch soccer
matches screened by Mr Rooban!
❖ They were so popular that more than 70
people gathered to watch the free
screenings!
❖ However, the police have advised the
viewers to disperse!
❖ Discuss with your friends why Mr
Rooban was asked to stop the
screenings!
❖ Do you think a large crowd makes
watching a sport more or less enjoyable?
Why or why not?

5. Art with a heart (pg16)
❖ 4 young artists worked hard
for a year to create 40 paintings
for charity!
❖ They were sold to raise funds
for the intellectually disabled
in Sun-dac!
❖ To date, they have raised more
than $30,000!
❖ The exhibition is held at the
Fullerton Hotel, until 17 July

6. Delectable floral delights (pg18)
❖ Not all flowers can be eaten!
❖ Edible flower are those that can
be ingested safely and are used
in cooking!
❖ Read on to find out how they
are used in cooking

7. Mile-high taste test (pg19)
❖ Ever wonder why food on an
airplane tastes worse?!
❖ Have you realised there are tiny
bumps on your tongue?!
❖ They are called “papillae”, also
known as our taste buds!
❖ When we are flying in the air,
our ability to taste saltiness and
sweetness drop!
❖ Read on to find out what airlines
do to work around this problem

8. Glorious Goal Fest (pg20)
❖ The World Cup is the largest
football tournament
internationally!
❖ Are you familiar with terms
like fouls, referee, defenders
and midfielders?!
❖ Read on to find out more about
the game and how it is played

9. -Mr Ng
Welcome back to school after your school
holidays :)