This document contains summaries of multiple articles. It discusses keeping money safe in banks, the threats facing coral reefs from climate change and human activities, the toxic chemicals contained in cigarettes, the career of an aquarist who cares for marine life, and the birth of the world's first test tube baby in 1978. Key places mentioned include the Coral Triangle region in the Pacific and Indian Oceans and two oceanariums on Sentosa Island. Words defined include safekeeping, deposit, interest, ecosystem, diverse, devastating, endangered, toxic cocktail, odourless and pungent.

1. Beacon Current Affairs
Term3 Week4

2. Who am I

3. Names in the News Places in the News
Ms Amanda Leong Coral Triangle
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
(Find out where these places are
on Google Maps)
Words in the News
(Pg4)
Safekeeping
Deposit
Interest (money)
(Pg18)
Ecosystem
Diverse
Devastating
endangered
(Pg19)
Toxic cocktail
Odourless
pungent

4. Keeping your money safe
 Bank comes from
“Banco”, an Italian word
for “Bench”
 People used to keep their
money in temples (why?)
 Read on to find out how a
bank works and what it
does

5. Tropical Reef in Danger
• Human activities and
climate change are
destroying the Coral
Triangle
• What is a coral reef? Is it
a living or non-living
thing?
• Overfishing threatens
the tuna population (See
how big the tuna is. You
will be surprised)

6. Poisonous Sticks
• Cigarettes contain
harmful chemicals
• Here are some of
them : Tar, Arsenic,
Cadmium, Ammonia,
Nitrogen Oxide,
Hydrogen Cyanide,
Carbon Monoxide
• Resarch on one of
them and share how it
affects the smoker’s
health

7. Passion for Marine Life
• An aquarist takes care
of marine animals
• We have 2 oceanariums
on Sentosa Island
(Underwater World and
Marine Life Park)
• Read on to find out
more about a day in the
life of an aquarist.

8. This day in history,
25th
July 1978
World’s first test
tube baby is born
www.history.com