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Issue53623rd–29thSeptember2016
10 YEARS
OF AWARD
WINNING
NEWS!*
MORE THAN TWo MILLION READERS*
BEST FRIENDS
FOREVER!
IS THIS THE WORLD’S
Boatiful! A boat
comes to the rescue
news
puzzle
Tube Takeover
The children wade to
school in the Philippines
WATER way to get to school!
These children, like dozens of other children on five
tiny islets in the Philippines, have had to wade, and
sometimes even swim, 2km to school.
The children risked being washed out to sea just
to get to class, and their books would sometimes get
wet or pulled away by the water. (Now, there’s a good
homework excuse!) At high tide, they often couldn’t
get to their Sulangan Integrated School at all – or they
would be trapped for hours after class.
by editor in chief Nicky Cox
Now they are celebrating, because Sailors’ Society,
a charity which helps people who work on merchant
ships and their families around the world, has funded
two boats to take them to school.
The motorised boats, which carry up to 30
children each, will make a massive difference to their
education as they head back to school this month.
“The school boat project brings us, and other
families like us, so much joy because at last we
won’t be late and won’t miss going to school ever
again,” says Ramie, 16.
Sandra Welch from Sailors’ Society says: “The
worst thing most of us face on the school run is
a bit of traffic, so it’s hard to believe that there
are children who have to swim through the sea
just to get an education.”
This story has come from the Crazy But True section of ‘First News’.
Read the story, and then try the puzzle. To help you, we have underlined the answers to
the crossword puzzle clues in the article itself – but you will need to match the correct word with each clue!
* The 2012 Newspaper Awards: Best weekly national newspaper and best niche market newspaper. Also, Plain English Campaign: Best national newspaper. * First News weekly readership is 2,042,199. Source: Opinion Matters 2014. First News supports children’s charities – see page 17.
big news
Tube takeover
Pictures of cute cats have been cheering up passengers at an
underground station in London! There are adverts everywhere in modern life: on TV, on the internet,
on giant posters by the road. All of them try to persuade us to buy
something, or do something. A group called Glimpse decided they were tired of being asked to buy
things all the time, so they started the Citizen Advertising Takeover Service. CATS has replaced
68 adverts at Clapham Common tube station with giant pictures of gorgeous cats! The animals weren’t just there to make commuters smile, though. Lots of the cats in the ads need new
homes – they are living at two animal charities (Battersea Dogs And Cats
Home and Cats Protection). The Glimpse group says it wants to 'glimpse a better future': "We know that the best things in life are
free. Imagine a world where experiences and friendships were worth more than stuff you can buy." Other people obviously agree: advert space is extremely expensive, but they managed to raise all the
money to pay for the posters from the public. Across
3. cash, coins and banknotes (noun 6)
6. This is the plural of the word charity. They
are organisations which are set up to help those
in need, e.g. animals. (plural noun 6)
7. Another name for an underground train in
London (noun 4)
8. understand, appreciate (verb 4)
Down
1. This word is short for advertisements, e.g. the
posters that usually persuade you to buy
something (plural noun 7)
2. get people to do something
(verb 8)
4. This is another word for photos. (plural noun
8)
5. big, huge, enormous (adjective 5)
The only weekly newspaper for young people
Working with
10
Issue 536 £1.80 23 – 29 Sept 2016
Issue53623rd–29thSeptember2016
10 YEARS
OF AWARD
WINNING
NEWS!*
MORE THAN TWo MILLION READERS*
BEST FRIENDS
FOREVER!
IS THIS THE WORLD’S
Boatiful! A boat
comes to the rescue
news
puzzle
Tube Takeover
The children wade to
school in the Philippines
Tube Takeover
WATER way to get to school!
This story has come from the Crazy But True section of ‘First News’.
Read the story, and then try the puzzle. The answers to the clues are all words in the
article. Answer the clue and then underline the word in the story.
These children, like dozens of other children on five
tiny islets in the Philippines, have had to wade, and
sometimes even swim, 2km to school.
The children risked being washed out to sea just
to get to class, and their books would sometimes get
wet or pulled away by the water. (Now, there’s a good
homework excuse!) At high tide, they often couldn’t
get to their Sulangan Integrated School at all – or they
would be trapped for hours after class.
by editor in chief Nicky Cox
Now they are celebrating, because Sailors’ Society,
a charity which helps people who work on merchant
ships and their families around the world, has funded
two boats to take them to school.
The motorised boats, which carry up to 30
children each, will make a massive difference to their
education as they head back to school this month.
“The school boat project brings us, and other
families like us, so much joy because at last we
won’t be late and won’t miss going to school ever
again,” says Ramie, 16.
Sandra Welch from Sailors’ Society says: “The
worst thing most of us face on the school run is
a bit of traffic, so it’s hard to believe that there
are children who have to swim through the sea
just to get an education.”
* The 2012 Newspaper Awards: Best weekly national newspaper and best niche market newspaper. Also, Plain English Campaign: Best national newspaper. * First News weekly readership is 2,042,199. Source: Opinion Matters 2014. First News supports children’s charities – see page 17.
big news
big news
Tube takeover
Pictures of cute cats have been cheering up passengers at an
underground station in London! There are adverts everywhere in modern life: on TV, on the internet,
on giant posters by the road. All of them try to persuade us to buy
something, or do something. A group called Glimpse decided they were tired of being asked to buy
things all the time, so they started the Citizen Advertising Takeover Service. CATS has replaced
68 adverts at Clapham Common tube station with giant pictures of gorgeous cats! The animals weren’t just there to make commuters smile, though. Lots of the cats in the ads need new
homes – they are living at two animal charities (Battersea Dogs And Cats
Home and Cats Protection). The Glimpse group says it wants to 'glimpse a better future': "We know that the best things in life are
free. Imagine a world where experiences and friendships were worth more than stuff you can buy." Other people obviously agree: advert space is extremely expensive, but they managed to raise all the
money to pay for the posters from the public. Across
3. cash, coins and banknotes (noun 6)
6. This is the plural of the world charity. They
are organisations which are set up to help those
in need, e.g. animals. (plural noun 6)
7. Another name for an underground train in
London (noun 4)
8. understand, appreciate (verb 4)
Down
1. This word is short for advertisements, e.g. the
posters that usually persuade you to buy
something (plural noun 7)
2. get people to do something
(verb 8)
4. This is another word for photos. (plural noun
8)
5. big, huge, enormous (adjective 5)