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HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!
Welcome to Creative Campus's first newsletter of 2017. |
| Writing Tip: Fun with Puns
Puns are exciting. Puns are great. Puns are punny. Essentially, puns are words or phrases that either have a double meaning or are homophones. Often, puns can take on both literal and figurative associations of a word. For instance: I was wondering where the tennis ball went. Then it hit me.
The pun lies in the word ‘hit’. This is because the word 'hit' can mean that the tennis ball flew and struck the narrator physically; or that the narrator realised where the tennis ball was.
Puns are a fun way to inject humour in your writing. When done well, it can add significant marks to the overall impression of your essay. Can you identify and explain the following the puns? - I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. It's impossible to put down.
- I'm on a macadamia diet and it’s driving me nuts.
- A book just fell on my head. I've only got my shelf to blame.
- Pawnshop owners prefer customers without any redeeming qualities.
- Becoming a vegetarian is a big missed steak.
- The lawyer had to represent the thief who stole the underwear. It was a brief case.
- When I was young I wanted to be a banker. Then I lost interest.
Here are some punny riddles, just for laughs:- What do you call an owl who does magic tricks? Houdini
- What subject do snakes love? History
- What do you call a bear with no teeth? Gummy bear
- How do you organise a space party? You planet.
- Why did the banana go to the doctor? It wasn’t peeling well.
Try some on your own! |
| | Recently, our students discussed the issue of gun violence in the United States. The ambiguous phrasing of the Second Amendment of the U.S Constitution has, and will understandably continue to be, a point of contention for both Republicans and Democrats alike.
Read the article here.
Regardless, vigilance always plays an important role in the early detection of potential dangers. Commissioned by Sandy Hook Promise, the commercial is both ingenious and powerful. You would probably hit that 'play' button again.
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- Do you think gun control should be more stringent in America?
- Compared with the United States, Singapore has zero tolerance for gun ownership. Do you think that Singapore should be more lenient on gun control laws?
- How else can Singaporeans protect their families in the face of danger?
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Holiday Closure
We will be closed for the Chinese New Year holidays from Saturday 28 January 2017 through to Monday 30 January 2017.
Classes will resume on Tuesday 31 January 2017.
Classes on Chinese New Year's Eve will be scheduled earlier so that everyone can go home for the reunion dinner :) Students in these classes will be notified accordingly.
Should you need to contact us during the break, please drop us an email to chalk@creativecampus.com.sg
Happy Gong Xi! |
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New Sunday Classes in 2017
We will be opening new classes on Sundays from 2017. Besides these classes, we are also looking expand classes across other levels. Our updated 2017 schedule can be found here.
Write to Win! Contest Thank you to all who have participated in our competition. The response has been overwhelming! We are combing through a mountain of submissions and have been labouring over many interesting essays. All winners will hear from us shortly. The winning submission will be featured in our next issue. Stay tuned!
March Holiday Workshops Missed our December holiday workshop? Save the date for our March holiday workshops. Call us at 6455 3063 for details. |
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| WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS CHINESE NEW YEAR |
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Have you checked out our app?
You can use it to view more information about our curriculum and book replacement lessons!
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Till the next time,
The Creative Campus Team |
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For more interesting articles you can use as discussion tools, do like our Facebook Page where we share them weekly.
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Address: 151A Thomson Road, Goldhill Centre Level 2, S(307606)
Mainline: 6455 3063
Email: chalk@creativecampus.com.sg |
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