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from a Chinese Angpau Red Angpau or packets are commonly given in Chinese celebrations with cash inside. If you've got a few extra red packets around, you can make a seashell from the square ones that can be placed anywhere for decoration during Chinese New Year or just to add a unique touch to any room.
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Fold the Angpau in half so that the short edges touch. Make sure you fold it neatly from edge-to-edge!
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English is the
3rd most spoken language in the world...
Journalist
Famous Person: Xandra Ooi A journalist doesn’t just write newspaper articles. They talk to lots of people and travel to many places to find their stories! If you love to write, are extremely curious and like to be on your feet a lot, this is a great job for you! Xandra Ooi is an outstanding Malaysian journalist that has written for The Star’s BRATs Programme. She’s held the role of a TV host, a radio DJ, a newspaper columnist and a book author! This shows that a journalist will also have many other opportunities to pursue!
...with Mandarin being the first and Spanish the second. Besides being a widely used language, English is also an important requirement for several meaningful and fulfilling jobs. Below are examples of such careers and famous individuals associated with each of them!
Novelist
Famous Person: J.K. Rowling
Teaching English is not easy! To become an English teacher, you need to study for at least 3-4 years and know the language like the back of your hand. You need to be very patient, persistent, and passionate in what you do.
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English Teacher
A novelist loves telling stories. They love imagining fantastic settings and building the lives and the relationships of their characters on the pages of a book! J.K. Rowling, who created the Harry Potter novels, took seven years to write and perfect her first novel!. Clearly a good command of English is not enough - to be a novelist, you’ll need lots of patience and commitment as well!
Famous Person: Your English Teacher!
That’s why English teachers are one of the everyday superheroes in your school. It is a noble job, filled with meaning and purpose!
These are just some of many jobs you can pursue with a great command of English. Other jobs include becoming a translator, columnist, editor, copywriter, scriptwriter and more! Try finding out more about these jobs online!
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Famous Person: Dina Zaman A writer is a person that simply loves the act of writing and dabbles in all its forms poetry, stories, novels, autobiographies and so on. Dina Zaman, a Malaysian writer, is such a person. She has written about her kampung in Terengganu, her journey exploring her faith, and was compiled life stories of different Malaysians.
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Word Search PUZZLE Are you good at spotting things? Hidden in this table of letters are the names of things that can be found, downloaded, or bought through the FrogStore! Search horizontally, vertically and diagonally for all 10 words and put your skills to the test!
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Periodic Games
Zoom
An App that helps you learn and master the periodic table!
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British Council
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Check out the British Council channel in FrogStore for exciting English educational videos.
FrogAsia’s magazine for teachers, parents and students!
Cha-Ching
These sets of questions will help you test your knowledge on a wide range of subjects.
Sing along with your Cha-Ching friends and learn about how to earn, save, spend and donate through informative videos!
Dongle A USB modem device that allows YES 4G connectivity for personal use. Plug it into your computer and you’ll be able to access the internet!
Question Banks
e-Books Find storybooks, textbooks, audiobooks and more in the FrogStore!
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FrogRevise Get help in revising for your exams with the FrogRevise collection.
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