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In the garden, a lot of bees (is – are) buzzing

Some (is – are) flying. Tekir is running. Asli (ask – asks) her

grandfather, “Grandpa, What (do – does) honeybees do?

Where (do – does) they live? How can they fly? How (do –

does) they make honey? Can you tell me about them?

The grandfather (say – says), “Certainly, my honey.

Honeybees (is – are) hardworking animals. They (work –

works) very hard. They (has – have) got wings, so they can

fly from one flower to another. Bees can see flowers easily.

Look at a bee, Asli! You can see only two eyes, but a bee

(have – has) got nearly twelve thousands eyes. You can see

them under a microscope. A bee (has – have) got two

stomachs. One is the honey stomach. The other is the real
stomach.”

“Bees sometimes swarm. Queen bees (lay – lays) many,

many eggs. These eggs (hatches – hatch) into worker bees.

Hives (become – becomes) very crowded. Old bees (leave –

leaves) hives. An old queen usually (live – lives) with them.

They (fly – flies) in a swarm to a tree. A beekeeper (watches –

watch) his swarm. He (doesn’t – don’t) want to lose his bees.

He (bring – brings) a new hive. He (shake – shakes) the bees

into a basket and (puts – put) them in the new hive. The bees
(do – does) their jobs. They (live – lives) together in the hive

happily.” Says grandfather.

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