Beekeeping at school - Test 3

C1 Advanced · Open Cloze · Cambridge English Advanced 4, Cambridge University Press

For questions 9–16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.

When a swarm of bees descended on a primary school one day, (0) ___ surprisingly there was panic among the teachers. (9) ___ , most of the children watched fascinated as a bee catcher rounded (10) ___ the uninvited visitors. This unexpected event led to the school getting its own bee hive a year later and integrating beekeeping into the curriculum, all of (11) ___ has resulted in notable benefits. The children study the dance that the bees do to communicate where nectar (12) ___ to be found and use honey in cooking lessons. They have even opened a school shop selling honey, with the pupils responsible for collecting and pricing it, as well as every other step of production. Interestingly, nobody anticipated the most significant benefit of (13) ___ of this: the effect bees seem to (14) ___ had on the pupils' behaviour. (15) ___ getting children to think of their responsibility to others can often (16) ___ a challenge, making bees the focus has brought about this behaviour effortlessly.

Beekeeping at school

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