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Have you ever heard of the phrase 'making a
beeline' ? I was teaching my pupils about the phrase
when one ___1___
an interesting question.
"But I have never seen a bee flying in a straight ___2___
before," uttered a thoroughly confused boy. I must
admit that the boy was right. For a moment, I was ___3___.
Then, I explained that when someone makes a beeline
towards something, it means that the person's focus
was clear and there was no wavering or hesitation. I
does not literally mean that it must be in a
straight line.
The boy's question ___4___
me and when I got home, I did some research on bees
and found out that they were truly amazing
creatures.
Bees communicate ___5___
their mates and can share information about a floral
patch that they have discovered. When a bee
discovers a new food source, she will return and
dance for her ___6___.
She may seem as if she is dancing in joy but in
reality, her dance means so much more. She is
actually ___7___
information about the distance, direction, and
location of the floral patch.
Her unique dance is so accurate that the others
that watch the dance can in fact travel to the exact
place to ___8___
nectar.
It ___9___
been discovered that a round dance is performed for
food sources that are located nearby and for those
that are further away, the bees will perform a
different dance altogether.
This unique ability of transferring information
to others helps the ___10___
colonies in achieving efficiency in looking for
valuable nectar. In a bid to locate and discover new
rich food sources, scout bees are sent out. These
bees ___11___
on getting the richest available patches. In this
way, the bees do not waste time on weaker patches --
hence the phrase 'making a beeline'.
What an interesting ___12___.
A dance makes all the difference. It helps the other
bees to stay focused in getting the all-important
nectar.
If only I can dance for my pupils to make them
focus ___13___. ___14___,
I am a teacher who has two ___15___
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