Gateway 1 Workbook Zad.1/str.99 Przeczytaj tekst o trzmielu i wybierz poprawną odpowiedź:a, b lub c. The bumblebee The bumblebee is a type of large bee. It looks different from a honey bee because it has a round fat body. It also has bright orange and black colours on its back. Bumblebees do not produce very much honey, so there is never enough for people to collect and eat. These bees are not dangerous and they hardly ever sting. Most bumblebees live in colonies or groups of about 200-300 bees. They have a queen. The queens lay the eggs after sleeping all winter. They wake up and start flying around from March to May. This is a good time to see them. They use their long tongues to drink from flowers in the spring. Then they start to look for places to make a nest. There are about 250 types of bumblebees in the world 26 of them in Britain. Three types are already extinct in the UK and many others are in danger of extinction. Large fields of grass have disappeard. This means there are not so many places for bumblebees to find food or make nests. Gardens are an extremely good habitat for bumlbebees. They prefer wild or garden flowers, and they like fruit trees too. You can get bumblebees into your garden when you plant the right flowers. Then you can enjoy the gentle humming sound they make ... all summer. 1)The bumblebee looks a)fatter and more dangerous than a honey bee. b)round and brightly coloured. c)large and honey-coloured. 2)Bumblebees do not normally a)eat too much honey. b)sting people when they collect the honey. c)make very much honey. 3)Bumblebees a)are very dangerous. b)have a queen. c)live alone. 4)The queen bees sleep a)after they've laid their eggs. b)between March and May. c)in the winter, then lay their eggs. 5)In Britain, there are a)not as many types of bumlebees as there were. b)more than 250 types of bumbebees. c)25 types of bumblebees is danger of extinction. 6)Bumblebees will come into your garden when a)they are not in danger. b)you plant the flowers they like. c)they hear a gentle humming sound.