TEACHING TEFL Assignment A Text 3-Upper Intermediate

 This part of the assignment focuses on stages 3 and 4 of an upper-intermediate reading lesson.  You should show what tasks you would set for the first and second reading.  Read 'Advice on Approaching Assignment A' before you begin working on this template.  Class: A strong upper intermediate (B2) 16 young adults, age range 18-23. These students are highly motivated, well-educated and quick to learn. They are all learning English either to improve their job prospects or because they are hoping to study at university in an English speaking country. The European Honeybee You probably know there has been a fall in the world's bee population and that this is not good news. But, unless you are an entomologist (/ˌentəˈmɒlədʒɪst/ ‒ an insect expert), you probably don't know that much about bees or why they matter so much to our lives. Most of us are familiar with social bees, such as the honeybee or the bumblebee, which live in large groups, called colonies. Worldwide, there are approximately 20,000 species of bee. Surprisingly, most of these are solitary, i.e., they live alone or in smaller groups. In this article we will focus on the European honeybee (Apis mellifera). The behaviour exhibited by the honeybee is called eusociality /jʊ ˌsoʊ.ʃi.'æl.ə. i/. This has three key characteristics: t ̬  generational overlap - mother and adult offspring live side by side  cooperative care of offspring  reproductive division of labour - only certain individuals can reproduce. Within a colony there are different classes of bee, known as 'castes.' Each caste plays distinct roles in the group. The European honeybee has three castes within a colony. The diet which female larvae 1 are fed determines which caste they will belong to. Queen Larvae which are fed only royal jelly become potential queen bees. Queens are the reproductive caste. There is usually only one queen in a colony. The queen is the only female bee in a hive that is able to reproduce. She lays around 2,000 eggs a day, each in an individual honeycomb cell. Queens normally live for three to five years. However, not all queens survive, as newly emerged queens often kill each other in the nest. Queens only leave the nest in order to mate or establish a new colony. When one leaves, she takes a large group of workers with her.