Billy and His Friends Billy is a little bee. He is always busy. Billy lives in a big hive in the forest. Every day he flies from flower to flower. He collects nectar from the flowers and makes honey.
Billy has got many friends in the forest. Birds and squirrels, hares and hedgehogs often help Billy to make honey.
Bobby the bear is one of Billy’s friends. He likes honey very much. Billy always treats Bobby to sweet honey. The Bear enjoys it greatly.
One day Billy asks his friends, “Can you help me to look for nice flowers?” All of them say, “Of course, we can. With great pleasure.” And they go and look for flowers. Only Bobby the Bear doesn’t help. He doesn’t want to work. He wants to sleep in the sun. He is very lazy.
In the evening Billy has some nice honey. Birds and squirrels, hares and hedgehogs come to Billy’s house. He asks his friends, “Who wants to eat sweet honey?” And Bobby the Bear is the first who is sitting at the table.
Do you think Billy the Bee gives sweet honey to all his friends this evening?
LISTENING COMPREHENSION VARIANT 12 Listen to the text and decide if the statements are true or false. Billy is very friendly.
Billy looks for nice flowers himself.
All Billy’s friends always help him to make honey.
Bobby the Bear likes to work very much.
Billy the Bear works all day.
Bobby is glad that Billy treats him to sweet honey in the evening.
