Man is covered with bees – level 1

28-05-2015 15:00

A man sets a new world record. 109.05 kilograms of bees cover him. Ten thousand bees weigh one kilogram – the man has about 1.1 million bees on him.

The man is 55 years old. Other beekeepers put the bees on him.

Difficult words: weigh (to be heavy), beekeeper (a person who takes care of bees).

You can read the original story and watch the video in the Level 3 section.

What do you think about this world record?

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