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Word formation CEFR B2 Topic: Urban beekeeping and its environmental impact

Word Formation: The Rise of Urban Beekeeping

What this tests: word building — prefixes, suffixes, negative forms and changing a word's part of speech.

Instructions

For questions 1–8, use the word in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits the gap in the same line.

Urban beekeeping has seen a remarkable increase in POPULAR in recent years,

as city dwellers search for more SUSTAIN ways to connect with nature.

Rooftop hives are now a familiar sight on INDUSTRY buildings, giving bees access to nearby parks, gardens and even window boxes.

Supporters argue that keeping bees in cities can be genuinely BENEFIT for local ecosystems, since bees play an essential role in pollinating plants and flowers that might otherwise struggle to reproduce.

A growing number of SCIENCE, however, warn that enthusiasm alone is not enough.

Supporters often insist that overcrowding poses little real threat, yet critics counter that the risks have clearly been ESTIMATE, since packing too many hives onto a single rooftop can quickly exhaust local nectar supplies, forcing colonies to compete fiercely for the same limited pollen.

Such CRITIC has encouraged many beekeeping groups to introduce stricter guidelines.

Without proper planning, the result can be outright MANAGE, with inexperienced keepers unintentionally harming the very bees they hoped to protect.

Ultimately, balance and careful planning remain essential for success.

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