Article Analysis Tutorial

Read calm. See the parts. Understand clearly.

Each paragraph includes AI Insight, Grammar Notes, and Vocabulary.
Learn with Article Analysis
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Read the paragraph once

Ignore buttons at first. Just get the main idea: who is doing what.

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Open AI Insight

Check if your take on the main idea matches the short summary.

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Open Grammar Notes

See the parts (Who / Do / What / Where / When / Why / How). Read the pattern slowly.

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Open Vocabulary

Study part of speech, meaning, example, memory tip, and synonyms/antonyms.

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Make one sentence

Use one new word to write a short sentence about your day.

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Review quickly

Look back at memory tips and synonyms. Short, calm reviews beat cramming.

Reading Strategy
What to do
Goal
Understand the message first, then study the parts.
Order
Read → AI Insight → Grammar Notes → Vocabulary → Make 1 sentence → Quick review
Focus
Who/Do/What patterns; then examples and memory tips.
Time
1–2 minutes per paragraph; <30s quick review later.
Grammar legend
Who?Do?What?Where?When?Why?How?

Read like a small story: Who does what, where, when, why, and how. The Grammar Notes panel breaks long sentences into these simple pieces.

Science
Source: Nature Classroom

When a bee finds nectar, it returns to the hive and performs a waggle dance. This dance communicates the direction and distance to the nectar source, allowing other bees to navigate efficiently.

Main idea: The waggle dance is a message. It tells other bees where food is and how far it is.

How to read: Find the who, then the action, then what information the sentence gives (direction, distance) and why the last clause helps.

Sentence A
it returns to the hive and performs a waggle dance.
Who? Do? Where? What?
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Who? The bee (we say “it”).
2
Do? returns — goes back.
3
Where? to the hive — the bee’s home.
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and joins another action for the same subject.
5
Do? performs — does.
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What? a waggle dance.
Pattern
Who + Do + Where + and + Do + What
Say it slowly
It | returns | to the hive | and | performs | a waggle dance.
Sentence B
This dance communicates the direction and distance to the nectar source, allowing other bees to navigate efficiently.
Who? Do? What? Where? Why? How?
1
Who? This dance.
2
Do? communicates — tells.
3
What? direction and distance — two nouns (same kind).
4
Where? to the nectar source.
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allowing = “which lets…”, adds a result.
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Who? other bees.
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Why? to navigate — the reason.
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How? efficiently — in a quick, good way.
Pattern
Who + Do + What + Where, allowing + Who + to Do + How
Say it slowly
This dance | communicates | the direction and distance | to the nectar source, | allowing | other bees | to navigate | efficiently.

waggle

verbnoun
Definition
To move quickly from side to side.
Example
The bee waggles to share a message.
Definition
A quick side-to-side movement.
Example
The waggle helps other bees understand.
Memory tip
Waggle sounds like ‘wiggle’ (move side to side).
Synonyms
wiggleshake

distance

noun
Definition
How far one place is from another.
Example
The dance tells the distance to food.
Memory tip
Think: dis-tance → far space.
Synonyms
lengthinterval
Antonyms
nearnesscloseness

navigate

verb
Definition
To find the way to a place.
Example
Bees navigate back to the hive.
Memory tip
Navi- (navy, ships) + gate = find the route like a captain.
Synonyms
findsteerpilot
Antonyms
wanderdrift

source

noun
Definition
The place where something comes from.
Example
The source of nectar is the flower patch.
Memory tip
Source = ‘start’ place.
Synonyms
originspring
Antonyms
result

hive

noun
Definition
A bee’s home.
Example
Bees return to the hive after foraging.
Memory tip
Hive = house for bees.
Synonyms
beehivenest

nectar

noun
Definition
A sweet liquid in flowers that bees collect.
Example
Bees drink nectar from flowers.
Memory tip
Nectar = sweet flower drink.
Synonyms
sweet sap

communicates

verb
Definition
Says or shows information to others.
Example
The dance communicates a message.
Memory tip
Communicate = make common (share).
Synonyms
tellsconveys
Antonyms
hides

Inside the hive, bees vibrate their bodies to recruit helpers during peak hours. The colony saves energy by avoiding random flights and focusing on the most promising areas.

Main idea: Inside the hive, bees organize work. They ask for help and save energy by choosing better actions and places.

How to read: Notice why (to recruit), when (during peak hours), and how (by avoiding … and focusing …).

Sentence C
bees vibrate their bodies to recruit helpers during peak hours.
Who?Do?What?Why?When?
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Who? bees.
2
Do? vibrate — shake a little.
3
What? their bodies.
4
Why? to recruit — to get helpers.
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What? helpers.
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When? during peak hours.
Pattern
Who + Do + What + to Do (Why) + What + When
Sentence D
The colony saves energy by avoiding random flights and focusing on the most promising areas.
Who?Do?What?How?Where?
1
Who? the colony.
2
Do? saves.
3
What? energy.
4
How? by avoiding … and focusing … (both -ing).
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Where? on the most promising areas.
Pattern
Who + Do + What + by Doing + What + and + Doing + Where

recruit

verb
Definition
To bring new people to help.
Example
They recruit helpers for the job.
Memory tip
Re + crew = add to the crew.
Synonyms
enlistenroll
Antonyms
dismiss

promising

adjective
Definition
Likely to be good or successful.
Example
They search in the most promising areas.
Memory tip
Promising = looks good.
Synonyms
hopefulfavorable
Antonyms
poorunpromising

colony

noun
Definition
A group of the same animals living together.
Example
The colony works like one team.
Memory tip
Colony = community.
Synonyms
community

avoid

verb
Definition
To stay away from something.
Example
They avoid random flights.
Memory tip
Avoid = go around.
Synonyms
keep awayshun
Antonyms
seek

vibrate

verb
Definition
To move very fast back and forth.
Example
Bees vibrate their bodies.
Memory tip
Vibrate = tiny fast shakes.
Synonyms
shakequiver
Antonyms
still

peak

nounadjective
Definition
The busiest or highest point.
Example
Traffic is heavy at peak hours.
Definition
Most busy or most high.
Example
They work at peak speed.
Memory tip
Peak = top point.
Synonyms
topheight
Antonyms
lowoff-peak

Tip: Read the paragraph first. Then open Grammar Notes to see the sentence pieces, and finally open Vocabulary to review key words with examples and memory tips.