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In addition to insects, these plants also need air and water to live

The Venus Flytrap is green. It has round Ilat leaves with long green lingers on the end 01 each leal. Each
leal has a series 01 small hairs. When an insect stimulates the hair, the leal snaps shut around the insect
The plant then emits juices that kill the insect. After this, the plant spends live to twelve days digesting the
j비 ces. Once it is linished, it takes twelve hours lor the leaf to open back up. The Flytrap must be carelul ,
though , about what it eats. If the insect is too big, the plant can become sick and die. 1I the bug is to。
small , the Flytrap will not get enough lood

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W: This lecture is about a carnivorous plant called the Venus Flytrap. It eats insects. The main lactor lor this
is that they grow in places with delicient soil. Eating insects gives them nutrients. This helps them to be
strong and healthy. They also need air and water to live
The Venus Flytrap has round Ilat leaves with fingers on them. Each leal has a series 01 hairs. When insects
touch the hairs, the leal snaps shut around the insect. The plant emits juices that kill the insect. The plant
then digests the juices. However, the Flytrap must be carelu l. 1I it eats something that is too big or too
small, it can die. Flytraps are a very special plant
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W: There are carnivorous plants throughout the world. However, all carnivorous plants live in areas that have
delicient soil. AII carnivorous plants also get a lot of sun and water. But different plants catch insects in
different ways ‘ There are a series 01 ways that carnivorous plants catch insects ‘ Plants like the Venus
Flytrap use snap traps. This means that when the leal is stimulated , it snaps shut.
Another kind of plant catches insects with glue. These plants emit a glue like juice lrom the leaves. When
insects touch the leaf, they get stuck and can ’t move
A third kind 01 plant is called a Lobster Trap. These are usually found in the sea. These work because it
is easy to go inside the plant. But it is very difficult lor the insect to go back out. The plant uses a series
01 hairs to tell the insects which way to go
The final kind 01 carnivorous plant is shaped like a very tall bowl. The plant emits juices that insects want
to eat. 80 the insect comes to eat the j비ces ， and it lalls into the bowl. The walls of the plant are very high,
so the insect can't climb out. There are many ways carnivorous plants catch their food

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M: 1 recently celebrated Chuseok. For Chuseok, 1 helped my lamily make the traditional dish, songpyon. 1
enjoyed the h이 iday because 1 got to see all 01 my cousins, aunts, and uncles
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M: My lavorite holiday is the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashona. It is a celebration 01 the Jewish New Year. Every
year, my lamily gathers for a dinner. The lollowing day, we all go to a ceremony where we pray and listen to
stories about the Jewish religion. 1 have to admit that the ceremony is often boring , but 1 endure it because
sometimes there is a really great story. However, my lavorite part 01 Rosh Hashona is that 1 get a day off school!
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