[6:47] Simple English Listening Passage for Beginners - Introduction to Insects and Bugs
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Many people are afraid of bugs. Some bugs do bad things like eating crops or clothes. Some bugs such as termites even eat wood. Other bugs can be good. Spiders catch flies. Flies are not good because they carry germs. Insects get caught in the web that the spider builds. Ants get into homes and eat food. Bees are good because honey comes from bees. It is not good if you get stung by a bee. A caterpillar turns into a butterfly. Butterflies can be very beautiful. You can find grasshoppers outside on a sunny day. Grasshoppers hop through the grass. Ants make a noise by rubbing their legs together. Dragonflies usually live near water. They have large colorful wings. Ladybugs are red with little black dots. There are many types of beetles. Nobody wants to have cockroaches in their house. Centipedes have many legs. Flies get onto your pets and bite them. They make your dog or cat itchy. Mosquitoes can make you itchy when they bite you. Have you ever had a mosquito bite?Listening Comprehension- afraid
adj
1. filled with regret or concern
used often to soften an unpleasant statemente.g. I'm afraid I won't be able to come
he was afraid he would have to let her go
I'm afraid you're wrong2. feeling worry or concern or insecurity
e.g. She was afraid that I might be embarrassed
terribly afraid of offending someone
I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict3. having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
e.g. afraid of hard work
afraid to show emotion - web
noun
1. the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
Synonym: vane
2. membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals
3. an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
Synonym: entanglement
4. a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven)
5. computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
Synonym: World Wide WebWWW
6. an interconnected system of things or people
e.g. he owned a network of shops
retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life
tangled in a web of clothSynonym: network
7. an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
e.g. the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn
- caterpillar
noun
1. a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
- rubbing
noun
1. effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
Synonym: frictiondetrition
2. representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal
3. the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
Synonym: friction
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