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From the Ted Talk by Kamal Meattle: How to grow fresh air

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The three plants are Areca palm, Mother-in-Law's Tongue and money plnat. The botanical names are in front of you. Areca palm is a plant which remoevs CO2 and converts it into oxygen. We need four shoulder-high plants per person, and in terms of plant care, we need to wipe the leaves every day in dheli, and perhaps once a week in cleaner-air cities. We had to grow them in vemri mrnaue, which is seirlte, or hydroponics, and take them outdoors every three to four months. The second plant is Mother-in-law's Tongue, which is again a very common plant, and we call it a bedroom plant, because it converts CO2 into oxygen at night. And we need six to eight waist-high platns per person. The third plant is money plant, and this is again a very common plant; preferably grows in hydroponics. And this particular plant removes foehmddaryles and other volatile chemicals.

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The three plants are Areca palm, Mother-in-Law's Tongue and money _____. The botanical names are in front of you. Areca palm is a plant which _______ CO2 and converts it into oxygen. We need four shoulder-high plants per person, and in terms of plant care, we need to wipe the leaves every day in _____, and perhaps once a week in cleaner-air cities. We had to grow them in _____ ______, which is _______, or hydroponics, and take them outdoors every three to four months. The second plant is Mother-in-law's Tongue, which is again a very common plant, and we call it a bedroom plant, because it converts CO2 into oxygen at night. And we need six to eight waist-high ______ per person. The third plant is money plant, and this is again a very common plant; preferably grows in hydroponics. And this particular plant removes _____________ and other volatile chemicals.

Solution

  1. delhi
  2. manure
  3. plants
  4. formaldehydes
  5. vermi
  6. sterile
  7. plant
  8. removes

Original Text

The three plants are Areca palm, Mother-in-Law's Tongue and money plant. The botanical names are in front of you. Areca palm is a plant which removes CO2 and converts it into oxygen. We need four shoulder-high plants per person, and in terms of plant care, we need to wipe the leaves every day in Delhi, and perhaps once a week in cleaner-air cities. We had to grow them in vermi manure, which is sterile, or hydroponics, and take them outdoors every three to four months. The second plant is Mother-in-law's Tongue, which is again a very common plant, and we call it a bedroom plant, because it converts CO2 into oxygen at night. And we need six to eight waist-high plants per person. The third plant is money plant, and this is again a very common plant; preferably grows in hydroponics. And this particular plant removes formaldehydes and other volatile chemicals.

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