Shadowing Practice: SEE HOW THEY GROW BUTTERFLY - Learn English Speaking with Video

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See how they grow.
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Butterfly.
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This book belongs to you.
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Out of the egg.
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I am a caterpillar.
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I grow inside my tiny yellow egg.
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The egg is no bigger than the period at the end of this sentence.
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My mother is a butterfly.
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One day I will look like her.
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I am ready to hatch.
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So I nibble a hole in my eggshell.
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I wriggle out of the hole.
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At last I am free.
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Growing bigger.
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I am one week old.
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Each day I grow bigger.
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I am always hungry.
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My skin feels very tight.
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I start to shed my skin.
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I wriggle out of my old skin.
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My new skin fits bigger body.
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Soon I grow too big for this skin.
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Lots of legs.
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I am two weeks old and my skin is shedding again.
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Now I have bright stripes on my body.
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How many arms and legs do I have?
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I have 6 arms and 10 legs.
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Striped suits.
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I am 3 weeks old.
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I am munching my favorite plant.
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Other caterpillars are eating it too.
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I wriggle through the next plant.
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While I am eating, my striped suit helps hide me from dangers.
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I use my orange horn to scare enemies away.
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Changing shape.
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I am four weeks old.
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Now I am a full grown caterpillar.
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I search for a safe hiding place.
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My body is changing shape.
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I am not a caterpillar anymore.
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I am called a chrysalis.
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Wings at last.
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When I am seven weeks old, I climb out of my pouch.
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Now I am a butterfly.
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My new wings are crumpled and wet.
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I rest for a while in the warm sunshine.
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Soon my wings are flat.
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I can fly. in the sunshine.
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Now I am 8 weeks old and fully grown.
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My wings are strong.
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I can flutter through the meadow.
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I drink sweet nectar from flowers, using my long tongue.
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At last I look as colorful as my mother.
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See how I grew.
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The egg.
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One week old.
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Two weeks old.
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Three weeks old.
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Four weeks old.
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Seven weeks old.
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8 weeks old see how I grew the egg 1 week old
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2 weeks old 3 weeks old 4 weeks old 7 weeks old
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weeks old.
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Speaking Goals for This Clip

This video is ideal for English speaking practice, especially for learners targeting fluency in descriptive, sequential storytelling— a key skill for IELTS speaking practice. It focuses on narrating a process (the butterfly life cycle) using time markers, sensory details, and simple past tense, helping you build confidence in explaining natural phenomena or personal experiences clearly.

Phrase Bank

  • "I grow inside my tiny yellow egg"
  • "I nibble a hole in my eggshell"
  • "My skin feels very tight"
  • "I wriggle out of my old skin"
  • "My striped suit helps hide me from dangers"
  • "My new wings are crumpled and wet"

These phrases are reusable for describing growth, change, or physical sensations. Practice saying them aloud to master vivid, concrete language.

Fix Your Weak Spots

The video’s slow, clear rhythm makes it perfect for the shadowing technique— repeating phrases immediately after the speaker to improve pronunciation and intonation. Pay attention to short, stressed words like "nibble," "wriggle," and "crumpled"— these often trip up learners. A shadowing app can help you match the speaker’s pace and stress patterns. Focus on the natural flow of time markers ("one week old," "soon") to avoid robotic delivery. By practicing with this dialogue, you’ll strengthen your ability to speak with clarity and natural rhythm, essential for both daily communication and exams.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →