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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
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83 words
- Many butterflies copy the look of other species nearby.
- This copying helps them avoid hungry predators like birds.
- Scientists recently studied a kind of butterfly.
- They closely looked at colours on butterfly wings.
- One small change makes female wings look different.
- Only female butterflies can develop the copy pattern.
- Females add orange spots to white wing patches.
- Males keep the usual white patches on black.
- The changed wings help females survive better in nature.
- Scientists used several modern tools to study the change.
Difficult words
- species — group of similar living things
- predator — animal that hunts and eats other animalspredators
- develop — begin to have or grow something new
- pattern — regular or repeated design on an animal
- survive — stay alive in the natural world
- spot — small round mark or colour areaspots
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Discussion questions
- Have you ever seen a butterfly?
- Do you like the colours on butterfly wings?
- Where do you see butterflies near your home?
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