Shadowing Practice: The Periodic Table Song (2018 Update!) | SCIENCE SONGS - Learn English Speaking with Video
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And now... ASAP Science presents: The Elements of the Periodic Table There's Hydrogen and Helium Then Lithium, Beryllium Boron, Carbon everywhere Nitrogen all through the air With Oxygen so you can breathe And Fluorine for your pretty teeth Neon to light up the signs Sodium for salty times Magnesium, Aluminium, Silicon Phosphorus, then Sulfur, Chlorine and Argon Potassium, and Calcium so you'll grow strong Scandium, Titanium, Vanadium and Chromium and Manganese This is the Periodic Table Noble gas is stable Halogens and Alkali react aggressively Each period will see new outer shells While electrons are added moving to the right Iron is the 26th Then Cobalt, Nickel coins you get Copper, Zinc and Gallium Germanium and Arsenic Selenium and Bromine film While Krypton helps light up your room Rubidium and Strontium then Yttrium, Zirconium Niobium, Molybdenum, Technetium Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium Silver-ware then Cadmium and Indium Tin-cans, Antimony then Tellurium and Iodine and Xenon and then Caesium and...
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Barium is 56 and this is where the table splits Where Lanthanides have just begun Lanthanum, Cerium and Praseodymium Neodymium's next too Promethium, then 62's Samarium, Europium, Gadolinium and Terbium Dysprosium, Holmium, Erbium, Thulium Ytterbium, Lutetium Hafnium, Tantalum, Tungsten then we're on to Rhenium, Osmium and Iridium Platinum, Gold to make you rich till you grow old Mercury to tell you when it's really cold Thallium and Lead then Bismuth for your tummy Polonium, Astatine would not be yummy Radon, Francium will last a little time Radium then Actinides at 89 This is the Periodic Table Noble gas is stable Halogens and Alkali react aggressively Each period will see new outer shells While electrons are added moving to the right Actinium, Thorium, Protactinium Uranium, Neptunium, Plutonium Americium, Curium, Berkelium Californium, Einsteinium, Fermium Mendelevium, Nobelium, Lawrencium Rutherfordium, Dubnium, Seaborgium Bohrium, Hassium then Meitnerium Darmstadtium, Roentgenium, Copernicium Nihonium, Flerovium Moscovium, Livermorium Tennessine, Oganesson And then we're done!!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 7 sentences and 403 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:03. The speaker talks at a steady 132 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 61% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- stable /ˈsteɪ.bəl/ (noun) — A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.
- shell /ʃɛl/ (noun) — The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
- react /ɹiːˈækt/ (verb) — To act in response.
- aggressively (adverb) — In an aggressive manner.
- electrons (noun) — The digital or electronic version of a document.
- breathe /bɹiːð/ (verb) — To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
- coin /ˈkoɪ̯n/ (noun) — A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
- subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/ (verb) — To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name).
- salty /ˈsɔlti/ (adjective) — Tasting of salt.
- yummy /ˈjʌm.i/ (adjective) — Delicious.
- barium /ˈbɛəɹɪəm/ (noun) — The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
- merch /mɝt͡ʃ/ (noun) — goods which are or were offered or intended for sale.
- tummy /ˈtʌ.mi/ (noun) — The stomach or belly.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- light up (verb) — To illuminate, to bring light to something, to brighten.
- check out (verb) — To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
- keep up with (verb) — To manage to remain beside or just behind someone or something that is moving away from one.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, we'll, you'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like stable, shell, react.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If you think you'd enjoy |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are added |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have just begun |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the latest |
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.