Shadowing Practice: English in a Minute: Tunnel Vision - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to English in a Minute.
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Tunnels are long and dark.
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If you drive a car through one, you have to keep your headlights on to see.
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So, is this what tunnel vision means?
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Dan, I heard that you're supporting that awful local official who's involved in two, no wait, three scandals?
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Well, that awful local official fixed the sidewalk outside my house.
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So, yeah, I support him.
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Dan, that is some serious tunnel vision, dude.
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As an idiom, tunnel vision means to have a very narrow viewpoint.
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People with tunnel vision are extremely focused on one thing or part of one thing.
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They ignore everything else that may be just as important.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “English in a Minute: Tunnel Vision”. This video has 11 sentences and 113 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:53. The speaker talks at a steady 128 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 2 of its 11 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tunnel noun | /ˈtʌn(ə)l/ | An underground or underwater passage. |
| awful adjective | /ˈɔːfʊl/ | Very bad. |
| ignore verb | /ɪɡˈnɔː/ | To deliberately not listen or pay attention to. |
| narrow adjective | /ˈnæɹəʊ/ | Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth. |
| scandal noun | /ˈskændəl/ | An incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the persons or organization involved. |
| sidewalk noun | /ˈsaɪdwɔk/ | A paved footpath located at the side of a road, for the use of pedestrians. |
| viewpoint noun | /ˈvjuː.pɔɪnt/ | The position from which something is observed or considered |
| idiom noun | /ˈɪdiəm/ | A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people. |
| vision noun | /ˈvɪʒ.ən/ | The sense or ability of sight. |
| focus noun | /ˈfoʊ̯.kəs/ | A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| dude noun | /duːd/ | A man, generally a younger man. |
| extremely adverb | /ɪksˈtɹimli/ | To an extreme degree. |
| fix verb | /ˈfɪks/ | To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time. |
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 tunnel, awful, ignore.
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.