A Teenager’s Day In Medieval Baghdad
B2 English listening practice · American English · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 4:46 video in English at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 174 words per minute, rated 4.4/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B2 English listening practice listening practice?
82%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common English words
Based on this reel’s transcript, most of the vocabulary is high-frequency, everyday English.
General English frequency
73.5%
Top 1,000
82%
Top 2,000
92.4%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
86.6%
Top 1,000
93%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Conversational vocabulary
This reel’s words appear more often in subtitle-based spoken-English data than in general usage, so it may feel closer to everyday conversation.
Words above this video’s level
Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s B2 level.
hajj
5×
Rare / outside top 5,000
pilgrimage to Mecca
caliph
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
Islamic leader or ruler
journey of a lifetime
1×
an experience of great significance or value
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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