Agatha Christie's Secret Formula For Perfect Mysteries
B2 English listening practice · American English · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 5:10 video in English at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 150 words per minute, rated 4.1/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Books & Reading - Books, literature, and reading culture.
- ▸Storytelling - Personal stories, anecdotes, and lived experience.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B2 English listening practice listening practice?
80.4%
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
70.8%
Top 1,000
80.4%
Top 2,000
92.2%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
84.1%
Top 1,000
94.3%
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.
misdirection
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
deliberate misleading
bated
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
suspended or reduced
caricatured
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
exaggerated portrayal
convoluted
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
complex and difficult
waiting with bated breath
1×
anxiously anticipating something important
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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