Awkward HR encounter at the office party
B1 English listening practice · American English · Curated for intermediate learners
About this clip
A 42s video in English at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 150 words per minute, rated 3.7/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Work & Career - Jobs, interviews, workplace culture, and money.
- ▸Comedy & Humor - Skits, funny moments, humor, and light-hearted content.
- ▸Relationships - Dating, friendship, marriage, and social life.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B1 English listening practice listening practice?
95.5%
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
87.5%
Top 1,000
95.5%
Top 2,000
98.2%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
93.6%
Top 1,000
99.1%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
Words above this video’s level
Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s B1 level.
refill
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
fill again
hr
1×
Top 5,000
(acronym) HR — Human Resources
crack that baby open
1×
open the bottle of wine
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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