China’s New Era Of Inherited Wealth And Inequality
B2 English listening practice · British English · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 2:31 video in English at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 165 words per minute, rated 4.1/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
- ▸Politics - Politics, elections, government, and policy debates.
From The Economist↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B2 English listening practice listening practice?
88.1%
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
78.6%
Top 1,000
88.1%
Top 2,000
94.8%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
84.9%
Top 1,000
91.7%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
Words above this video’s level
Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s B2 level.
accumulated
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
gathered or collected over time
doesn
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000Common in speech
does not (informal)
inheritance
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
received property or traits
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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