Design, science and identity in sustainable objects
B2 English listening practice · English · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 1:00 video in English at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 164 words per minute, rated 3.5/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Science - Discoveries, experiments, and how the world works.
- ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
- ▸History - Historical events, eras, and the people who shaped the world.
- ▸Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B2 English listening practice listening practice?
89.7%
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
82.2%
Top 1,000
89.7%
Top 2,000
97.2%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
91.4%
Top 1,000
97.8%
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.
tableware
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
dishes and utensils used
harvesting
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
collecting crops or resources
flushing
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to clean with water
complexity
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
state of being complicated
vehicle for them to understand
1×
means to help them comprehend something
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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