Diphtheria Outbreak And Ebola Concerns Explained
B2 English listening practice · South African English · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 4:36 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.
What this clip covers:
- ▸News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
- ▸Health & Wellness - Fitness, mental health, nutrition, sleep, and self-care.
From 7NEWS Australia↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B2 English listening practice listening practice?
90.2%
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
82.4%
Top 1,000
90.2%
Top 2,000
94.5%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
88.9%
Top 1,000
95.3%
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.
diphtheria
5×
Rare / outside top 5,000
a serious bacterial infection
immunisation
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
process of protecting against disease
antiviral
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
drug that fights viruses
boosters
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
shots to enhance immunity
drc
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
(acronym) Democratic Republic of the Congo — Central African country
look at their own vaccination status
1×
examine personal vaccination history and requirements
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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