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B2 English listening practice · South African English · Curated for upper-intermediate learners

About this clip

A 1:58 video in English at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 168 words per minute, rated 4.1/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
  • ▸Shopping - Shopping hauls, online shopping, and consumer culture.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this B2 English listening practice listening practice?

86.1%
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

72.2%
Top 1,000
86.1%
Top 2,000
93.1%
Top 5,000

Spoken English frequency

80.5%
Top 1,000
94.5%
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.

secondhand
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000
used or previously owned
depop
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
resale platform
preloved
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
loved before, secondhand
recommerce
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
buying and selling used goods
wild wild west
1×
chaotic and unregulated environment

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.

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