Homeless man collecting cans says he has no choice
B1 English listening practice · Irish English · Curated for intermediate learners
About this clip
A 31s video in English at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 183 words per minute, rated 3.4/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
- ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
- ▸Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
From RTÉ News↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B1 English listening practice listening practice?
92.9%
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
90.5%
Top 1,000
92.9%
Top 2,000
96.4%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
97.5%
Top 1,000
100%
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 B1 level.
ashamed
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000Common in speech
feeling regret or guilt
fiber
2×
Top 5,000
thin thread or strand
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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