How Ice Skating Transformed His Life At 71
B2 English listening practice · American English · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 6:11 video in English at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 186 words per minute, rated 3.9/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Relationships - Dating, friendship, marriage, and social life.
- ▸Health & Wellness - Fitness, mental health, nutrition, sleep, and self-care.
- ▸Sports - Soccer, basketball, tennis, the Olympics, and athletes.
- ▸Self-Improvement - Life advice, habits, motivation, and personal growth.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B2 English listening practice listening practice?
88.7%
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
83.3%
Top 1,000
88.7%
Top 2,000
95.4%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
90.7%
Top 1,000
95.9%
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.
rheumatism
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
arthritis affecting joints
metaphor for life
1×
symbolic representation of life experiences
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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