How Video Games Build Social Connections
B1 English listening practice · American English · Curated for intermediate learners
About this clip
A 23s video in English at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 228 words per minute, rated 4.5/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Video Games - Gaming, consoles, and game culture.
- ▸Relationships - Dating, friendship, marriage, and social life.
- ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B1 English listening practice listening practice?
92.1%
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
88.2%
Top 1,000
92.1%
Top 2,000
96.1%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
89.9%
Top 1,000
97.1%
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.
multiplayer
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
many players at once
catalyst for friends to gather
1×
something that causes friends to meet
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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