Human Minds Awaken in Blombos Cave
B2 English listening practice · American English · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 2:15 video in English at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 166 words per minute, rated 3.7/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Science - Discoveries, experiments, and how the world works.
- ▸History - Historical events, eras, and the people who shaped the world.
- ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
From National Geographic↗ on YouTube.Watch original
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
78.2%
Top 1,000
88.7%
Top 2,000
96.2%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
87%
Top 1,000
94%
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.
blombos
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
(brand) Blombos — archaeological site
ochre
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
natural clay pigment
engrave
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
carve designs into surface
enigmatically
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
mysteriously or puzzlingly
extraterrestrial
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
from outside Earth
great leap
1×
significant progress or advancement
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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