Interviewing Foreigners About Japan

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B1 English listening practice · American English · Curated for intermediate learners

About this clip

A 1:00 video in English at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 211 words per minute, rated 4.5/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
  • Travel - Travel vlogs, tips, cultural experiences, and life abroad.
  • Relationships - Dating, friendship, marriage, and social life.
  • Interviews - Long-form conversations and Q&As.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this B1 English listening practice listening practice?

95.3%
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

85.5%
Top 1,000
95.3%
Top 2,000
98.4%
Top 5,000

Spoken English frequency

90.3%
Top 1,000
96.4%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000

Words above this video’s level

Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s B1 level.

otaku
12×
Rare / outside top 5,000
(slang) passionate fan, often geek
reek
Rare / outside top 5,000
smell strongly, stinky
anime
Top 5,000
Japanese animated film or show
reek of alcohol
smell strongly of alcohol

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

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