Monkey King Claims the Crown

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

About this clip

A 18s video in English at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 200 words per minute, rated 3.8/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
  • Politics - Politics, elections, government, and policy debates.
  • Comedy & Humor - Skits, funny moments, humor, and light-hearted content.

Vocabulary frequency

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

85.4%
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

79.2%
Top 1,000
85.4%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000

Spoken English frequency

84.8%
Top 1,000
93.5%
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.

bear the weight
carry a heavy responsibility or burden

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

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