My dream to play in the marching band
B1 English listening practice · American English · Curated for intermediate learners
About this clip
A 42s video in English at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 156 words per minute, rated 3.0/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Music - Songs, artists, genres, and music culture.
- ▸Self-Improvement - Life advice, habits, motivation, and personal growth.
- ▸Storytelling - Personal stories, anecdotes, and lived experience.
- ▸Health & Wellness - Fitness, mental health, nutrition, sleep, and self-care.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B1 English listening practice listening practice?
83.3%
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
76.5%
Top 1,000
83.3%
Top 2,000
94.1%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
88.8%
Top 1,000
97.8%
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.
logistically
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
in a practical way
snare
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
a type of drum
percussion
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
musical instruments that hit
dream that I just had to accomplish
1×
something important to achieve or complete
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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