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B2 English listening practice · South African English · Curated for upper-intermediate learners

About this clip

A 2:16 video in English at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 169 words per minute, rated 4.1/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
  • ▸Health & Wellness - Fitness, mental health, nutrition, sleep, and self-care.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this B2 English listening practice listening practice?

89.8%
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

84.4%
Top 1,000
89.8%
Top 2,000
96.7%
Top 5,000

Spoken English frequency

88.3%
Top 1,000
96.3%
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.

carer
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
person who takes care of others
reverting
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
going back to previous state
breaking point
1×
moment of overwhelming stress or difficulty

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

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