Octopus Steals Crab from Fisherman
B1 English listening practice · Irish English · Curated for intermediate learners
About this clip
A 3:35 video in English at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 176 words per minute, rated 3.1/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Pets & Animals - Dogs, cats, wildlife, and pet care.
- ▸Science - Discoveries, experiments, and how the world works.
- ▸Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
From BBC Earth↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B1 English listening practice listening practice?
82.3%
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
74.3%
Top 1,000
82.3%
Top 2,000
90.2%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
86.6%
Top 1,000
93.3%
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 B1 level.
seafloor
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
bottom of the sea or ocean
smother
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
cover thickly; suffocate
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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