Police Crack Down On 4th Of July Fireworks
B1 English listening practice · American English · Curated for intermediate learners
About this clip
A 2:25 video in English at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 177 words per minute, rated 4.2/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
- ▸Politics - Politics, elections, government, and policy debates.
From KHON2 News↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B1 English listening practice listening practice?
87.3%
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
78.7%
Top 1,000
87.3%
Top 2,000
94.9%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
85.3%
Top 1,000
92.7%
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.
firework
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
explosive device for celebration
hpd
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
(acronym) Houston Police Department — city police force
aerials
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
fireworks shot into the air
celebrate responsibly
1×
party without causing harm or trouble
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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