Rescued Dog Gets His First Toy Shopping Spree

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

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What does “shopping spree” mean in English?

shopping spree
Common English phrase
A shopping spree is a short time when you buy many things quickly, often as a treat.

The word “spree” means a short time when you do one thing a lot, all at once. A “shopping spree” means going to a store and buying many things, usually for fun. You can also say “a spending spree” when you want to talk about the money. In the clip, a rescued dog named Chooch — who once had only a coconut to play with — goes to a pet store to pick out his very own toys.

The word “spree” can go with other activities too. A “crime spree” means many crimes done in a short time. A “spending spree” means buying a lot very quickly. You might hear: “She went on a shopping spree after getting her first paycheck.” In the clip, the people who saved Chooch take him to a pet store to “get all the toys” — a small shopping spree as a thank-you for getting through a very hard life.

Vocabulary frequency

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

94.1%
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

92%
Top 1,000
94.1%
Top 2,000
96.9%
Top 5,000

Spoken English frequency

95.7%
Top 1,000
99.3%
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.

chooch
Rare / outside top 5,000
(slang) foolish person
choo
Rare / outside top 5,000
(informal) train sound
juche
Rare / outside top 5,000
(proper noun) North Korean ideology
lex
Rare / outside top 5,000
(formal) law or legislation

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

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