Reviewing Ruskin Bond's Nature Stories
B1 English listening practice · Indian English · Curated for intermediate learners
About this clip
A 2:39 video in English at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 172 words per minute, rated 3.9/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Books & Reading - Books, literature, and reading culture.
- ▸Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
- ▸Storytelling - Personal stories, anecdotes, and lived experience.
From Rewa Joshi↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B1 English listening practice listening practice?
91%
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
82.1%
Top 1,000
91%
Top 2,000
96.4%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
85.5%
Top 1,000
93.6%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
Words above this video’s level
Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s B1 level.
denizens
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
inhabitant; resident
drips
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
fall in drops; leak
exquisitely
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
very beautifully; delicately
gratefulness
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
feeling of thanks; thankfulness
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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