Screenwriter Taylor Sheridan On Writing Hell Or High Water
B2 English listening practice · American English · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 5:42 video in English at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 188 words per minute, rated 3.6/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Entertainment - TV shows, movies, music, books, and pop culture.
- ▸Movies - Films, directors, and cinema discussions.
- ▸Work & Career - Jobs, interviews, workplace culture, and money.
- ▸Relationships - Dating, friendship, marriage, and social life.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B2 English listening practice listening practice?
91.7%
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
87.4%
Top 1,000
91.7%
Top 2,000
97.2%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
92.7%
Top 1,000
98%
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.
riveting
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
extremely interesting or exciting
absurdly
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
in a ridiculous way
cob
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
a type of corn
allergic to exposition
1×
aversion to unnecessary explanations in writing
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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