Socceroos, World Cup politics and a possible Trump meeting

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B2 English listening practice · South African English · Curated for upper-intermediate learners

About this clip

A 2:33 video in English at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 162 words per minute, rated 4.1/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸Sports - Soccer, basketball, tennis, the Olympics, and athletes.
  • ▸Politics - Politics, elections, government, and policy debates.
  • ▸News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this B2 English listening practice listening practice?

88.2%
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

77.7%
Top 1,000
88.2%
Top 2,000
97.2%
Top 5,000

Spoken English frequency

80.5%
Top 1,000
88.2%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000

Words above this video’s level

Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s B2 level.

matildas
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
Australian women's team
perfecting
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
making something perfect
block buster meeting
1×
very important or exciting meeting

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

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