Son Speaks After Father's Death in Fire
B1 English listening practice · American English · Curated for intermediate learners
About this clip
A 1:45 video in English at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 195 words per minute, rated 3.2/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
- ▸Parenting & Family - Family life, raising kids, and parenting advice.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B1 English listening practice listening practice?
94.4%
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
88.4%
Top 1,000
94.4%
Top 2,000
99.6%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
94.6%
Top 1,000
99.1%
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.
tragic
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000Common in speech
causing great sadness
notifications
1×
Top 5,000
messages about news or events
gathering
1×
Top 5,000
meeting or coming together
survivors
1×
Top 5,000
people who lived through something
flames
1×
Top 5,000
hot glowing fire
out of their hand
1×
beyond their control or influence
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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