Thanking David Attenborough From Our Secret Gardens
B1 English listening practice · British English · Curated for intermediate learners
About this clip
A 1:18 video in English at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 186 words per minute, rated 4.2/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Pets & Animals - Dogs, cats, wildlife, and pet care.
- ▸Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
From BBC↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B1 English listening practice listening practice?
89.9%
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
82.7%
Top 1,000
89.9%
Top 2,000
95.2%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
90.3%
Top 1,000
96%
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.
abundance
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
large quantity
adders
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
types of snakes
blossom
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
flower or bloom
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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