The First Reporter at Bergen-Belsen
B2 English listening practice · American English · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 4:06 video in English at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 186 words per minute, rated 4.4/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸History - Historical events, eras, and the people who shaped the world.
- ▸News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
From BBC News Brasil↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B2 English listening practice listening practice?
90.4%
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
85.6%
Top 1,000
90.4%
Top 2,000
96.9%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
92.1%
Top 1,000
97%
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.
corroboration
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
supporting evidence
aimless
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
without direction or purpose
run away with you
1×
let emotions take control over reason
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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