Trying To Stay Quiet While Kanye Keeps Tweeting
B2 English listening practice · African American Vernacular English · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 3:35 video in English at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 163 words per minute, rated 3.6/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Comedy & Humor - Skits, funny moments, humor, and light-hearted content.
- ▸Entertainment - TV shows, movies, music, books, and pop culture.
- ▸News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
- ▸Music - Songs, artists, genres, and music culture.
- ▸Politics - Politics, elections, government, and policy debates.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B2 English listening practice listening practice?
89.2%
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
83.3%
Top 1,000
89.2%
Top 2,000
95.1%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
91.6%
Top 1,000
99%
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.
poopity
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
(slang) silly or funny thing
dmc
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
(acronym) DMC — Direct Message Company
earbuds
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
small headphones for ears
damage control
1×
Efforts to repair public image or situation.
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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