Understanding Love And Choice
B2 English listening practice · Irish English · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 5:05 video in English at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 173 words per minute, rated 4.4/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Relationships - Dating, friendship, marriage, and social life.
- ▸Health & Wellness - Fitness, mental health, nutrition, sleep, and self-care.
- ▸Self-Improvement - Life advice, habits, motivation, and personal growth.
From The School of Life↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B2 English listening practice listening practice?
89%
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
83.6%
Top 1,000
89%
Top 2,000
95.8%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
90.2%
Top 1,000
95%
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.
romanticism
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
belief in romantic ideals
ably
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
skillfully; proficiently
compulsions
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
strong urges or impulses
constellations
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
groups of stars; star patterns
entwined
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
twisted or linked together
ball and chain
1×
metaphor for emotional baggage or constraints
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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