Why Your Seasonal Allergies Are Getting Worse
B2 English listening practice · American English · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 1:30 video in English at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 187 words per minute, rated 4.4/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Health & Wellness - Fitness, mental health, nutrition, sleep, and self-care.
- ▸Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B2 English listening practice listening practice?
86.2%
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
77.6%
Top 1,000
86.2%
Top 2,000
91.4%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
86.7%
Top 1,000
93.8%
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.
allergist
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
allergy specialist
allergens
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
substances causing allergies
antihistamines
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
medications for allergy relief
drowsy
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
feeling sleepy or tired
feeling of symptoms being worse
1×
perception of increased allergy symptoms
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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