Pourquoi les plus vieux arbres sont petits
B1 French listening practice · Québec French · Curated for intermediate learners
About this clip
A 1:01 video in French at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 251 words per minute, rated 4.5/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Science - Discoveries, experiments, and how the world works.
- ▸Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
From Radio-Canada OHdio↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B1 French listening practice listening practice?
95.5%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common French words
Based on this reel’s transcript, most of the vocabulary is high-frequency, everyday French.
General French frequency
87.3%
Top 1,000
95.5%
Top 2,000
97.7%
Top 5,000
Spoken French frequency
90.5%
Top 1,000
99%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
Words above this video’s level
Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s B1 level.
photosynthèse
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
photosynthesis
coriaces
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
tough (vegetation)
croisiez
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
you (plural) crossed
lentes
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
slow
longévif
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
long-living
gagner le marathon plutôt que la course
1×
take a long-term approach instead of quick success
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · Lexique 3.83 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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