Extraordinary Land-Walking Octopus In Australia
B1 English listening practice · British English · Curated for intermediate learners
About this clip
A 3:55 video in English at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 135 words per minute, rated 2.4/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Science - Discoveries, experiments, and how the world works.
- ▸Pets & Animals - Dogs, cats, wildlife, and pet care.
From BBC Earth↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B1 English listening practice listening practice?
78.8%
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
68.9%
Top 1,000
78.8%
Top 2,000
88.6%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
83.3%
Top 1,000
93.5%
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 B1 level.
stealthily
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
in a quiet and careful way
tropics
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
hot, humid regions near the equator
shoreline
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
land next to the sea or ocean
octopus
5×
Rare / outside top 5,000
large sea creature with eight arms
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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