Getting to Know You in 1997
B1 English listening practice · American English · Curated for intermediate learners
About this clip
A 3:49 video in English at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 148 words per minute, rated 2.8/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Relationships - Dating, friendship, marriage, and social life.
- ▸Comedy & Humor - Skits, funny moments, humor, and light-hearted content.
- ▸Storytelling - Personal stories, anecdotes, and lived experience.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B1 English listening practice listening practice?
88.3%
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
84%
Top 1,000
88.3%
Top 2,000
95.2%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
92.8%
Top 1,000
98.2%
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.
anaconda
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000
large snake
guppy
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
small tropical fish
headgear
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
dental device
orthodontist
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
teeth-straightening dentist
guts of a guppy
1×
lacks courage or boldness
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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