Mantis Shrimp vs Octopus Ocean Fight
B1 English listening practice · American English · Curated for intermediate learners
About this clip
A 3:21 video in English at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 128 words per minute, rated 2.1/5, easy 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 Nat Geo Animals↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B1 English listening practice listening practice?
82%
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
75.7%
Top 1,000
82%
Top 2,000
89.1%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
89.8%
Top 1,000
97.6%
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.
mantis
7×
Rare / outside top 5,000
insect with spear-like arms
burrow
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
tunnel dug by an animal
cloths
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
pieces of fabric
moray
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
type of long, slender eel
morsel
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
small piece of food
never judge a creature by its looks
1×
don't judge something or someone by appearance
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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