Avoiding Costly Mistakes In Home Renovations
B2 English listening practice · American English · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 2:51 video in English at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 211 words per minute, rated 4.8/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Daily Life - Everyday routines, home life, and real-world situations.
- ▸Work & Career - Jobs, interviews, workplace culture, and money.
- ▸Home & Living - Housing, interior design, and life at home.
From CNBC Television↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B2 English listening practice listening practice?
92.3%
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
85.4%
Top 1,000
92.3%
Top 2,000
96.7%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
88%
Top 1,000
94.6%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
Words above this video’s level
Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s B2 level.
renovation
5×
Rare / outside top 5,000
An act, or the process, of renovating.
contingency
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
possible future event
renovating
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
updating or improving
renovations
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
improvements or updates
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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