Baseball superstitions and the Minnesota Twins shrine
B2 English listening practice · American English · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 3:30 video in English at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 210 words per minute, rated 4.4/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Sports - Soccer, basketball, tennis, the Olympics, and athletes.
- ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
From KARE 11↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B2 English listening practice listening practice?
90.8%
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
84.6%
Top 1,000
90.8%
Top 2,000
95.3%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
89.4%
Top 1,000
97%
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 B2 level.
superstitions
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000
beliefs about luck
juju
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
(slang) magic or charm
metronome
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
device for timing music
repurpose
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
use for new purpose
amethyst
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
purple gemstone
good juju
1×
positive vibes or energy for success
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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