Canada’s Job Losses And A Weak Economy Explained
B2 English listening practice · Canadian English · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 2:54 video in English at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 213 words per minute, rated 4.8/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Work & Career - Jobs, interviews, workplace culture, and money.
- ▸News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
From CBC News↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B2 English listening practice listening practice?
92.9%
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
86.1%
Top 1,000
92.9%
Top 2,000
96.3%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
95.9%
Top 1,000
97.5%
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.
mhmm
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000
sound of agreement
mucky
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
dirty or muddy
ramping
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
increasing or accelerating
caveat
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
warning or caution
bolster
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
support or strengthen
hit the ground
1×
start being implemented effectively
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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