Javier Bardem Convinces Us of Anything

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B2 English listening practice · American English · Curated for upper-intermediate learners

About this clip

A 30s video in English at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 224 words per minute, rated 4.6/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Movies - Films, directors, and cinema discussions.
  • Entertainment - TV shows, movies, music, books, and pop culture.
  • Sports - Soccer, basketball, tennis, the Olympics, and athletes.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this B2 English listening practice listening practice?

86.3%
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

80%
Top 1,000
86.3%
Top 2,000
88.4%
Top 5,000

Spoken English frequency

90.6%
Top 1,000
96.5%
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.

rook
Rare / outside top 5,000
a chess piece
junkie
Rare / outside top 5,000
a drug addict (slang)
selling it
promoting or presenting something convincingly

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.

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