Rare Infection Threatens Entire Hospital Ward

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

About this clip

A 1:28 video in English at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 207 words per minute, rated 4.1/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸Health & Wellness - Fitness, mental health, nutrition, sleep, and self-care.

Vocabulary frequency

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

88.4%
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

81.8%
Top 1,000
88.4%
Top 2,000
93.4%
Top 5,000

Spoken English frequency

91.1%
Top 1,000
95.6%
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 B2 level.

obstruct
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
block a passage
stridor
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
noisy breathing sound
put this whole ward at risk
1×
endanger everyone in the hospital ward

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

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