Shopkeeper Confronts Police Over COVID Rules

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

About this clip

A 2:19 video in English at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 211 words per minute, rated 4.6/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
  • Politics - Politics, elections, government, and policy debates.
  • Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
  • Work & Career - Jobs, interviews, workplace culture, and money.

Vocabulary frequency

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

93.6%
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

89.3%
Top 1,000
93.6%
Top 2,000
96.6%
Top 5,000

Spoken English frequency

94.8%
Top 1,000
98.3%
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.

browbeat
Rare / outside top 5,000
intimidate or bully
casework
Rare / outside top 5,000
work involving cases (social)
frighten
Rare / outside top 5,000
make afraid
navvy
Rare / outside top 5,000
laborer (especially in construction)
following orders
obeying commands without question or morality

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

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