Tech Products That Were Way Ahead Of Their Time
B2 English listening practice · American English · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 57s video in English at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 228 words per minute, rated 4.8/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Technology - Tech, gadgets, software, AI, and the digital world.
- ▸History - Historical events, eras, and the people who shaped the world.
From Sambucha↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B2 English listening practice listening practice?
87.7%
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
75.9%
Top 1,000
87.7%
Top 2,000
95.3%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
87.6%
Top 1,000
93.8%
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.
wearable
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
portable technology or device
ev
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
(acronym) Electric Vehicle — electric car
ahead of their time
1×
more advanced than current technology or culture
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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