Trump, FIFA And A Controversial World Cup Red Card
B2 English listening practice · American English · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 1:34 video in English at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 250 words per minute, rated 4.6/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Sports - Soccer, basketball, tennis, the Olympics, and athletes.
- ▸Politics - Politics, elections, government, and policy debates.
- ▸News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
From CNN en Español↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B2 English listening practice listening practice?
92.7%
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
88.3%
Top 1,000
92.7%
Top 2,000
98.3%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
95.8%
Top 1,000
98.2%
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.
crazier
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
more crazy
reversal
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
turning back
red card's a red card
1×
rule is absolute regardless of circumstances
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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