François Gemenne sur la canicule et le climat

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B2 French listening practice · French · Curated for upper-intermediate learners

About this clip

A 7:48 video in French at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 226 words per minute, rated 4.8/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
  • Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
  • Science - Discoveries, experiments, and how the world works.
  • Health & Wellness - Fitness, mental health, nutrition, sleep, and self-care.

Vocabulary frequency

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

92.1%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common French words
Based on this reel’s transcript, most of the vocabulary is high-frequency, everyday French.

General French frequency

85.9%
Top 1,000
92.1%
Top 2,000
96.8%
Top 5,000

Spoken French frequency

86.7%
Top 1,000
97.2%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Conversational vocabulary
This reel’s words appear more often in subtitle-based spoken-French 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.

clime
Rare / outside top 5,000
canicules
Rare / outside top 5,000
calicules
Rare / outside top 5,000
tragédie des horizons
short-term thinking harms future generations

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · Lexique 3.83 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.

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