Black and white reporters in war zones
C1 English listening practice · African American Vernacular English · Curated for advanced learners
About this clip
A 1:49 video in English at C1 level, suitable for advanced 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:
- ▸News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
- ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
- ▸Comedy & Humor - Skits, funny moments, humor, and light-hearted content.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this C1 English listening practice listening practice?
86.2%
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
81.9%
Top 1,000
86.2%
Top 2,000
93.1%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
98%
Top 1,000
98.4%
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 C1 level.
newsroom
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
place for news reporting
downstairs
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000Common in speech
on the lower floor
get your ass up
1×
hurry up and move yourself
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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