U.S.–Iran Ceasefire And Control Of Strait Of Hormuz
C1 English listening practice · Canadian English · Curated for advanced learners
About this clip
A 5:03 video in English at C1 level, suitable for advanced learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 211 words per minute, rated 4.9/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this C1 English listening practice listening practice?
85.1%
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
78.1%
Top 1,000
85.1%
Top 2,000
93.9%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
87.5%
Top 1,000
94.5%
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.
escorting
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000
accompanying for protection
incursions
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
sudden attacks or invasions
peppered
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
dotted or sprinkled
wave the white flag of surrender
1×
to admit defeat or seek peace
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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