Attendee Reactions To TEDxTokyo 2009
A2 English listening practice · Southern American English · Curated for beginners
About this clip
A 24s video in English at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 158 words per minute, rated 3.6/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Food & Cooking - Recipes, restaurant reviews, street food, and kitchen vocabulary.
- ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
From tedxtokyo↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 English listening practice listening practice?
81.1%
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
71.7%
Top 1,000
81.1%
Top 2,000
96.2%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
72.5%
Top 1,000
92.2%
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 A2 level.
eclectic
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
varied, diverse
tasty
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
flavorful, enjoyable
ted
2×
Top 5,000Common in speech
technology, entertainment, design conference
delicious
1×
Top 5,000Common in speech
very enjoyable to eat
thought leader
1×
someone recognized as an expert
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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