Reading No, David: A Story About Mischief and Love
A1 English listening practice · American English · Curated for beginners
About this clip
A 2:25 video in English at A1 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 156 words per minute, rated 2.1/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Parenting & Family - Family life, raising kids, and parenting advice.
- ▸Books & Reading - Books, literature, and reading culture.
- ▸Self-Improvement - Life advice, habits, motivation, and personal growth.
- ▸Movies - Films, directors, and cinema discussions.
- ▸Storytelling - Personal stories, anecdotes, and lived experience.
From Toadstools and Fairy Dust↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A1 English listening practice listening practice?
88.8%
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
84.6%
Top 1,000
88.8%
Top 2,000
98.1%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
92.5%
Top 1,000
96.4%
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 A1 level.
toadstool
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
a type of mushroom
yuck
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
(slang) expression of disgust
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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