Boats at the Dock in Lisbon

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A1 English listening practice · Canadian English · Curated for beginners

About this clip

A 41s video in English at A1 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 123 words per minute, rated 1.5/5, easy listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸Language Learning - Grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and real conversation practice.
  • ▸Travel - Travel vlogs, tips, cultural experiences, and life abroad.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this A1 English listening practice listening practice?

82.9%
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

78.6%
Top 1,000
82.9%
Top 2,000
91.4%
Top 5,000

Spoken English frequency

92.2%
Top 1,000
93.8%
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.

sailboat
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
small boat with sails
mast
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
vertical pole on a ship
lisbon
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
capital city of Portugal

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.

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