The Dog and His Reflection Story for Beginners
A1 English listening practice · Canadian English · Curated for beginners
About this clip
A 4:07 video in English at A1 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 135 words per minute, rated 1.7/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Language Learning - Grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and real conversation practice.
- ▸Storytelling - Personal stories, anecdotes, and lived experience.
- ▸Pets & Animals - Dogs, cats, wildlife, and pet care.
From Strüve | English↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A1 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
79.3%
Top 1,000
86.2%
Top 2,000
95.3%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
93.8%
Top 1,000
97.6%
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.
woof
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
dog bark
greedy
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000
wanting more than needed
pond
9×
Rare / outside top 5,000
small body of water
flesh
7×
Top 5,000Common in speech
soft tissue of body
bone with flesh
1×
something valuable that leads to loss
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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