The Hairy Toe: A Scary Story For Beginners
A1 English listening practice · Canadian English · Curated for beginners
About this clip
A 11:31 video in English at A1 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 120 words per minute, rated 1.3/5, easy 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.
- ▸Daily Life - Everyday routines, home life, and real-world situations.
- ▸Food & Cooking - Recipes, restaurant reviews, street food, and kitchen vocabulary.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A1 English listening practice listening practice?
85.8%
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
78.4%
Top 1,000
85.8%
Top 2,000
96.4%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
89.8%
Top 1,000
97.8%
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.
aah
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000Common in speech
expression of surprise
creaked
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
made a squeaking noise
carrot
6×
Rare / outside top 5,000
orange root vegetable
where is my toe
1×
a ghost's demand for its missing body part
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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