The Story of Augustus: Eating Soup Every Day
A1 English listening practice · Canadian English · Curated for beginners
About this clip
A 7:30 video in English at A1 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 124 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.
- ▸Health & Wellness - Fitness, mental health, nutrition, sleep, and self-care.
- ▸Food & Cooking - Recipes, restaurant reviews, street food, and kitchen vocabulary.
- ▸Daily Life - Everyday routines, home life, and real-world situations.
- ▸Self-Improvement - Life advice, habits, motivation, and personal growth.
From Strüve | English↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A1 English listening practice listening practice?
78.5%
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
71.2%
Top 1,000
78.5%
Top 2,000
92.5%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
81.8%
Top 1,000
99%
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.
spoon
4×
Rare / outside top 5,000
utensil for eating soup
soup
42×
Top 5,000Common in speech
liquid food, often hot
delicious
1×
Top 5,000Common in speech
very tasty
begs
5×
Top 5,000
requests earnestly
even thinner
1×
becoming progressively weaker or skinnier
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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