Expanding Your Mind With Awe And Technology
C1 English listening practice · American English · Curated for advanced learners
About this clip
A 6:02 video in English at C1 level, suitable for advanced learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 199 words per minute, rated 4.5/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Science - Discoveries, experiments, and how the world works.
- ▸Health & Wellness - Fitness, mental health, nutrition, sleep, and self-care.
- ▸Self-Improvement - Life advice, habits, motivation, and personal growth.
- ▸Technology - Tech, gadgets, software, AI, and the digital world.
- ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this C1 English listening practice listening practice?
88.7%
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
83.7%
Top 1,000
88.7%
Top 2,000
93.9%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
91.5%
Top 1,000
96.8%
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 C1 level.
mainlining
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
injecting drugs intravenously
perceptual
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
related to perception
altruism
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
selfless concern for others
amazement
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
great surprise or wonder
performing philosophers
1×
individuals who share complex ideas engagingly
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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