Australian Government Sues 3M Over PFAS Contamination
C1 English listening practice · South African English · Curated for advanced learners
About this clip
A 37s video in English at C1 level, suitable for advanced learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 144 words per minute, rated 4.3/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
- ▸Politics - Politics, elections, government, and policy debates.
- ▸Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
From 7NEWS Australia↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this C1 English listening practice listening practice?
89.3%
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
81%
Top 1,000
89.3%
Top 2,000
91.7%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
84.1%
Top 1,000
94.2%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
Words above this video’s level
Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s C1 level.
firefighting
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
fighting fires
misrepresented
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
described incorrectly
pfas
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
(acronym) PFAS — toxic chemicals
contamination
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
pollution or tainting
stand up for
1×
defend or support someone or something
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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