Elizabeth confronts Philip and honors Churchill in speech
C1 English listening practice · British English · Curated for advanced learners
About this clip
A 4:13 video in English at C1 level, suitable for advanced learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 140 words per minute, rated 3.2/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Relationships - Dating, friendship, marriage, and social life.
- ▸Politics - Politics, elections, government, and policy debates.
- ▸History - Historical events, eras, and the people who shaped the world.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this C1 English listening practice listening practice?
87.3%
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
87.3%
Top 2,000
96.6%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
86.5%
Top 1,000
95.5%
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.
magnanimity
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
generosity of spirit
unfailing
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
always reliable or constant
unrivaled
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
having no equal
pray silence for her majesty
1×
requesting quiet for the queen's speech
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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