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B2 English listening practice · South African English · Picked for people who know more

About this video

A 3:04 video in English, level B2. Good for people who know more. People talk at about 194 words a minute, rated 4.0/5, hard to listen to.

What this video covers:
  • ▸News - Big news and what's happening now.
  • ▸Politics - Politics, elections, and government.
  • ▸Culture & Society - How people live, the news, and history.

How common are the words?

How common are the words in this B2 English listening practice video?

92.6%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common English words
Most of the words in this video are common English words.

How common in written English

87.3%
Top 1,000
92.6%
Top 2,000
97.9%
Top 5,000

How common in spoken English

92.2%
Top 1,000
97%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000

Harder words in this video

These words are harder than B2. Here is what they mean.

criminality
2×
Not in top 5,000
criminal behavior or activities
harrowing
1×
Not in top 5,000
extremely distressing or painful
imc
1×
Not in top 5,000
(acronym) IMC — Integrated Marketing Communications
living in hell
1×
experiencing very difficult conditions

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). These numbers are close, not perfect.

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