Homeless man collecting cans says he has no choice
B1 English listening practice · Irish English · Picked for people who know some
About this video
A 31s video in English, level B1. Good for people who know some. People talk at about 183 words a minute, rated 3.4/5, hard to listen to.
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How common are the words?
How common are the words in this B1 English listening practice video?
91.9%
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
89.5%
Top 1,000
91.9%
Top 2,000
97.7%
Top 5,000
How common in spoken English
96.3%
Top 1,000
98.8%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Words for talking
This video uses words people often say in English.
Harder words in this video
These words are harder than B1. Here is what they mean.
pickers
1×
Not in top 5,000
person who collects items for recycling
bleeding
1×
Not in top 5,000People say this a lot
lose blood from a wound
fiber
2×
Top 5,000
dietary component found in plants
bins
1×
Top 5,000
container for waste or storage
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). These numbers are close, not perfect.
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