Senator Gillibrand Calls Iran War A Strategic Embarrassment
B2 English listening practice · American English · Picked for people who know more
About this video
A 1:02 video in English, level B2. Good for people who know more. People talk at about 170 words a minute, rated 4.1/5, medium to listen to.
What this video covers:
- ▸News - Big news and what's happening now.
- ▸Politics - Politics, elections, and government.
- ▸History - Big events and people from the past.
From MyNBC5-WPTZ↗ on YouTube.Watch original
How common are the words?
How common are the words in this B2 English listening practice video?
86%
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
75.2%
Top 1,000
86%
Top 2,000
91.1%
Top 5,000
How common in spoken English
82.6%
Top 1,000
92.4%
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 B2. Here is what they mean.
embarrassments
1×
Not in top 5,000
shameful situations or problems
hormuz
1×
Not in top 5,000
Hormuz (geographical region)
gone down
1×
become famous or notorious over time
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). These numbers are close, not perfect.
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