Baseball superstitions and the Minnesota Twins shrine

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B2 English listening practice · American English · Picked for people who know more

About this video

A 3:30 video in English, level B2. Good for people who know more. People talk at about 210 words a minute, rated 4.4/5, hard to listen to.

What this video covers:
  • ▸Sports - Soccer, basketball, tennis, and the Olympics.
  • ▸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?

90.8%
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

84.6%
Top 1,000
90.8%
Top 2,000
95.3%
Top 5,000

How common in spoken English

89.4%
Top 1,000
97%
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.

superstitions
3×
Not in top 5,000
beliefs about luck
juju
2×
Not in top 5,000
(slang) magic or charm
metronome
2×
Not in top 5,000
device for timing music
repurpose
2×
Not in top 5,000
use for new purpose
amethyst
1×
Not in top 5,000
purple gemstone
good juju
1×
positive vibes or energy for success

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

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