Elon Musk And SpaceX: The First Trillionaire

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C1 English listening practice · South African English · Picked for people who know a lot

About this video

A 1:18 video in English, level C1. Good for people who know a lot. People talk at about 185 words a minute, rated 4.7/5, hard to listen to.

What this video covers:
  • ▸News - Big news and what's happening now.
  • ▸Technology - Technology, computers, programs, and AI.

How common are the words?

How common are the words in this C1 English listening practice video?

85.1%
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

76.9%
Top 1,000
85.1%
Top 2,000
93.7%
Top 5,000

How common in spoken English

90%
Top 1,000
96.1%
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 C1. Here is what they mean.

trillionaire
1×
Not in top 5,000
a person worth a trillion
crashes and burns
1×
fails utterly after a promising start

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

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