Comprehensible input · English

Comprehensible input in English

5,210 videos from 45 channels, each scored from its own subtitle track — vocabulary load and speaking pace. Filter to your level, then watch it on YouTube.

5,210
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45
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3,265 h
of material
987
made for learners

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The number on each thumbnail is its difficulty score out of 100: mostly speaking pace, partly vocabulary load. How it is measured →

66/10014:59How to Communicate with Your Dog, from a Westminster Champion | Jennifer Crank | TEDB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastTED66/10019:33This Gun Could Reach SpaceC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · fastReal Engineering66/10032:27The "standard" car charger is usually overkill—but your electrician might not know thatB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastTechnology Connections66/10012:22What’s It Like to Be Killed by Nature’s Most Brutal PredatorC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell66/1009:47How to become a great singer | Think Like A MusicianC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastTED-Ed66/10011:27Trees Are So WeirdB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell66/10027:58Bright from the Start: GE's CFL with an incandescent trick up its sleeveC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastTechnology Connections66/1001:11:11Ceiling fans: the simple idea we keep screwing upB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastTechnology Connections66/1003:06:18The Modern Middle East, ExplainedB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastJohnny Harris66/10021:54Geothermal Energy is Changing | Quaise Energy DocumentaryB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastReal Engineering66/10054:46The asbestos problem is worse than we thoughtC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastVeritasium66/10011:08Fever Feels Horrible, but is Actually Awesome!B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell66/10016:34The Problem With Science CommunicationB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVeritasium66/10021:24AUTOHow Corruption Led to Lebanon's Brutal CollapseB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastColdFusion66/10022:51AUTOAI is Evolving Faster Than You Think Pt. 2 (Art and Beyond)B2-C1 · ~8,000 words · fastColdFusion66/10013:06The Most Insane Megaproject You Never Heard AboutB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell66/10058:53What happens if you drop 0.125 grams of antimatter?C1-C2 · ~15,000 words · fastVeritasium66/10022:50Why America’s Tank Failed in UkraineC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastReal Engineering66/10026:33The Most Underrated AlgorithmB2-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastVeritasium66/1005:27How comic books can help you learn - Gene Luen YangB1-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastTED-Ed66/10014:18Surfside Condo Collapse: What We Know So FarC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastPractical Engineering66/10022:08The War in Yemen, MappedB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastJohnny Harris66/10012:57Is The World Getting More Violent?B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell66/10029:57The tech which can charge an electric car in 10 minutesC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastTechnology Connections

Which English channel to start with

Ranked by median difficulty, easiest first. The bar is a range, not a label — a channel typically spans a wide stretch of the scale, so one level would be false for its own hardest videos.

#ChannelLevel range (0–100)MedianTypical bandPaceVideosHours
1Easy English64831B1-B2medium13837 h
2English with Lucy88141B1-B2medium15049 h
3Learn English with Papa Teach Me107142B1-B2medium10620 h
4Rachel's English58849B1-B2medium14068 h
5BBC Learning English07554B2-C2medium19130 h
6Speak English With Vanessa288556B1-B2fast17485 h
7Learn English with Bob the Canadian438666B1-B2fast8834 h

6 of these 7 channels carry the same vocabulary band (B1-B2), and their scores still run from 0 to 88. That gap is pace: what separates the easiest of these channels from the hardest is how fast people talk, not which words they use. How that is measured →

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