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
channels
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 →

72/10011:40AUTOAdam Scott on Hating Coachella, Shooting Severance Season 3 Soon & Adults Believing in GhostsB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live72/10012:18The Ancient Stick Maps That Tackle Unsolvable PhysicsB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastSciShow72/10018:56AUTOHow Cell Service Actually WorksC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastWendover Productions72/10025:01How Big Tech Ruined FarmingC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastWendover Productions72/10014:05AUTOInside OpenAI's Turbulent YearB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastColdFusion72/10019:39Historian Answers Pirate Questions | Tech Support | WIREDB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastWIRED72/10021:12The Lost City of Atlantis ExplainedB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastJohnny Harris72/10013:27The Most Famous Science Paper Isn’t FamousB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastSciShow72/10017:56Bridge Demolition is ComplicatedB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastPractical Engineering72/10013:05How Much Information Can A Human Head Hold?B2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastSciShow72/10021:06Why is There Still a European City in Africa? (we went to find out)B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastYes Theory72/10027:20Let's Learn English! Topic: Fun and Quirky English Idioms 🍰🍎🏇 (Lesson Only)A2-B1 · ~2,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian72/10026:48AUTOThis Pristine 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Is So Insanely CoolB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro72/10013:33The Case for Making Art When the World Is on Fire | Amie McNee | TEDB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastTED72/10012:58AUTOTrump Golfs Amid Iran War, Wears His Own Merch to Honor Fallen Soldiers & Tries to Fix Next ElectionB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live72/10015:53AUTOJoe Jonas vs. Nick Jonas vs. Kevin Jonas | Hot Ones VersusB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastFirst We Feast72/10012:57AUTOTrump to Attend NBA Finals in NY, We've Got a Raccoon on the Loose & Guillermo at NBA Media DayB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live72/10010:30Brendan Fraser Confirms The Mummy Is Returning, Talks Riding Revenge of The Mummy to PrepareB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon72/10020:22China’s Electricity ProblemB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastWendover Productions72/10019:11How Mexico is Becoming the New ChinaB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastWendover Productions72/10029:08Let's Learn English! Topic: What's the Difference Between...? Part 2! 🚴🛠️💻B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian72/10021:25Let's Learn English! Topic: Describing the Rich & Famous! 🧐🚙💶 (Lesson Only)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian72/10029:48Learn English ConversationA2-B1 · ~2,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa72/10015:39Why Cranes CollapseB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

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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