Comprehensible input in English

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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 →

55/1005:16What is kevlar, and why is it so strong? - Max G. LevyC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumTED-Ed55/1005:10The myth of Ireland's most infamous love triangle - Iseult GillespieB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · mediumTED-Ed55/1005:19Can you "see" images in your mind? Some people can't - Adam ZemanC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · mediumTED-Ed55/1005:02How did detectives solve the case of the bloody fingerprints? - Theodore E. YeshionB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumTED-Ed55/1007:34Ukraine: Presidents discuss end to war: BBC Learning English from the NewsB1-B2 · ~7,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English55/1006:15What is the manosphere? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English55/1006:12How are horses helping to heal humans? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastBBC Learning English55/1006:03Why is getting bitten by a rabid animal so dangerous? - Charles RupprechtC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · mediumTED-Ed55/1006:18How do babies communicate? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-C1 · ~8,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English55/1006:13What makes a good citizen? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastBBC Learning English56/1006:38Los Angeles protests: Trump sends marines: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English56/1005:29Why are scientists shooting mushrooms into space? - Shannon OdellC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumTED-Ed56/1006:11Young women on social media ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastBBC Learning English56/1006:15The power of pepper ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English56/1003:03We Made A New Channel!B2-C1 · ~8,000 words · mediumKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell56/1006:15How important is play? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-B2 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English56/1007:54Japan bans baby names like Pikachu and Kitty: BBC Learning English from the NewsB1-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English56/1009:213 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was Broke | Vivian Tu | TEDB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · mediumTED56/1005:22What toys have kids played with throughout history?C1-C2 · ~11,000 words · mediumTED-Ed56/1006:27Was Alexander the Great really that great? - Stephanie Honchell SmithB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumTED-Ed56/1006:14How do you say sorry? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English56/1008:44Speaking English: How to Talk to StrangersB1-B2 · ~2,000 words · fastRachel's English56/1006:25Limiting screen time for children ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English57/1006:20Solar and wind beat coal for first time: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English

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.

3 of these 4 channels carry the same vocabulary band (B1-B2), and their scores still run from 0 to 86. 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 →