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 →

57/1005:01Can saunas make you live longer? - Max G. LevyC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · mediumTED-Ed57/1009:33American Accent | When you just GET ITB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastRachel's English57/1008:29Iran war puts global food production at risk: fertiliser boss: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · fastBBC Learning English57/1007:06US Israel war with Iran: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastBBC Learning English57/1006:15Living with debt ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastBBC Learning English57/1005:37What staying up all night does to your brain - Anna RothschildC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · mediumTED-Ed57/1005:05Why are there so many different kinds of dogs? - Kathleen Morrill PirovichC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumTED-Ed57/1005:00Are there any places on Earth with no bugs? - Charles WallaceC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumTED-Ed57/1008:52Gordon Ramsay Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions | WIREDB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastWIRED57/1006:53Thailand-Cambodia conflict: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English57/1006:35English Rewind - 6 Minute English: SlangB2-C2 · ~11,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English57/1007:47Octopuses and fish work together: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English58/1004:58How hat fashion has evolved throughout history - Alison L. GoodrumC1-C2 · ~19,000 words · mediumTED-Ed58/1009:21Is social media 'the new smoking'?: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastBBC Learning English58/1007:48Ukraine war: US-Russia peace talks: BBC Learning English from the NewsB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastBBC Learning English58/1007:26Human consciousness: Where is it in the brain? BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastBBC Learning English58/1006:16Making cities feel quieter ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastBBC Learning English58/1005:07Why was this kung fu masterpiece banned? - Gladys MacC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumTED-Ed58/1009:20Can These Teachers Guess British Slang? 🇬🇧 Modern Phrases You Only Learn in the UK!B2-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastLearn English with Papa Teach Me58/1008:02How to Become a K-pop Superstar — in 7 Minutes | Charlene Kaye | TEDB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastTED58/1007:10Israel-Iran ceasefire: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastBBC Learning English58/1006:15The future of food ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastBBC Learning English58/1009:04AUTOEating REAL AMERICAN DONUTS with LoveAndLondon's Jess Dante! Show Me Your Food!B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn English with Papa Teach Me58/1005:00Why you feel stuck — and how to get motivated - Shannon OdellB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

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 →