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 →

59/1007:18The Award for Best Comedy Wildlife Photo Goes to… | Tom Sullam | TEDB1-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastTED59/1007:4350% adults overweight or obese by 2050: Global study: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastBBC Learning English59/1004:56Are you more likely to explode or freeze in space? - Tejal GalaC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · mediumTED-Ed60/1006:40Death penalty for former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English60/1005:13What are warts — and how do you get rid of them? - Cella WrightC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumTED-Ed60/1009:27Astronauts home after 9 months in space: BBC Learning English from the NewsB1-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English60/1006:32Why are billionaires building bunkers? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English60/1004:18Why does hitting your funny bone feel so horrible? - Cella WrightC1-C2 · ~20,000 words · mediumTED-Ed60/1005:11Can humans be trusted with control over genetics? - Michael Vazquez and Raye PloegerB2-C1 · ~9,000 words · fastTED-Ed60/1006:13Are you flourishing? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastBBC Learning English60/1005:05How do fireflies create light? - Emily A. GeestC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · mediumTED-Ed60/1006:13Searching for life on another planet ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English60/1008:13Trump's unproven autism claim: BBC Learning English from the NewsC1-C2 · ~16,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English60/1006:15What English phrases really mean ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastBBC Learning English60/1005:18The dungeon master's riddle - Alex RosenthalC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · mediumTED-Ed60/1008:37Is accented English holding you back?B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastRachel's English60/1009:38AUTOMan Builds Shipping Container Office - Start to FinishB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman60/1005:03The Upper-est RP British Accent?B1-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastLearn English with Papa Teach Me61/1006:16Stress-free family meals ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastBBC Learning English61/1008:03World reacts to Trump's tariffs: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastBBC Learning English61/1004:54How we got hooked on credit cards - Nidhi UpadhyayaB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastTED-Ed61/1006:15Can cows prevent wildfires? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · fastBBC Learning English61/1008:39AUTOHow to Cut Straight Lines (Without a Track Saw)B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman61/1005:01The 3 best predictors of how well you’ll age - Juulia JylhäväC1-C2 · ~17,000 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.

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 →