Comprehensible input · English

Comprehensible input in English

3,654 videos from 34 channels, each scored from its own subtitle track — vocabulary load and speaking pace. Filter to your level, then watch it on YouTube.

3,654
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34
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2,338 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 →

53/10015:25AUTOHow to Pull a Bulldozer by HandB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumEssential Craftsman53/10016:32Talking Tech and AI with Tim Cook!B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumMarques Brownlee53/10021:22'The Substance' Director Coralie Fargeat Breaks Down Key Scenes | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumVanity Fair53/1008:555 Secrets of American English Pronunciation: Advanced Pronunciation LessonB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa53/1005:31The dark origins of Disney fairy tales - Claudia SchwabeC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · mediumTED-Ed53/10027:2550hrs in The Most Nuked Place on Earth Erased from Maps ☢️B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumYes Theory53/1005:13Have we reached the limit of computer power? - Sajan Saini and George ZaidanC1-C2 · ~15,000 words · mediumTED-Ed53/1006:14Should we eat ultra-processed food? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English53/10020:57AUTOThe Amazing Cliffside Home Timelapse | @PerkinsBuilderBrothers Construction CritiqueB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · mediumEssential Craftsman53/1005:37What are you doing this summer? 🏖️😎 Real Easy EnglishA2-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastBBC Learning English54/1002:31:52Magnus Carlsen: Greatest Chess Player of All Time | Lex Fridman Podcast #315B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastLex Fridman54/10044:21The Drug Mule Scam (Full Episode) | Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller | Nat GeoB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumNational Geographic54/1006:15Grown-ups buying kids’ toys ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English54/10030:33BOX SET: 6 Minute English - 'Truth & trust' English mega-class! 30 minutes of new vocab!B1-B2 · ~6,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English54/10026:43AUTOListening Test: English at Every Level - A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastEnglish with Lucy54/10016:37On 'fermented' milk chocolate and elite hypocrisyC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · mediumAdam Ragusea54/1002:28:26AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2422 - Jensen HuangB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumPowerfulJRE54/10033:20AUTOWhy people say beef tallow is healthier (it's prob not)C1-C2 · ~11,000 words · mediumAdam Ragusea54/1001:34:16AUTORay Dalio: We’re Heading Into Very, Very Dark Times! America & The UK’s Decline Is Coming!B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumThe Diary Of A CEO54/1001:03:02AUTOGameStop CEO Ryan Cohen’s $56B Plan to Take Over eBayB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumAll-In Podcast54/10010:15AUTOMy Mini Tool Belt Setup (that actually works)B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumEssential Craftsman54/10013:15AUTOPro Lineman vs. 10,000 Calorie Cheat Meal Challenge! | Hot KitchenC1-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumFirst We Feast54/10057:451984 by George Orwell | Lex FridmanB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · mediumLex Fridman54/10030:28111 Advanced English Idioms in ContextB1-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy

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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