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
videos scored
34
channels
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 →

54/1006:15Have you ever seen a whale? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English54/10034:08AUTOEssentials: The Biology of Aggression, Mating & Arousal | Dr. David AndersonC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · mediumAndrew Huberman54/1001:03:25AUTO“This is Bibi’s War” - Harvard’s Graham Allison on the Influences and Endgame of the Iran WarB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumAll-In Podcast54/10014:16The AI-Generated Intimacy Crisis | Bryony Cole | TEDB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · mediumTED54/10016:31AUTOShe's the World's Shortest Woman (2 Feet Tall)B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastDrew Binsky55/10038:51AUTOAmericans don’t know how to stop working | The Gray AreaB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumVox55/10014:06Go to the Pharmacy in EnglishB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa55/1002:06:29AUTOThe Fat Burning Expert: The REAL Reason You’re Not Losing Belly Fat (and How To Fix It Fast!)B2-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumThe Diary Of A CEO55/1005:28How do animals regrow their limbs? And why can't humans do it? - Jessica WhitedC1-C2 · ~20,000 words · mediumTED-Ed55/10047:10AUTODaily Life English: around town [Advanced Vocabulary Lesson]B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa55/10059:54What Ukraine conversations are really about, w/ Vlad Vexler (PODCAST E78)B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumAdam Ragusea55/1008:31AUTOAnnoying Corporate Buzzwords You Need to Know! | Business English for MeetingsB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn English with Papa Teach Me55/10013:2010 English Idioms You NEED to Know (Native Speakers Use These Daily!)B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn English with Papa Teach Me55/1008:24How To Speak American English: Everything You NeedB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastRachel's English55/10012:54AUTOTrump to Blame for Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak, Chuck Schumer's Loud Fart & Joe Biden’s MemoirB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · mediumJimmy Kimmel Live55/10012:00A Day in America - REAL English ConversationB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastRachel's English55/10019:38AUTOHow to Communicate Effectively: An Average Guy's GuideB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumEssential Craftsman55/1009:05Inside India’s Astonishing Solar Revolution | Kanika Chawla | TEDB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumTED55/10014:02Are you saying these wrong!? | EGGCORNS TESTB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy55/10030:30BOX SET: 6 Minute English - 'Food and health' English mega-class! 30 minutes of new vocab!B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English55/1005:16What is kevlar, and why is it so strong? - Max G. LevyC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumTED-Ed55/1003:09:05Douglas Murray: Putin, Zelenskyy, Trump, Israel, Netanyahu, Hamas & Gaza | Lex Fridman Podcast #463B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLex Fridman55/1005:10The myth of Ireland's most infamous love triangle - Iseult GillespieB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · mediumTED-Ed55/10018:46AUTOSpeak With Me: English Conversation PracticeB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa

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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