Comprehensible input · English

Comprehensible input in English

5,210 videos from 45 channels, each scored from its own subtitle track — vocabulary load and speaking pace. Filter to your level, then watch it on YouTube.

5,210
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45
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3,265 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 →

67/10045:26Why the US is deporting so many peopleB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastJohnny Harris67/10031:20AUTOEssentials: Increase Strength & Endurance with Cooling Protocols | Dr. Craig HellerB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman67/10016:01AUTOTrump Insists War is Over, Kash Patel Gets Hammered & Right-Wingers Blame Mamdani for Mets LosingB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live67/10021:37AUTOSam Rockwell Monologues His Pain While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot OnesB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastFirst We Feast67/10016:00AUTOBob Odenkirk on His Bucket List, Being a Chicago Sports Fan & He Sings About an Important Issue!B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live67/10033:07AUTOThe Lamborghini Temerario Is an Awesome $450,000 SupercarB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro67/1008:28Real space food vs fake space foodB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastAdam Ragusea67/10020:58How Capitalism Changed the Face of WarB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastJohnny Harris67/10014:26AUTOTrump’s Approval Rating Hits New Low, America’s 250th Party is a Mess & Iran War May Be Over Soon?B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live67/10053:56AUTOPlug-and-Play Solar + A Refugee Family’s Blue House + A $39K Historic StealB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastThis Old House67/10047:56AUTOExiled Iranian Prince Reza Pahlavi: Transition Plan and the Fight for Iran's FreedomB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast67/10015:15Rhett & Link Answer The Web's New Most Searched Questions | WIREDB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastWIRED67/10022:48How This Central African City Became the World’s Most ExpensiveC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastWendover Productions67/10017:39AUTOInsane Clown Posse vs. GWAR | Hot Ones Versus Holiday SpecialB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastFirst We Feast67/10018:01AUTOBlueboard & Veneer Plaster: How New England Does Walls | Forever Home Ep. 11B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastMatt Risinger67/10014:53AUTOPorsche Profits Fall 99% as CEO in Crisis ModeB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastColdFusion67/10010:34AUTOChris O'Donnell and Jessica Capshaw vs. Kenneth Choi and Oliver Stark | Hot Ones VersusB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastFirst We Feast67/10017:25How to order fast food at C1 (Advanced) Level of English! 🍟B2-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastEnglish with Lucy67/10032:19Historian Answers Folklore Questions | Tech Support | WIREDB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastWIRED67/10021:47Lessons from a Can OpenerB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastTechnology Connections67/10027:25The Insane Engineering of Re-EntryC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · fastReal Engineering67/10015:07AUTOTrump’s Insane Posts, Lies About War & MAGA Pins Giuliani's Health Issues on Jimmy KimmelB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live67/10015:37You’re Steeping Your Tea Too LongB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastSciShow67/1005:52Healthy meals on a budget ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastBBC 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.

#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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