Comprehensible input · English

Comprehensible input in English

1,777 videos from 17 channels, each scored from its own subtitle track — vocabulary load and speaking pace. Filter to your level, then watch it on YouTube.

1,777
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17
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1,435 h
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591
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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 →

39/10013:0412 Confusing English VerbsB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy39/10013:22AUTOSchool LifeA2-B1 · ~3,000 words · mediumEasy English39/10013:38When is it GO / WENT / HAD GONE? | Correct English GrammarA2-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me39/1006:07Talking about holidays 🌊☀️⛱️ Real Easy EnglishA2-B1 · ~2,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English39/10013:08How to use "THOUGH"! - Learn English Conjunctions!B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me39/1009:44War in Gaza ‘must end now’, say 28 countries: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English39/10010:46DON'T BE A BEGINNER IN ENGLISH!B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me39/1006:14Can you figure out the savanna mystery? - Cella WrightC1-C2 · ~20,000 words · slowTED-Ed39/10012:04"GET" - English Phrasal Verbs are EASY!B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me39/1002:12:20What have Archaeologists Discovered? | Lost Treasures of Rome MEGA Episode | National GeographicB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumNational Geographic39/10012:46AUTOHow to Make British Friends in a PUB! English Vocabulary LessonB1-B2 · ~2,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me39/1005:57Will laser blasters ever be possible? - Christopher BairdC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumTED-Ed39/10012:28Are YOU Pronouncing These Common English Words WRONG?B2-C2 · ~12,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy39/1008:59Jackie Chan Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions | WIREDB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumWIRED39/1009:44THIS is what natural British pronunciation sounds likeA2-B2 · ~2,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me39/10013:53AUTOFamily Life 2B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumEasy English39/1008:407 Most Useful English Expressions with "Have" | Learn Common PhrasesB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me39/10016:11AUTOEnglish Conversation PracticeB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumEasy English39/10016:35🇬🇧 10 WORDS TO LEARN BRITISH ACCENT (Modern RP)B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy39/1006:08The dark history of arsenic - Neil BradburyC1-C2 · ~16,000 words · slowTED-Ed39/1001:36:11AUTORay Kurzweil: Singularity, Superintelligence, and Immortality | Lex Fridman Podcast #321B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLex Fridman39/10015:17AUTOEnglish Conversation PracticeA2-B1 · ~2,000 words · mediumEasy English40/1006:0995% PRONOUNCE these words WRONG! English Pronunciation LessonB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me40/1006:20How much do you really know about Vikings? - Stephanie H. SmithC1-C2 · ~15,000 words · slowTED-Ed

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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
2BBC Learning English07554B2-C2medium19130 h
3Speak English With Vanessa288556B1-B2fast17485 h
4Learn English with Bob the Canadian438666B1-B2fast8834 h

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 →

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