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 →

80/10014:225 Scary Science Headlines You Don't Need To Worry AboutB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastSciShow80/1002:35:50AUTOEnhance Your Learning Speed & Health Using Neuroscience Based Protocols | Dr. Poppy CrumB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman80/10013:13How to Live in the Harshest Place on EarthB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastSciShow80/10026:06AUTOThe 2026 Polestar 4 Is a Quirky SUV-Coupe From the FutureB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro80/10017:36Jennifer Lawrence & Robert Pattinson Take Lie Detector Tests | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastVanity Fair80/1009:19Is this the future of thrifting?B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastVox80/10040:29AUTOA brief update on the AI apocalypseB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastVox80/10032:55WTF Happened to Nuclear Energy?B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastJohnny Harris80/1008:40America's fishing paradoxB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastVox80/10021:48The Science Behind Dogs' Incredible Sense Of SmellB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastVeritasium80/1002:26:08AUTOHoliday Special 2023 (Audio)B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastAcquired80/10014:46SOUTH KOREA IS OVERB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell80/1008:15M4 Macbook Air Review: Too Easy!B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee80/1001:27:07AUTOUFO Roundtable: Former CIA Scientist Proves Aliens Exist!B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO80/10023:04The First Trip To Earth’s Stratosphere Was A DisasterB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastSciShow80/1008:26How the potato made the worldB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastAdam Ragusea80/10021:49AUTOThe Cartels Running Up Transatlantic AirfaresC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastWendover Productions80/10011:56What Science Says About the Sequels to OzempicC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastSciShow80/10012:47AUTOHere’s Why I’m Ripping Out My Induction CooktopB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastMatt Risinger80/10023:27AUTOThe Surprising Success of Gondola Transit SystemsC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastWendover Productions80/10054:07AUTOWeekly Check List That Prevents Costly Repairs + Fixing Wood Floor GapsB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastThis Old House80/10019:55Why Wyoming is so Weirdly WealthyC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastWendover Productions80/10012:11What’s the Truth about Acetaminophen and Autism?C1-C2 · ~14,000 words · fastSciShow80/10028:5122 Problems Solved in 2022C1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastWendover Productions

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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