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
videos scored
17
channels
1,435 h
of material
591
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 →

65/10012:18Do You Have a Free Will?B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell65/10037:07Who is Rachel of Rachel's English?┃Learn American English Pronunciation On the GoB1-C1 · ~3,000 words · fastRachel's English65/1003:15:52OpenClaw: The Viral AI Agent that Broke the Internet - Peter Steinberger | Lex Fridman Podcast #491B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLex Fridman65/10014:16How Video Games Can Power Up Your Parenting | Hannah Boquet | TEDB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastTED65/1006:26Do you need to declutter your home? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · fastBBC Learning English65/10031:32The Oldest Unsolved Problem in MathB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastVeritasium65/10010:555 Practical Ways to Take Control of Your Life | Jim VandeHei | TEDB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastTED65/1007:11How to communicate clearlyB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastTED-Ed65/10023:52Let's Learn English! Topic: Junk and Garbage! 🗑️🚮🚗 (Lesson Only)B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian65/10023:50Why is this number everywhere?B2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastVeritasium65/10015:23Speak With Me: English Speaking PracticeB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa65/1008:40A Practical Guide to Taking Control of Your Life | Cate Hall | TEDB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastTED65/1003:08:03AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2408 - Bret WeinsteinB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE65/10017:45The Riddle That Seems Impossible Even If You Know The AnswerB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastVeritasium65/10036:05AUTOHow We Built The ISSC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastReal Engineering65/10015:31The Most Implausible Tunneling MethodB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastPractical Engineering65/10025:05Let's Learn English! Topic: The World Cup! ⚽🏆🥇 (Lesson Only)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian65/10015:01The Rainiest Place On EarthB2-C2 · ~14,000 words · fastVeritasium65/10027:18This game theory problem will change the way you see the worldB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastVeritasium65/1002:23:05Jordan Peterson: Nietzsche, Hitler, God, Psychopathy, Suffering & Meaning | Lex Fridman Podcast #448B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastLex Fridman65/10011:24What Sitting All Day Does to Your Brain and Body | Keith Diaz | TEDB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastTED65/10015:15The Hidden Engineering Behind the Falkirk WheelB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastPractical Engineering65/10018:28The Grid That Doubles the Strength of the GroundC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastPractical Engineering65/10031:54Exposing The Flaw In Our Phone SystemB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastVeritasium

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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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