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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1,435 h
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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 →

67/10016:58Kim Kardashian & Teyana Taylor Take Lie Detector Tests | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastVanity Fair67/1005:02Winter got you feeling down? Watch this - Kelly RohanC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastTED-Ed67/1002:59:36AUTOThe Cancelled Professor: Men Are Hardwired To Cheat! - Dr Gad SaadB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO67/10023:14An Engineer's Perspective on the Texas FloodsB2-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastPractical Engineering67/10011:58How much thrust does a ceiling fan produce?B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastTechnology Connections67/10022:41Let's Learn English! Topic: Annoying Situations! 🚦🕯️⏰ (Lesson Only)A2-B1 · ~2,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian67/10019:39Air fryers are simpler than you think, but still pretty neatB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastTechnology Connections67/10017:06AUTOSpeak With Me About Sleep: English Speaking PracticeB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa67/1001:03:33This goofy fridge has a really clever design. It's also kinda terrible.B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastTechnology Connections67/10024:01Why People Are So Confident When They're WrongB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVeritasium67/1002:12:04Sundar Pichai: CEO of Google and Alphabet | Lex Fridman Podcast #471B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastLex Fridman67/1006:13Are we getting more allergic to things? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastBBC Learning English67/10021:15Why Is MIT Making Robot Insects?B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastVeritasium67/1002:44:52Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield | Lex Fridman Podcast #342B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastLex Fridman67/1005:133 Habits to Practice Curiosity — and Escape Your Phone | Nayeema Raza | TEDB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastTED67/10012:44Let's Learn English at the Shopping Plaza / Strip MallB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian67/10055:51Nobody understands the point of hybrid carsB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastTechnology Connections67/10013:51What's the deal with the popcorn button?B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastTechnology Connections67/10019:47How did they actually take this picture? (Very Long Baseline Interferometry)B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastVeritasium67/10014:21Mark Rober’s $60 Million Science Experiment | TEDB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastTED67/1008:08I use these words every day: English Vocabulary LessonA2-B1 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa67/10014:28Are Books Still Useful for Learning English? 📙📚📖B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian67/10046:51Could This Be The Next Air Force One? - HermeusB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastReal Engineering67/10011:27There Is Life Hiding Inside EarthC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

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
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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