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
videos scored
45
channels
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 →

78/10040:28A Backwards Camera in a Dark Room - Photographic PrintingB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastTechnology Connections78/10017:46Let's Learn English! Topic: Found in the Wild! ☔🌸🐦 (Lesson Only)B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian78/10012:26The Priest Who Stole China's Biggest SecretC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastSciShow78/10032:07Nuclear Historian Answers Nuclear War Questions | Tech Support | WIREDB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastWIRED78/1001:47:23AUTOEpstein Files Special: Prince Andrew Arrested, Global Network, Mythology, Reid Hoffman FilesC1-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast78/10021:55How to Control a CrowdB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastWendover Productions78/10029:32Who’s Really Pulling the Strings in Global WarsB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastJohnny Harris78/10021:45AUTOThe NFL's Concussion CrisisB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastWendover Productions78/10027:34ILM Visual Effects Artist Breaks Down Hidden VFX | Vanity FairB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastVanity Fair78/10015:15AUTOThe Best Speed Square Update in 100 Years!B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman78/10021:30AUTOWhy the left ignored Graham Platner’s red flags | America, ActuallyB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastVox78/10055:16AUTOGarage Door 101 + Supreme Court Justice Kennedy’s Home + Smarter Sofa CareB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastThis Old House78/10013:04AUTOIke Barinholtz on Working with the Late Great Catherine O’Hara on The Studio & Playing Elon MuskB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live78/10011:05'The White Lotus' Cast Test How Well They Know Each Other | Vanity FairB1-C2 · ~4,000 words · fastVanity Fair78/1009:24You Stopped Exercising. The Gains That Stuck Around Might Surprise You.C1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastSciShow78/10010:08The messy truth about free speechB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastVox78/10027:24AUTOAI, Attention, and Ownership: Ari Emanuel Explains the Next Era of EntertainmentB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast78/10027:47AUTOThe 2026 Porsche Macan GTS EV Is Fast, Fun, and ExpensiveB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro78/1001:04:38Mark Zuckerberg: First Interview in the Metaverse | Lex Fridman Podcast #398B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLex Fridman78/10012:02AI Generated Videos Just Changed ForeverB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee78/10030:09What Happens If You Keep Slowing Down?B2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastVeritasium78/10018:11How Apple AirPods WorkC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastReal Engineering78/10019:24HEAVY CONSTRUCTION of a Sewage Pump Station - Ep 1B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastPractical Engineering78/10013:05How Laundry Detergent Caused an Environmental DisasterC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastSciShow

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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