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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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The number on each thumbnail is its difficulty score out of 100: mostly speaking pace, partly vocabulary load. How it is measured →

47/10010:39BOX SET: English In A Minute 25 – TEN English lessons in 10 minutes!B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English47/1001:06:08C1 (Advanced) Vocabulary in 1 Hour - Ultimate C1 Guide (+ 2 FREE C1 ebooks!)B2-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy47/10010:485 Speaking Mistakes to AVOID in EnglishA2-B1 · ~2,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa47/1006:15Rude emails ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English48/1006:27The surprising new treatment for mental illness - Anees BahjiC1-C2 · ~20,000 words · mediumTED-Ed48/1005:57The things we throw away 🗑️♻️🙀 Real Easy EnglishB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English48/10046:32AUTOCopy Me! The Secret to Clear, Confident English SpeakingB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa48/1001:59:39Speak English Naturally: 2-Hour Vocabulary & Conversation MasterclassB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · mediumRachel's English48/10044:15Spartacus: Rise of the Gladiator (Full Episode) | Warriors of the Ancient World | Nat GeoB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · mediumNational Geographic48/1005:17How much would it cost to buy the Sun? - Cella WrightC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · mediumTED-Ed48/1006:13The country that measures happiness ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English48/10014:24Go Shopping With Me: English Vocabulary LessonB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa48/10018:59What's your English level? Take the test!B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa48/1009:01Syria: One year since Assad's fall: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English48/10010:52This Disease is Deadlier Than The PlagueB2-C2 · ~12,000 words · mediumKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell48/1006:12Rethinking dyslexia ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English48/10012:505 Speaking Mistakes to AVOID in EnglishA2-B1 · ~3,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa48/10010:13NSFW British Slang: All the Ways to Use 'Bollocks' Explained!B2-C1 · ~8,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me48/10011:33What It’s Really Like to Win the Lottery | Matt Pitcher | TEDB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · mediumTED48/1009:20AUTOYou DIDN'T LEARN THESE ENGLISH Phrases in School!!B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me48/10011:57How To LIE in ENGLISH! English Vocabulary LessonB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me48/1005:22Why don't we send our trash to space? - Jim Bentley and Imogen Ellen NapperB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumTED-Ed48/10020:44The Man Who Killed Millions and Saved Billions (Clean Version)C1-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumVeritasium48/1007:55JENNIE Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions | WIREDB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · mediumWIRED

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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