Comprehensible input in English

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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 →

52/1007:03Air India crash report doubts: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English52/1004:59How some friendships last — and others don’t - Iseult GillespieB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · mediumTED-Ed52/10011:58Learn the Perfect Tenses Easily in 12 MinutesB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy52/1005:27The birth of the galaxy in 60 seconds - Scott HershbergerC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · mediumTED-Ed52/1005:28The fascinating reason you loved peek-a-booB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · mediumTED-Ed52/10049:23Alex Honnold Climbs a 4,000 Foot Sea Wall (Full Episode) | Arctic Ascent | National GeographicB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumNational Geographic52/10018:11AUTOUnderstand FAST English: Advanced Listening PracticeB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa52/10010:35TRAIN YOUR BRAIN to Think and Speak in English - 4 MethodsB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy52/10044:31Real Madrid's $1 Billion Super Stadium Upgrade (Full Episode) | Megastructures | National GeographicB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumNational Geographic52/1006:31History vs. Russia’s most infamous empress - Carolyn HarrisB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumTED-Ed52/1005:31This is what happens in your brain when you can’t recall a word - Cella WrightB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumTED-Ed52/10014:33THINK and SPEAK in English: technologyB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa53/1006:15What's your favourite snack? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-C1 · ~7,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English53/1009:42A Multigenerational Musical Journey | Yijia Tu | TEDB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumTED53/10020:37Need Conversation Practice? Right This Way!B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumRachel's English53/1008:23Global impact of US-Israel war with Iran: BBC Learning English from the NewsB1-C2 · ~5,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English53/1007:23Israel-Iran strikes: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English53/10027:12AUTONew York City's Most Iconic Foods in 24 Hours | Epic Food Journeys with Mark Wiens | Nat GeoB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumNational Geographic53/1006:14What's it like to be a twin? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-C2 · ~6,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English53/10015:35🔥 English pronunciation just got EASIER! 🔥B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumRachel's English53/10014:50YES, you can understand fast spoken EnglishB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy53/1002:39:19AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2447 - Mike BenzB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumPowerfulJRE53/10025:33AUTOSecrets of a Japanese Island Where People Live Forever (100+ Years)B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · mediumYes Theory53/1007:43North Korea’s secrets revealed by phone: BBC Learning English from the NewsB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English

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.

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 →