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
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45
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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 →

47/1006:15How do we adapt to the cold? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English47/10018:46Why screwworm is coming for your beefB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumAdam Ragusea47/1007:14AUTOBritish Dialect Training for AuditionsB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me47/10025:00Speak English in 30 Minutes: Advanced English LessonA2-B1 · ~3,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa47/10012:0415 Stunningly Beautiful English Words YOU Should Use More Often! (+ Free PDF & Quiz)B2-C2 · ~14,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy47/10013:01LISA Takes a Lie Detector Test | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumVanity Fair47/1005:37What happens if you eat a silica gel packet? - Vivian JiangC1-C2 · ~20,000 words · mediumTED-Ed47/10052:26AUTOBaking vs cooking — also, math class vs art class (PODCAST E69)B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · mediumAdam Ragusea47/10010:41How to Unlock Your Flirting Superpowers | Francesca Hogi | TEDB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · mediumTED47/1008:08Business English Test: Can you pass it? (Listening + vocabulary exam)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy47/1008:01Iran protesters killed: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English47/10014:58How to Respond to “How are you?”B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumRachel's English47/1003:02:11Underwater Myths & Legends Uncovered: Drain the Oceans | MEGA EPISODE | National GeographicB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumNational Geographic47/10013:165 MOST ADVANCED English GRAMMAR Structures!B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me47/10013:38AUTOThe 'Tell Me Lies' Cast Plays Hot Ones Wing PongB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumFirst We Feast47/1006:00Can you solve the trickster god riddle? - Alex RosenthalB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumTED-Ed47/10055:51English Vocabulary in 1 hour: advanced vocabulary lessonB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa47/10016:27AUTOChase Infiniti vs. Rowan Blanchard | Hot Ones VersusB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumFirst We Feast47/1008:57AUTOLearn Common Sleep Vocabulary in English | British vs. American TermsB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me47/1003:26:41John Mearsheimer: Israel-Palestine, Russia-Ukraine, China, NATO, and WW3 | Lex Fridman Podcast #401B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumLex Fridman47/1009:44AUTO4 Saws You Need & Probably Don’t OwnB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · mediumEssential Craftsman47/10014:11EXPRESSIVE ENGLISH ways to say "Nice"!B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me47/10010:39BOX 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 Lucy

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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