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
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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 →

48/10017:53AUTOJinkx Monsoon vs. BenDeLaCreme | Hot Ones VersusB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumFirst We Feast48/1007:55JENNIE Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions | WIREDB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · mediumWIRED48/1009:18Learn 4 Common English Idioms with "Give" | Common English Phrases You Need to Know!B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me48/10015:27AUTODaily Life English ConversationB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumEasy English48/1006:48Scared to speak English? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English48/10016:12AUTOSmokin' Ed Currie Tests EVERY Spicy Food Antidote! | Spice SchoolB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · mediumFirst We Feast48/10021:00AUTOI use these words EVERY DAY: Advanced English Vocabulary LessonB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa48/1008:49AUTOBacking up a Trailer: The Simple WayB2-C1 · ~4,000 words · mediumEssential Craftsman48/1002:25:26AUTOFormer FBI Agent: If They Do This Please RUN! Narcissists Favourite Trick To Control You!B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · mediumThe Diary Of A CEO48/1008:10Deadly heatwave hits Europe: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~14,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English48/10041:17AUTO20 Most Common Speaking Mistakes: Advanced English LessonA2-B1 · ~3,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa48/1005:38Can you solve the riddle of Pandora’s box? - Alex RosenthalB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumTED-Ed48/10012:28Phrasal Verbs with "Through" | Essential English for Everyday ConversationsA2-B1 · ~2,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me48/10030:53AUTOEssentials: The Biology of Taste Perception & Sugar Craving | Dr. Charles ZukerC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · mediumAndrew Huberman48/1005:55What is "The Thinker" actually thinking about? - Noah CharneyC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · mediumTED-Ed48/1006:17Speak like a Bridgerton | Regency English TutorialB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me48/1009:40AUTOIf you laugh, you're fluent.B1-C1 · ~7,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy48/1005:25The physics behind Einstein’s most famous equation - Lindsay DeMarchi and Fabio PacucciB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumTED-Ed48/1006:03No one really knows what a tree is - Max G. LevyC1-C2 · ~20,000 words · mediumTED-Ed48/10013:18Meryl Streep Rewatches The Devil Wears Prada, Mamma Mia! & More | Vanity FairB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · mediumVanity Fair48/1004:04:29Speaking English: You ACTUALLY Need This To Speak WellB1-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumRachel's English48/1005:51Why is Alzheimer’s disease so difficult to treat? - Krishna SudhirC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumTED-Ed48/10030:48Interview with Vicki┃Learn American English Pronunciation On the GoB1-C2 · ~4,000 words · mediumRachel's English48/1005:14Do imaginary friends make you smarter?B2-C1 · ~10,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

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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