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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.

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3,265 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 →

51/10019:29AUTOUnderstand FAST English ConversationB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa51/10028:45'Sulfur burps' and other GLP-1 things we're learningC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumAdam Ragusea51/1001:08:24Why it never feels like everything is alright (PODCAST E66)B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumAdam Ragusea51/10024:26If you can understand these 15 audio clips, your English is AMAZING!B1-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy51/10013:38AUTOTrump’s State Fair Not “Packed to the Brim” & Tiffany Haddish Not Invited to Taylor Swift’s WeddingB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumJimmy Kimmel Live51/10011:47The most important thing about your AccentB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumRachel's English51/1005:15What to do if you live in the path of a volcano - Arianna SoldatiB2-C1 · ~10,000 words · mediumTED-Ed51/10048:1124 Hours in 2 Countries that Hate Each OtherB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumYes Theory51/10018:10AUTOIt’s Getting Harder To Know What’s RealB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumStarTalk51/1005:22What are those spots you see after you rub your eyes? - Paul CJ TaylorC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · mediumTED-Ed51/10014:39Why Every English Program You've Tried Has Failed YouB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumRachel's English51/1003:07:27Annie Jacobsen: Nuclear War, CIA, KGB, Aliens, Area 51, Roswell & Secrecy | Lex Fridman Podcast #420B2-C2 · ~5,000 words · mediumLex Fridman51/10018:42AUTOHow to speak fluent English in 2023B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa51/10011:16How to Use "Bloody" Like a British Person! | Sound Like James Bond with British SlangB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me51/1006:14Rage bait: How online anger makes money ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English51/1001:34:11Speaking English: Phrasal Verbs are CRITICAL for Speaking American English WellB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumRachel's English51/10010:5010 ENGLISH IDIOMS which MOVIES created!B1-C2 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me51/10013:27AUTOTrump’s New War with Iran, Lindsey Graham’s Sister Replacing Him & Exclusive with Gov Gavin NewsomB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · mediumJimmy Kimmel Live51/10015:39This is how IU has BETTER ENGLISH than Taylor SwiftB1-B2 · ~8,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me51/10050:45250 Important English Vocabulary Words with picturesB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa51/10010:01How To Speak American English: VERBSB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · mediumRachel's English51/1005:37What is sumo, and why is it so popular? - Lee ThompsonC1-C2 · ~15,000 words · mediumTED-Ed51/1008:38Is vaping as bad as smoking cigarettes? BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English51/1006:02Talking about days out 🏞️🌞🧺 Real Easy EnglishB1-B2 · ~3,000 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.

#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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