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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.

5,210
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45
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3,265 h
of material
987
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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 →

52/1006:17A vaccine for cancer ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English52/10020:07AUTOAttending the Happiest Funeral in the WorldB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumYes Theory52/10019:04The Simple Genius of the Interstate Highway SystemB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumWendover Productions52/1006:34The curse of the monkey's paw - Iseult GillespieC1-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumTED-Ed52/10043:47What Vitamin B12 actually is/does (PODCAST E68)C1-C2 · ~14,000 words · mediumAdam Ragusea52/1006:59Myanmar mourns earthquake dead: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English52/1005:35Why did it take so long to find giant squids? - Anna RothschildC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · mediumTED-Ed52/10030:44Let's Learn English! Topic: The Weather and Natural Disasters 🌤️🌡️🌪️ (Lesson Only)B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · mediumLearn English with Bob the Canadian52/10034:18Why Saudi Arabia is Building a $1 Trillion City in the DesertB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumJohnny Harris52/10014:11AUTOSharpening Knives: The Quick and Dirty WaysB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumEssential Craftsman52/1007:47Fastest glacier melt in modern history: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~12,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English52/1001:09:40AUTOLearn English VocabularyB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa52/1002:11:38AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2397 - Richard Lindzen & William HapperB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumPowerfulJRE52/1005:10What’s the best position to sleep in? - Rachel Marie E. SalasB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumTED-Ed52/1005:17How does kidney transplant surgery work? - Alexander H. ToledoB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumTED-Ed52/10015:28AI is Coming for Your Job. Now What? | Vlad Tenev | TEDB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumTED52/10012:32AUTONever Stop Growing: A Mindset for ResilienceB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumEssential Craftsman52/10012:24AUTOYou Don't Need a Level to Get LevelB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumEssential Craftsman52/1007:06Heatwaves speed up ageing process: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English52/10023:58AUTODaily Life English: Around Town [Advanced Vocabulary Lesson]B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa52/1007:03Air 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-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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