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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 →

53/10011:14Switch these 10 Formal Verbs to ➡10 PHRASAL VerbsB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa53/1002:21:07AUTOEnglish Vocabulary Masterclass: 250 Important WordsB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa53/1006:19Finding and eating wild food ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-C2 · ~6,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English53/10011:57British People LOVE Hearing This!B2-C1 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me53/10047:23Birth of Planet Earth ft. Will Smith (Full Episode) | One Strange Rock | National GeographicB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumNational Geographic53/10050:24In praise of great restaurant serviceB1-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumAdam Ragusea53/1002:59:48AUTOMovement Practice to Strengthen Your Mind-Body Connection | Ido PortalB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · mediumAndrew Huberman53/1006:16What's your favourite kind of noodle? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English53/10013:39AUTOMelania Trump Terrifies Staffers, Colman Domingo's Online Troll Deborah & How He Broke into ShowbizB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · mediumJimmy Kimmel Live53/10026:14AUTOBuilding a Craftsman House: Start-to-Finish TimelapseB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumEssential Craftsman53/1009:15How to introduce yourself in a natural, advanced way. (C1+ English)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastEnglish with Lucy53/1001:06:17English Vocabulary in 1 hour: advanced vocabulary lessonB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa53/10017:49AUTORhett vs. Link | Hot Ones VersusB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumFirst We Feast53/10026:57The Insane Engineering of the ConcordeC1-C2 · ~16,000 words · mediumReal Engineering53/10023:40AUTOWhat Hasn't Changed in 100+ yearsB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumEssential Craftsman53/10011:32Will AI Make Humans Useless? | Akram Awad | TEDB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · mediumTED53/10011:50The Science of Making Fruits and Veggies Last Longer | Jenny Du | TEDB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumTED53/10015:25AUTOHow to Pull a Bulldozer by HandB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumEssential Craftsman53/10016:32Talking Tech and AI with Tim Cook!B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumMarques Brownlee53/10021:22'The Substance' Director Coralie Fargeat Breaks Down Key Scenes | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumVanity Fair53/1008:555 Secrets of American English Pronunciation: Advanced Pronunciation LessonB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa53/1005:31The dark origins of Disney fairy tales - Claudia SchwabeC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · mediumTED-Ed53/10027:2550hrs in The Most Nuked Place on Earth Erased from Maps ☢️B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumYes Theory53/1005:13Have we reached the limit of computer power? - Sajan Saini and George ZaidanC1-C2 · ~15,000 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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