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 →

58/10010:23AUTOColman Domingo on America Needing a Gen X President & We Trick People into Drinking Hose WaterB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live58/1009:04AUTOEating REAL AMERICAN DONUTS with LoveAndLondon's Jess Dante! Show Me Your Food!B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn English with Papa Teach Me58/10017:42AUTOUncle Roger Judges Spicy Malaysian Street Food | Hot KitchenB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastFirst We Feast58/1002:05:56AUTONeil deGrasse Tyson: The Harsh Truth About Horoscopes (sorry but it’s true)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO58/10021:22NASA'S Plutonium ProblemC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumReal Engineering58/10013:23I use these words every day: English Vocabulary LessonA2-B1 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa58/10032:22Biomedical Scientist Answers More Pseudoscience Questions | Tech Support | WIREDC1-C2 · ~16,000 words · mediumWIRED58/1002:43:45AUTOScience-Based Meditation Tools to Improve Your Brain & Health | Dr. Richard DavidsonB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman58/10014:30AUTOBam Adebayo vs. Jaime Jaquez Jr. | Hot Ones VersusB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastFirst We Feast58/1005:00Why you feel stuck — and how to get motivated - Shannon OdellB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumTED-Ed58/10046:19AUTOWhy building things in America has become so hard | The Gray AreaB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastVox58/10018:59Fast & Clear Advanced English Practice | Improve Your Listening & Speaking with this English PodcastB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastEnglish with Lucy58/10030:32BOX SET: 6 Minute English - 'Technology 3' English mega-class! 30 minutes of new vocab!B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English58/1009:20This Gorgeous Rock Was Made by a SupercontinentC1-C2 · ~20,000 words · mediumSciShow58/10021:40Volcanologist Answers Volcano Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIREDB2-C2 · ~12,000 words · mediumWIRED58/1006:10Love the food you hate ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastBBC Learning English58/10048:21AUTOAnswering Questions About Our Flat Universe, If the Milky Stopped Rotating & MoreB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastStarTalk58/10017:04AUTOWhy Most People Are Never SatisfiedB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman58/10022:21The MOST EFFECTIVE Vocal Warm up for Speaking EnglishB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastRachel's English58/10015:46AUTOSpeak With Me: English Speaking PracticeB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa58/10012:38A Pastry Chef Works His Chocolatier Magic — Live | Amaury Guichon | TEDB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastTED58/10028:01AUTOFabricating a Raptor Claw for my KubotaB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman58/10013:14Why You Should Spend Less Time with Your Kids | Lenore Skenazy | TEDB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastTED58/10023:03Pierce Brosnan Rewatches GoldenEye, Mamma Mia, Mrs. Doubtfire & More | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastVanity Fair

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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