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 →

63/10025:21AUTOAI is Evolving Faster Than You Think [GPT-4 and beyond]B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastColdFusion63/10026:42Let's Learn English! Topic: Along the Road! 🛑🚏🚧 (Lesson Only)B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian63/10016:55AUTOTrump Declares Victory in Iran War, Votes by Mail & Jimmy Chats with Jeffrey Epstein LookalikeB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live63/10021:10AUTOHow China’s BYD is Catching up to TeslaC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastColdFusion63/10024:39AUTOI Took a Stranger to the World’s Most Beautiful CountryB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastYes Theory63/10034:28I took an IQ test to explain what's wrong with themC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastVeritasium63/10026:43AUTOThe Insane Engineering of the P-38 LightningC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastReal Engineering63/10039:00AUTOHow We Became the Loneliest Generation [Documentary]B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastColdFusion63/10021:3834 Years Of Strandbeest EvolutionB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastVeritasium63/1008:41This Island Might Help Us Understand The Origins of LifeC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastSciShow63/1003:59:19AUTOFerrari: What happens when you staple a luxury brand to a sports team? (Audio)B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastAcquired63/10020:55Let's Learn English! Topic: Talking About Things You Like! 🍫☕🍕 (Lesson Only)A2-B1 · ~2,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian63/10014:49AUTOLisa Kudrow on Currently Watching Friends, How Much She's Changed Since '95 & Return of The ComebackB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live63/1002:33:02Graham Hancock: Lost Civilization of the Ice Age & Ancient Human History | Lex Fridman Podcast #449B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastLex Fridman63/10015:35AUTOElectrical and Interior Finish: Shipping Container Office BuildB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman63/1001:03:22AUTODo We Have To Die? With Venki RamakrishnanB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastStarTalk63/10043:06How Switzerland Engineered the Perfect CountryB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastJohnny Harris63/1003:46:39Edward Frenkel: Reality is a Paradox - Mathematics, Physics, Truth & Love | Lex Fridman Podcast #370B1-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastLex Fridman63/1005:29How to use emergency contraception effectively - Alison EdelmanC1-C2 · ~20,000 words · mediumTED-Ed63/10017:53AUTOHow This Man Exposed Japan's Biggest Corporate FraudC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastColdFusion63/10024:50AUTOThe Rise of VietnamB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastColdFusion63/10034:34AUTODon’t Say THIS in English: 70+ Phrases You’ll Actually UseA2-B1 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa63/10021:07Let's Learn English! Topic: Patterns and Shapes! 🌀💠♒ (Lesson Only)B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian63/10031:48AUTOJapan is (Literally) Dying OutB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastColdFusion

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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