Comprehensible input · English
4 English channels made for learners, measured
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.
4
learner channels
591
videos scored
186 h
of material
The ranking
| # | Channel | Level range (0–100) | Median | Typical band | Pace | Videos | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easy English | 6–48 | 31 | B1-B2 | medium | 138 | 37 h |
| 2 | BBC Learning English | 0–75 | 54 | B2-C2 | medium | 191 | 30 h |
| 3 | Speak English With Vanessa | 28–85 | 56 | B1-B2 | fast | 174 | 85 h |
| 4 | Learn English with Bob the Canadian | 43–86 | 66 | B1-B2 | fast | 88 | 34 h |
3 of these 4 channels carry the same vocabulary band (B1-B2), and their scores still run from 0 to 86. 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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ContentMade for learnersNative contentScience & ideas (500)Podcasts (378)Entertainment (182)Talk shows (126)
Can You Picture Things in Your Mind? I Can’t | Alex Rosenthal | TED
score 74TEDB2-C2~9,000 words8 minfast
How do sinkholes swallow entire houses and cities? - Elise Cutts
score 74TED-EdC1-C2~20,000 words5 minfast
The Army of Autonomous Robots Restoring Nature | Tom Chi | TED
score 75TEDB2-C2~8,000 words19 minfast
EXPLODING Glitter Bomb 4.0 vs. Package Thieves
score 75Mark RoberB2-C2~8,000 words17 minfast
Hunting Down Smugglers | To Catch A Smuggler MEGA Episode
score 75National GeographicB1-B2~5,000 words2h 12mfast
We’re Doing AI All Wrong. Here’s How to Get It Right | Sasha Luccioni | TED
score 75TEDB2-C2~8,000 words11 minfast
Hidden Cargo & Apartment Raid (Full Episode) | To Catch a Smuggler
score 75National GeographicB2-C1~5,000 words44 minfast
A day in the life of a martial artist in medieval China - Peter Lorge
score 75TED-EdC1-C2~13,000 words4 minfast
Giancarlo Esposito Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED
score 75WIREDB1-B2~3,000 words14 minfast
The Dumbest Animal Alive
score 75Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellC1-C2~14,000 words11 minfast
Every Eye In The Animal Kingdom | WIRED
score 76WIREDC1-C2~12,000 words36 minfast
How exactly do inhalers work? - Anna Rothschild
score 76TED-EdC1-C2~16,000 words5 minfast
We Tracked Every Visitor to Epstein Island | WIRED
score 76WIREDB2-C2~8,000 words9 minfast
What happens when you break a bone? - Gurpreet Baht and Natalie Pang
score 76TED-EdC1-C2~13,000 words4 minfast
Linguist Answers Word Origin Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 76WIREDB2-C2~9,000 words25 minfast
Smuggling Illegal Drugs Across America | To Catch a Smuggler MEGA Episode
score 76National GeographicB1-C1~5,000 words2h 56mfast
NASA Scientist Answers Alien Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 77WIREDB2-C2~8,000 words28 minfast
What’s the best way to give a presentation?
score 77TED-EdB1-B2~3,000 words8 minfast
'Critical Role' Cast Answer The Most Searched Vox Machina Questions | WIRED
score 77WIREDB2-C1~4,000 words16 minfast
How Governments Spy On Protestors—And How To Avoid It | Incognito Mode | WIRED
score 77WIREDB2-C1~6,000 words25 minfast
How smart are crows? - Katharina Brecht
score 77TED-EdC1-C2~16,000 words5 minfast
Nuclear Historian Answers Nuclear War Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
score 78WIREDB2-C1~6,000 words32 minfast
California Mudslide: Shocking Eyewitness Footage (Full Episode) | Witness to Disaster | Nat Geo
score 78National GeographicB2-C1~6,000 words44 minfast
Inside a Dark Web Kill List | Carl Miller | TED
score 78TEDB1-C1~5,000 words15 minfast
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