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)
What your poop can tell you about your health - Hannibal Person
score 43TED-EdC1-C2~17,000 words6 minmedium
This mushroom will kill you before you know what’s happening - Michael Beug
score 43TED-EdC1-C2~13,000 words6 minmedium
The Greek tragedy of Oedipus' daughter - Stephen Esposito
score 43TED-EdC1-C2~11,000 words6 minmedium
Exploring Ancient Egypt's Greatest Mysteries | Lost Treasure of Egypt MEGA Episode | Nat Geo
score 43National GeographicB2-C2~8,000 words2h 56mmedium
Ancient Egypt's Royal Secrets Revealed | Lost Treasures of Egypt | MEGA EPISODE | Nat Geo
score 43National GeographicB2-C2~8,000 words3h 40mmedium
How scientists are creating real-life invisibility cloaks - Max G. Levy
score 43TED-EdC1-C2~13,000 words6 minmedium
This could save lives— but are you willing to do it? - Michael Vazquez and Sarah Stroud
score 43TED-EdB2-C1~7,000 words6 minmedium
What should you do if you accidentally cut off your finger? - Jason Hoellwarth
score 43TED-EdC1-C2~14,000 words6 minmedium
Meet the slow loris, the only venomous primate in existence - Stephanie A. Poindexter
score 44TED-EdC1-C2~18,000 words6 minmedium
If you had the chance to be immortal, would you take it? - Sarah Stroud and Michael Vazquez
score 44TED-EdB2-C2~10,000 words6 minmedium
How to Power the World 24/7 — Without Oil | Cindy Taff | TED
score 44TEDB2-C2~5,000 words10 minmedium
What is hysteria, and why were so many women diagnosed with it? - Mark S. Micale
score 44TED-EdC1-C2~13,000 words6 minmedium
The missing ingredient in how we learn
score 44TED-EdB2-C2~10,000 words6 minmedium
Why did the Maya Abandon Their Cities? (Full Episode) | The Rise and Fall of the Maya | Nat Geo
score 45National GeographicB2-C1~8,000 words44 minmedium
Is this the most valuable thing in the ocean? - David Biello
score 45TED-EdC1-C2~16,000 words6 minmedium
Greek mythology’s greatest warrior - Iseult Gillespie
score 45TED-EdC1-C2~9,000 words6 minmedium
The tragedy of the one guy who was right about the Trojan Horse - Noah Charney
score 45TED-EdC1-C2~14,000 words6 minmedium
Inside the Lost Tombs | Lost Treasures of Egypt MEGA Episode | National Geographic
score 45National GeographicB2-C2~8,000 words4h 25mmedium
What Really Won the Trillion-Dollar Supreme Court Case | Neal Kumar Katyal | TED
score 45TEDB2-C1~6,000 words18 minmedium
New Years' High in New York City (Full Episode) | Drugs, Inc: The Fix
score 45National GeographicB1-B2~4,000 words44 minmedium
Egypt’s Queens: Cleopatra, Nefertiti, & More | Lost Treasures of Egypt MEGA Episode | Nat Geo
score 46National GeographicB2-C2~8,000 words2h 12mmedium
Jane Goodall: The Hope (Full Episode) | SPECIAL | National Geographic
score 46National GeographicB1-B2~4,000 words1h 29mmedium
How much do you really know about Ancient Rome? - Stephanie Honchell Smith
score 46TED-EdC1-C2~11,000 words6 minmedium
What is vaginal discharge and why does it happen? - Elizabeth Micks
score 46TED-EdC1-C2~20,000 words6 minmedium
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