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)
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
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
Why don’t we get our drinking water from the ocean? - Manish Kumar
score 46TED-EdC1-C2~19,000 words6 minmedium
Why kids need to take more risks
score 46TED-EdB2-C1~7,000 words5 minmedium
What causes herpes, and how can you treat it? - Christine Johnston
score 46TED-EdC1-C2~14,000 words6 minmedium
Why do so many cultures have dragon legends? - Timothy J. Burbery
score 46TED-EdC1-C2~15,000 words6 minmedium
The real tale of the Monkey King in Heaven - Ji Hao
score 47TED-EdC1-C2~11,000 words5 minmedium
Japan's most famous ghost story - Jeffrey Angles
score 47TED-EdB2-C1~7,000 words6 minmedium
Why do we use "they" as a singular pronoun? - Arika Okrent
score 47TED-EdB2-C2~15,000 words6 minmedium
You might be surprised by what you'd find in your pores - M. Alejandra Perotti
score 47TED-EdC1-C2~16,000 words5 minmedium
What happens if you eat a silica gel packet? - Vivian Jiang
score 47TED-EdC1-C2~20,000 words6 minmedium
Can you solve the trickster god riddle? - Alex Rosenthal
score 47TED-EdB2-C1~5,000 words6 minmedium
The surprising new treatment for mental illness - Anees Bahji
score 48TED-EdC1-C2~20,000 words6 minmedium
How much would it cost to buy the Sun? - Cella Wright
score 48TED-EdC1-C2~12,000 words5 minmedium
Why don't we send our trash to space? - Jim Bentley and Imogen Ellen Napper
score 48TED-EdB2-C2~9,000 words5 minmedium
JENNIE Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED
score 48WIREDB1-C1~4,000 words8 minmedium
Can you solve the riddle of Pandora’s box? - Alex Rosenthal
score 48TED-EdB2-C2~10,000 words6 minmedium
What is "The Thinker" actually thinking about? - Noah Charney
score 48TED-EdC1-C2~14,000 words6 minmedium
The physics behind Einstein’s most famous equation - Lindsay DeMarchi and Fabio Pacucci
score 48TED-EdB2-C2~9,000 words5 minmedium
No one really knows what a tree is - Max G. Levy
score 48TED-EdC1-C2~20,000 words6 minmedium
Why is Alzheimer’s disease so difficult to treat? - Krishna Sudhir
score 48TED-EdC1-C2~13,000 words6 minmedium
Do imaginary friends make you smarter?
score 48TED-EdB2-C1~10,000 words5 minmedium
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